To recoil from social media pics of students holding up cut outs saying '9' and 'we did it' in their pics

[indisposed38]

I just feel it all looks a bit naff. Does the 9 mean ' I got 9 gcse' or does it mean ' I got grade 9s?'. What's wrong with just having a nice, smiley group pic? Why do they need these silly props ?

I have a sixteen year old who got his results today and who has done exceptionally well. And his view is that plastering your results over social media is tacky and attention seeking.

I do absolutely think that children should be rightly proud of their achievements, however while my DS has done well, he has at least two friends who haven’t, and one who is even having to review his future choices as a result.

As for the comment above questioning whether the OP is bitter or whether she’s actually failed her GCSE’s, how is it ok to put down someone who might not have done well but someone who has should gloat?

Let them be. Not exactly difficult to pass GCSEs though.

The only sensible post on this thread ^ NoCauseRebel

Yes celebrate but putting it all over social media with the grades feels tacky. You wouldn't announce a promotion in that way in future.

And sports achievements are hardly compatible. In a game of sport one team always loses yes, but it doesn't mean they won't get into the college they want or have to resit a year or their lives.

Comparable *

ring well that’s just condescending. Not everyone finds school a breeze.

Gloating or celebrating?

When my DS finally got his GCSE pass for English (took 4 attempts) I was every bit as delighted for him as for my DD when she got her degree grade. For each their result was necessary for the next thing they wanted to do.

Let them enjoy their success, it's nothing to do with you.

Can you not just let them have one day of being happy with their results ? My oldest is 12 but even I know what grades 9-1 mean

I love all the posts on social media - I’ve seen a mix from family and friends - those who have listed their child’s grades and those who have just put a general celebratory post and I’m really pleased to congratulate all of them.

It beats seeing picture of people’s dinner.

Why don't people read posts correctly. I repeat-

I know what grade 1-9 means. I just don't know if the placard means they got 9 GCSEs or it reflects they got a Grade 9. It's ambiguous. I said 'well done on your grade 9s only to then think 'oh does it mean they got 9 gcse's'. So then I thought what a bloody daft thing these school made placards are!

@indisposed38
Awwww , perhaps you could tell my local papers (all three of them) and the BBC to stop reporting this filth? all those little swines, all over the media, should be locked up, all pleased with themselves.

Their achievements do not detract from other peoples successes, and those who wish to put a dampener on those kids, well it doesn't make their lights burn any brighter does it?

YABVU - they should be proud of themselves, well deserved.

I take it you weren't so happy today OP?

I'm out of touch with the grading system in the uk but if a 9 is equivalent to an A/the highest grade possible then surely that's something for the kids to be very proud of and cause for celebration?

You're a miserable sod OP.

@indisposed38 - you could of course - look it up - google - turn on the news >head tilt

Is a 9 same achievement as A+ used to be?

This thread just proves itself though doesn’t it? Well done to the achievers followed by those who have issue obviously failed today/it shouldn’t be hard to pass your GCSE’s and so on.

So, when your child puts up a post on social media with some tacky placard saying 9!!!! And his school friends on the same platform haven’t passed or might be resitting or might not even get into 6th form, they can’t be upset because that makes them bitter and they should have been able to pass anyway? Okayyyyy.

It’s one thing to be proud of kids for doing well in their exams or even to be proud of yourself for doing well in your exams. It’s quite another to then put down those who might not have achieved as well and essentially tell them that they must have failed or should have been able to pass.

OP as for the 9, that has to do with the grade, with a 9 being the highest and 3 or below being a fail.

I would take it that meant they got at least 1 grade 9 - what with there beign a fuss that not many people would get grade 9s. If you're not sure why someone you know well enough to follow on social media is holding up the 9 sign, could you do a crazy thing like ask them? Or are you following teenagers on social media you don't know well enough to ask how they did?

I can't see why anyone would hold up a sign to say how many GSCEs they got, so presume it's the grade.

Is a 9 same achievement as A+ used to be? no, an 8 is an A, 7 is an A, 6 is a B, and 5 is a C and so on. There is now it would seem a grade9 which is higher than an A...

I remember getting my gcse results (over the phone from mum as I was at a festival, pre mobile phones) and being delighted. And all the way home seeing newspapers declaring exams were easier than ever and a total farce. Made me feel shit.

I'd love to see loads of happy kids, celebrating their grades and be happy for them.

Missing the point of the thread, but I never understand grades these days (and I'm just away to do a year of highers!).

Are GCSE's the new Standard Grades? 1-3 used to be the levels... is GCSE above standard grade? 1 used to be the best... now it's the worst? ARGH?!

@NoCauseRebel interesting,ds is 5 so a long way off for me

But why does it matter whether it means grade 9 or 9 GCSEs. Either of those is a good thing and they’re allowed to celebrate in which ever manner they choose. If they want to hold up a 9 placard to donate a result (and they know which result it is) then they can.

I'm darned certain that most did their very best, and that is what they should be proud of - the effort they put in. Sometimes the grade we receive doesn't provide an accurate reflection of how hard we worked - but whatever grade we got, we earned it and can be proud of it.

There's always someone that did better - that doesn't diminish our effect and our results.

Celebrating our own results is not a put down of somebody else's as not being worth celebrating.

Recoiling is a bit much.

Recoil? I thought you were going to say something utterly dreadful!