Tuesday was the first day I felt genuinely concerned for my Year 11 classes about their ability to do well in their exams. When asked how long they'd been 'properly' revising, most of them had only started at Easter, and then it wasn't my subject but 'more important ones' (I teach Religious Studies, but they'd been revising Maths/English/Science), even though my subject is their first exam.
They don't seem to understand the importance of what's coming up.
One student, when I asked them to write in more detail so I could check understanding said 'it's not your exam, you don't need to know'.
Why don't they understand that I want them to do well and I'm trying to help???