DS is in year 7 top set maths. He has always found maths easy and got high scores in his sats.
He is currently doing end of term tests, which school will use to adjust sets, and he told me yesterday that he wants to do badly on purpose because he doesn't like the teacher and set 2 have more fun and easy activities (!?).
His teacher is apparently hard to understand (has a strong accent) and only explains things once, briefly, and he doesn't feel able to ask questions. I take this with a bit of a pinch of salt and am of course doing all I can to get him to ask questions in class.
But he does have another teacher for a few of the classes and he finds their teaching much more accessible.
Of course I will be supporting and doing what I can to encourage him to try harder, ask questions and do his best... growth mindset and all that.
But there is also part of me that is questioning whether it would be better for his confidence and happiness to drop down a set.
My question is is it possible to get a top grade at gcse if not in the top set class? How much does it matter which set you are in?
This is all new to me - would appreciate thoughts and insights please.
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bumpertobumper · 08/12/2019 22:54
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