Background: DD is super bright and a bit of a procrastinator. She has never had to put her foot fully to the floor to get high marks before.
She is heartset on going to a local outstanding 6th form college and knows the required grades for getting in.
One of her teachers rang us last night to tell us that she has got a 7 rather than the predicted 9 in her Biology mock. DD thought she'd done much better than this. This is the first result from these mocks. Teacher rang to give us the chance to tell DD so she didn't feel ambushed finding out at school today.
Had a gentle but firm come to Jesus talk with DD where she admitted she's been complacent/not been revising as thoroughly as she should be.
She is part of musical theatre club at school and adores it (although no plans to follow this career wise) and has been cast in the lead role for their show in the summer. Rehearsals x twice midweek plus a Saturday.
I don't want to take this away from her but I feel that is too much time when she needs to be prioritising her studies?
DD is of course horrified at this suggestion and had vowed to knuckle down as of now.
Are we.being too reactionary/harsh?
Obviously only one grade has come back so far but DD admits she thinks the rest will be lower than predicted.