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so sad for our young people

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Originalyellowbelly · 18/03/2020 22:43

All the ones who have been starting their exams soon, all the work they have put in, looking forward to their futures, their proms etc. I hope something is sorted out for them to continue where they left off. These horrible times affect us all in different ways and it may seem trivial to us older ones but please don't disregard the upset they are feeling too.

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Madhairday · 19/03/2020 08:44

DS is devastated and worried about how they will grade. His mocks weren't great but he's stepped up since Christmas and worked incredibly hard and now suddenly he's in limbo, his last ever day at his school tomorrow. He and his friends were all very upset and talking to one another about it last night. He knows it's important though and understands everyone is in the same boat, but it doesn't take away the horrible disappointment they must all feel.

JustDanceAddict · 19/03/2020 08:46

This is both my teens. Absolutely gutted esp my Year 13. She’s also missing the last two days due to SI. She begged me to let her go in on Friday in a mask(!), but she’d be turned away anyway

TakeANote · 19/03/2020 08:47

I am so, so sad for my teens. Their social focus is all out from the family now - as it should be - and all of that is cut off. They will have months of stasis and missing out on social skills, hugging and wrestling with each other, making friends and breaking friends... it’s so sad.

QuimJongUn · 19/03/2020 08:53

DD's A level mocks went really badly. It was a shock so she knuckled down and eventually got AAB and was accepted into her first choice, Russell Group uni. I hope to god they don't go on mock results when awarding grades.

Not that which uni she went to makes any difference to anything at the moment.

QuimJongUn · 19/03/2020 08:54

Oh and they won't be getting their graduation ceremonies either. A small thing in the scheme of things but sad nonetheless.

pourmeanotherglass · 19/03/2020 09:00

DD2 is taking it OK. She was on social media with her friends a lot last night. I think they all really want to know what is actually happening about the grades, so they can plan for next year / sixth form. They will make an opportunity to wear their prom dresses once this is all over. Exams wise, she is hoping they go for predicted rather than mock grades as she messed up the timings in her most recent History mock and didn't have time to do all the questions. I think she will be OK, as she is an introvert who likes spending time on her own, and is happy to chat to friends on social media. DD1 is a bit more extrovert, and may find being stuck at home harder, but they get on really well together at the moment. Not sure how 6 months cooped up together will affect this though!

pourmeanotherglass · 19/03/2020 09:02

I really feel for those kids that dont get on with their siblings.

QuestionMarkNow · 19/03/2020 09:03

to be honest, i have one dc doing his GCSE this year, which will noit happen. dc1 is worried. I dont think theyve thought about the Prom. They are more worried abiut ow to cope for 6+ weeks stuck in a house. And I am not concerned as such for them because theyve finished the year. Thye might not sit the exam but they've learnt all they needed to carry on at A level.

I am more worried about dc2 who is in Y10. Because lossing two months (or more?? who knows when they will reopen the schools) of teaching will have a huge impact on his GCSE next year. And that has the potential to have long life repercusions.

In the mean time, I am at Uni, in the middle of a Master. I am carrying on atm hoping that all the practicals will be somehow sorted out so I have the PgDip at the end of this year....

The person that will suffer the most is dc2 imo. And no I dont think its just a mere inconvenience for them compare to 'adults' (unless maybe you assume that all adults are in the at risk category and none of the children/teens are)

astraea · 19/03/2020 09:05

@wrongdissection

I have a 16yr old daughter, she is absolutely devastated and sobbed for hours last night, she is terrified she will get her grades based on her predicted as she has put hours and hours and hours of extra work and revision in to bump her grades up (she's predicted to get 7s and 8s but her teachers reckon she could now get 9s).

In the grand scheme of life, this is not a massive deal, she will still on her predicted grades, have what she needs to do the A levels she wants, however, she has worked so so hard for 2 years, and now all that work was for nothing. Her prom, leavers stuff, everything gone. Her schooling has ended abruptly with no proper ending, and she and her friends are gutted.

