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DD disappointed with Y9 exam results.

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ExitPursuedByABear · 08/06/2014 18:38

DD's school is quite hot on exams, presumably to get them used to the rigours of GCSEs. Dd seemed to do loads of revision but her results have started coming in and she is bitterly disappointed. She managed 65% and 67% on two maths papers, which I thought was fine as maths has never been her strongest subject and only 55% in Physics which was less than the class average.

I am stuck in hospital so I am not on hand to manage her disappointment. I would hate for her to get disillusioned and give up trying. There seems to be an obsession with getting A grades but not everyone can be an A student. She has two very clever and pushy best friends which no doubt makes her feel worse.

My poor lamb.

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ExitPursuedByABear · 08/06/2014 20:23

Thanks both. Hopefully the rest of her results will be more encouraging. School tend to put a lot of work in for Y9 & 10 I have heard. Identifying her weak areas now can only be a good thing. She was so fed up.

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lljkk · 08/06/2014 20:21

All she can do is study harder & accept the outcome whatever that may be. She can only try her best. Were math & physics her only disappointing results?

SueDNim · 08/06/2014 20:09

She may not have found the revision techniques that suit her best or may not have grasped the content when she was first taught it (and could have followed it up then). I agree that not everyone is cut out to get A grades, but do look realistically at how she learnt during the year and how she revised, in case she can improve these.

summerends · 08/06/2014 20:03

Must be awful for you not to be able to be with her and give her a hug. It is better and a positive step for her to find out weaknesses in exam preparation and technique at such an early stage as she can adapt how she works next year.
You must be very proud of her work ethic, it is much more of a longterm strength for the future than being one of the cleverest at school.