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Holidaying before GCSE's?

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TreacherousPissFlap · 26/10/2019 11:15

Yay or nay?
Thinking of possibly Easter holidays or May half term for a few days. DS is adamant that it needs to be revision only (school is very academic and quite rightly are pressing home the importance of exams)

I feel that a break would do him good. He can revise either morning or afternoon and we can go out in the other half. It will obviously be a very different holiday to what we normally have but it's only a one off. OTOH, it seems a bit harsh to drag him off on a holiday he doesn't want to go on Shock

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RedskyToNight · 26/10/2019 11:20

Well my son is work avoidant, so there is no way I would put the opportunity of distraction in his way.

It sounds like your DS is more committed, so I'd maybe consider a few days over Easter (although our school runs revision sessions over the Easter holiday - does yours?). May half term would be a definite no - they wouldn't get any benefit of the holiday if they are revising/stressing about exams half the time!
But equally if he said he didn't want to as he wanted to focus on revision, I would absolutely accept that.

weeblefeet · 26/10/2019 11:20

Schools usually do Easter and half term revision sessions and May half term is in the middle of the exam period so definitely not