How can I get him to care about his schoolwork/revision

[IsabellaofFrance]

DS1 is driving me to drink.

He has a German written exam and 4 mock exams starting next week.

The German written exam is a gift - 15% of his GCSE mark for what is basically a memory exercise. I have, through blood, sweat and tears managed to get him to almost learn it by heart. However he has done little if any revision for the other subjects, and despite my best efforts seems not bothered by the whole thing.

He is a capable student who can excel and get A's and B's in subjects, but he has the mindset that a C is good enough so why should he try harder.

He wants to go to Uni to study History, and has ambitions to be a teacher. I have tried explaining that he has the wrong attitude to be a good teacher, but even that hasnt changed his thinking.

Help!

[BitOutOfPractice]

Round these parts schools and sixth forms expect you to get an A or at the very least a B at GCSE in the subjects you want to do for A level. Would that buck him up?

[BitOutOfPractice]

"life isn't a chip butty"

I am stealing that!

[SheGotAllDaMoves]

Please do .

And it's sister saying : who pissed on your chips?

[BoGrainger]

Sorry if I have mis interpreted but even though your ds wants to stay where he is to do A-levels is he aware that he will still have to gain the same grades as incomers? Cs won't cut it!

[sashh]

WHo is going to employ a teacher with only C grade GCSEs? Students ask what grades you got, headteachers do too.

Cs will get him to an FE college, but will restrict his choice of courses and most places will advise against taking an A Level with just a C grade because the step up is so hard, A* students find it hard.