GCSEs 2012 support thread

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ds has just {voluntarily} said he's going to do a bit of revision

First exam tomorrow!

It's so difficult.

My ds1 honestly thought he could just wing it through GCSE's. He didn't get the grades he wanted or was expected to. Did he learn from it, no. He has done exactly the same thing with A levels.

Ds2 does get on with it. He dips in and out of revision. He isn't stressed but is aware of the work needed to get the grades he would like.

Good luck to everyone with exams coming up.

Hi Fluffy. I suspect you are in the majority, not the minority although am perhaps judging on my ds's standards and just hoping he's not the only one.

OK based on what you know now - just a few days from the first exams - what recommendations would you give other children to do well in advance of the final revision stages. What would have made the last few weeks that much easier in terms of revision if it had been done sometime before??

Thanks for your reassurances - at least DD has been working on her art today so perhaps she is not as unmotivated as I thought! Still worried about French though.

Dear fluffy,

|Don't worry, my friend's bright son didn't start working until 20 - when he finally felt ready for uni and is now on line for a first. Took two gap years. Some take longer to mature.

Hello

hello. i didn't notice you lot here.

ARGH! exams start tomorrow! DD1 has French. Aready got Art out of the way (thank god). Finishes on June 25th with Geography. She's worked prety well I think but I've mostly left her to it with only a bit of nagging. She won't let me test her though so who knows.
Good luck all!

Idontknow I have said something similar too! Cleaning and sharing the cooking once it's all over. There will just be a spa interlude

Well I just had a phonecall. It was Ds from Ds upstairs requesting coffee because he is revising. Apparently I will get much gold in my next life.

Fluffy, the vast majority of DS's 'revision' takes place in his room - there is no proof that he actually does it! I think that is true for many people's DC.

Part of the reason DS struggles with revision is that he doesn't want to do the subjects he doesn't enjoy. Hopefully this will mean he might revise better next year.

I feel like I am one of the few parents whose DC are REFUSING to revise. If she picks up a book it is for two minutes. Had a very half hearted look at vocab express this weekend. French and Art this week but two of the sciences and English next. Refuses to look at past papers as she says she has done them all in school. I have got beyond the stage of shouting and nagging. I have offered help but she just rejects it. I can tell she is anxious but I don't know what else to do to help her. She won't fail but will probably get Bs and a couple of As instead of the straight sweep of A/A*s she is expecting.

Ds is upstairs fast asleep.
He got up watched a film, then was going to do biology, but we went to a cat rehoming day, then there was a nice pub so we decided to stay for lunch. Ds had a huge roast, came home to do revising and he fell asleep.
He can do some tonight

We got back home surprisingly early today so operation revision has been brought forward! I have bought him chocolate to get through it but he did not look impressed at all when I suggested that work would be a good idea :o

French Monday , RE Tuesday and French again on Wednesday.
He tends to go off his food when nervous and never drinks enough IMO.
I feel powerless to interfere help so am nagging him about having a good breakfast and plenty to drink at school.

empire At least your DD isn't over-anxious. Can you tempt her out of bed with food and drink? Time is ticking...

Ds has French tomorrow but is in school today (Sunday)for an English revision session!

11am here and DD is still in bed (despite my nagging). She has French tomorrow and biology and geography on Tuesday.

at cardibach. Bet ds wishes he was in your house. I've decided the last 2 weeks after the exams he can do all the cooking cleaning ironing, in prep for uni. Yes I know it's still 2 more years but practice makes perfect.

Very jealous of your spa weekend!

Not that DS isn't at school he seems to have forgotten all about revision and didn't get out bed today until 2pm

He's got sports commitments tomorrow but on monday I am cracking down on the revision!

Last lap now. DD has French and Music on Monday, then lots for just over two weeks then a gap and finishes with Maths on 11th and 13th June. I am psycho-bitch-nagging-mum-from-hell but she is taking it well. She is attending all revision classes offered at school. I feel she is as ready as can be expected! Have booked us a weekend at a spa hotel when it is all over to relax - I can't wait.

Here's the grimace!!!

Gilnahirk - I'm not alone then. We've being doing Eng. lang. practise today with my DS coming down with a rotten cold. It has been like pulling teeth but he is preparing.

Yesterday, I left a note , all past papers are on ironing board - my DH put a few on table with a pen and text book! Hence the ironing board was done , all else not seen!

Point is we have been organising him for 2 years thru modular process and he has achieved above expected that way - amazing as he had SEN as a small boy! It is hard work, I worry when we do a bit less but I suppose we are modelling the approach needed for further study when he is mature enough to understand. My DS is still only 15.

Well done mums who keep going! [sceptical] the grimace is it is hard work.