She will get over it, but I am desperately sad for her right now. She may still be able to go to school as I am expected to be counted as a key worker (social worker) but none of her friends will be there and it looks like essentially it will be a babysitting service so I don't even know if it's worth her going!

I will support her and be there for her, and then go to work with absolutely no protection provided and get on with my job!

mctagmcbag · 19/03/2020 09:07

Of all the generations in our country, school children are the ones I feel least sorry for.

Custardcreamies101 · 19/03/2020 09:12

It if was me I would be overjoyed to have GCSEs cancelled! Most predicted grades are better than your actual grades anyway. Things like prom, leavers days etc are all overrated. No one ever enjoys their prom.
I understand teenagers would be looking forward to them. But they can always go on holiday next year or arrange something like a leaving do later in the year. It’s not the end of time.

I don’t feel sorry for them, I feel sorry for those that have died especially young doctors who have been treating Coronavirus patients. It’s just life and we all have to accept it. There are worse things...

bemoreeverything · 19/03/2020 09:15

Anxiously waiting for the SQA statement today which will tell us if Scottish Highers etc will still go ahead.

Quite sure it will be a no but until it's confirmed there is a tiny bit of hope for them 🤞

Wrongdissection · 19/03/2020 09:29

@astraea I know, I agree with everything you’ve said ☺️

bemoreeverything · 19/03/2020 11:26

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Latest re Scottish exams.... still undecided

WyfOfBathe · 19/03/2020 11:35

It's possible to feel sorry for more than one group of people, you know?

Nobody is saying that missing an exam is as bad as dying, we just don't have artificially limited empathy.

FaFoutis · 19/03/2020 11:40

I would have loved my exams to be cancelled. These devastated children are very different to me and mine.

silverdollarcity · 19/03/2020 11:41

It's very sad for the younger ones too. My daughter is in Year 2 at infants' school. This was to be her last year before going on to junior school. She loves her teacher and she loves her school, and was already looking forward to things like the leavers' party and other special trips and things they get to do in Year 2. Of course, she doesn't realise now that she may not ever go back to that school, and I've no intention of telling her that right now. I am not too worried about the academic side because she is still young and will catch up, and everyone is in the same boat anyway. But I'm just so sad about the social side of it, and the transition from one school to another as well, and the thought that she might not get the chance to say goodbye properly to her current school - which is the loveliest school.

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Originalyellowbelly · 19/03/2020 12:10

One of my dgd's has worked so hard these last few months to get her grades up and will be devastated if she misses out on taking her exams, she has been so excited choosing her prom dress which arrived this week, and now wont get the chance to wear it.

One of my dgs's has lost his job due as a trainee kitchen fitter as so many people have cancelled their orders. Another dgs has lost his p/t job in a cinema complex.

Sad times all round.

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Tonyaster · 19/03/2020 12:42

Mother of three and not recognising these devastated teens missing exams.

Miljea · 20/03/2020 10:59

Not to be too glib but my DS1 would have been delighted if his GCSEs had been cancelled, and his rather better predicted used. DS2 and I were laughing earlier about how many of DS1's mates would also have gone 'Get IN!' - At that news 😊

Yes, of course they're allowed to be sad, etc but the only way we'll all get through this is to hoik up our big girl -and boy- pants and get on with it. Be inventive, like plan a Prom for later in the year; use the opportunity to bond a bit more with your DC; Don't we all moan about hectic disjointed lives? Recall all the angst the horrible, nasty, MH destroying GCSEs were causing every Spring to date (😉), at least here on MN.

And be aware sixth forms, techs and unis won't be running on half capacity in September...

Yes, things will change, some permanently, but let's face we, we gaily lined ourselves up for the biggest change in decades with Brexit. Perhaps we now know what a disrupted farm-to-fork supply change looks like......

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