Ds2's GCSE results are decidedly mediocre (actually worse than his mocks which is quite an achievement).
He's very bright but just can't be arsed. His minimum target grades were a couple of As, with all the rest A apart from a B for English (which he's always hated). His aspirational targets (what his teachers thought he was perfectly capable of getting) were all A apart from A for English. He's been in top sets in a generally high-achieving comprehensive so there are plenty of hard-working children around.,,
His actual results are no A*, 3 As, 4 Bs, 2 Cs, 1D and a U. Two of the As are in subjects he wants to do at A-level but his third A-level will probably be a subject in which he got a B.
He has given a sum total of zero fucks over the last two years. Every bit of coursework had to be cajoled out of him with teachers stretching deadlines to the limit. He point blank refused to go to any of the extra revision sessions laid on and all in all has simply not engaged.
Technically he is fine to go onto the next stage as his school accepts pupils onto A-level courses with a B but I worry that he's given himself an uphill take to get decent results in maths and sciences with so much of the GCSE curriculum misunderstood by him.
I have been quite pissed off with him today purely because of the lack of effort, waste of potential and general 'am I bovvered?' attitude
How can we get over this and turn things round for sixth form?
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Noitsnotteatimeyet · 25/08/2016 19:29
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