GCSE '18s (20) - half term beckons!

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Dgds ex English teacher ( oxford degree) and who predicted only 4/5s in English language/literature asked her to sign for the school to get her script as a learning guide for the school today. That 9 for English lit was marked at 99.5% apparently....so so pleased and proud for her. Gosh I hope I'm not too involved with her life. perhaps I ought to ask ophelia

We've never had tutors Sos, snd they went to the local comp.
Some kids get into good unis without constant pressure and over involvement from parents .

Sostenueto that is an impressive English mark - well done to her.

@Ophelialovescats - give it a rest.Anyobe who knows me IRL knows that I'm pretty relaxed at parenting. I'm 100% confident all of my DC will thrive at Uni as they're the incredibly independent and resourceful - even my Year 9. I came home from work late tonight and all 3 had fed themselves and done their homework without any input from me. This a thread for a friendly bunch of parents who like to chat about their DC and share concerns, triumphs and the occasional mishap.

@Sostenueto - seriously impressive! I remember how worried you were back in the Spring. What a little ⭐️

ophelia Glad that you were blessed with intelligent DC. But I will put emphasis on the but don't ever even think that you can tell me what I can and cannot do with my dgd. You do not know me or anyone on here and you are untitled to an opinion, but make sure its an informed opinion especially one about other people. Sorry you didn't like my sarcastic remark about tutors. Tough titty get over it!
My apologies to all.

I must admit that DDs Yr12 Info evening was so dull that I can't remember a single word of it and nor can DD.
Personally I would sooner they just send me an email. It would make sense if you were new to the school but DDs been there since was 4.
@Sostenueto - that's one hell of a mark!!! You def have every right to feel proud

ALL .......I suspect that the best way of getting our goady interloper to go away is to quite simply ignore all her comments. She can then find another thread to haunt

Thanks sandy I bet the English teacher ( oxford degree) is really wanting to see that script! She worked so so hard the last 6 months and even though she got sick before during g and after English exams we were so so proud of her results!

Brilliant English mark sost, really well done to your DGD.

Ophelia you’re making yourself look a bit silly now. I have an older DD at Oxford who’s coping just fine thanks. No constant pressure or over involvement here, and I don’t detect it in anyone else. As Sandy says, this thread is an outlet for a group of parents who are all at the same stage. You’re not, so I’m not sure why you’ve ‘hopped on’ other than to give us a lecture we don’t need.

You’ve had your say, so hop off.

You're right, bpisok I shouldn't have fed the troll, but it was sooo tempting...

Ah well, back to agonising how my DS1 is coping without me back at his top RG for his 3rd year after getting his 3 x A* A levels and being on track for a first.

Thanks bp

Gosh, I had better set up a new thread all of my very own, because I'm obviously not over-invested enough in DD's life to deserve my place here. I didn't bother going to DD's year 12 info evening as I hadn't put it in my diary and arranged a doubles match instead. Maybe Ophelia could recommend a more appropriate thread I could go to, AIBU to give a toss perhaps.

Wow Sost.

Sostenueto it’s because you were concerned and asked for advice that dgd did so well. She’s amazing, just like her gran!
Limit You definitely need to talk to support at school _ and for those who think dd should do it, that’s not how it worKs for dyslexia. It’s exhausting and an experience like that test could be very unhelpful.
Ophelia these threads are long-running and full of very real concerns and a lot of life experiences, but it may not look like it if you pop in at random. Unless you want to wade through the previous 19 (!) you probably aren’t getting the full picture. Popping in to a thread and querying its existence at this stage is probably futile!

Ophelialovescats are you here to stay for a while, or just an hour or so?
If the former, then you are very welcome, but could you tone down the confrontational posting a bit please as this has always been something of an oasis from that.

It's great that your three DDs are doing so well. Which A levels is your year 12 DD doing? Does she know what she'd like to do after she leaves school yet?

I chose The Full Monty stage show over the Y12 information evening, bad mother that I am.

I am at the same stage , my daughter is in year 13 and is doing well without our constant scrutiny. And we have a forth daughter in year 9.
But, enough from me now as I really don't have a lot in common with the helicopter parenting style on here.
Best of luck to all your children.
Best start investing in your own lives and maybe start looking into activities and hobbies for yourselves in preparation for when your children have left home .

ellen I think that sounds eminently sane!

I seem to remember that your evening involved alcohol Ellen so you've Top Trumped me for bad parenting. I was asked earlier if I could go to Glasgow to cover a course tomorrow. I refused on the grounds that I strongly dislike flying and wouldn't be able to get a berth on the sleeper at this short notice. I completely forgot that DD would be home alone for two nights with no transport to get her to the station as DH is also away. Terrible parenting.

Sigh - it never rains but it pours. Dd is in a & e with an ankle injury.

AH oh no! What happened?

Oh no, Alexander not good for a dancer.

She’s had a niggling problem from a previous injury that affected her dance. but her ankle completely went today.

She didn’t want us to travel up to her especially as we had to take Ds somewhere but she’s still waiting.

I'm quite disappointed. I was hoping she would finally get around to selling us Forever Living or whatever it is that has given her such positivity in life. Now I will never know what she gets up to when she's not dispatching little gems.

Loose, Limit and co am I approaching my dyslexic students appropriately? All of my students always have a clear timetable and course outline, showing what they will be doing when. However, I do tend to let them organise things like extra time for mocks themselves (so they decide when they want to start & I let them finish when ready rather than harassing them at a set time). I also let them have another classroom for exams to avoid the pressure of others finishing at a different time. Exams are usually typed anyway, but they can arrange their own scribe if they need one.