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Anyone else with year 11 dc who needs a rocket up their arse re gcse's?

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Millicano · 08/12/2011 20:13

My lovely boy is so laid back he would fall over. All subjects reports are saying that he is only working when absolutely forced to. Scraping through with the bare minimum work. All saying what a lovely chap he is. Hmm Followed by 'However......'

I have tried to explain that he will need B or above to do A levels in whichever subjects he chooses to study further.

Cue 'yeah I will be fine, don't worry'

BUT I AM WORRYING!!! i am beside myself with it all. He is fast running out of time.

Suggestions please.

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SKYTVADDICT · 09/12/2011 21:31

DD had last day of mocks today. I am hung between hoping she did well to give her confidence and hoping she didn't do well to give her the rocket up the arse she needs as she hardly did any revising (or so it seems to me). Also had to fill in the 6th form application form before we get the results which might be interesting!

cardibach · 09/12/2011 21:21

Nope. Lovely, talented, capable DD here, who has to be nagged about every second of revision.

scaryteacher · 08/12/2011 21:32

You are not alone - ds has mocks straight after Christmas hols - so have sent for all the revision guides etc from Amazon.

I have dangled driving lessons for A*s...and a laptop for sixth form.

I have also pointed out that he will not be able to coast when doing A levels, so he may as well get accustomed to this amount of work, as this is how it will be for the next 2.5 years, if he wants to get into a good uni.

SkivingAgain · 08/12/2011 21:15

I'm trying not to get too worked up about it, this is not their only chance and I abandoned school at 16 and now have a MSc. But I definitely wouldn't recommend that he take the same path through education I did!

DS has been to an engineering 'club' run by a training organisation and is considering an apprenticeship, which I think would be better for him. He can always return to academia later when he feels more motivated. Just need to keep calm and carry on Xmas Wink

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Millicano · 08/12/2011 20:33

Oh thank god I am not alone in this.

Should we make them revise in the hols. Dreading the thought of even suggesting it actually.

I need tactics which won't cause rows. Looking for bribery, prizes, treats etc which will work. It may be expensive I know, but we have only got one chance and it needs to be whatever it takes Grin

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SkivingAgain · 08/12/2011 20:23

Same here, marking my place! Xmas Confused