7 hours a day revision for GCSEs!

[EllenJanethickerknickers]

Has anyone seen this article?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-43599684

What do you think? Is 7 hours reasonable? He's got a point in a 'mindset' way that those who succeed are those who work for it but I think 7 hours a day revision is ridiculous, more than I did for my degree! Maybe that's why I got a 2:2!

DS is doing six hours a day. He's just had two days off due to family parties but he's back on the waggon today. He's self-motivated and has decided his programme of revision himself. He says that 3 x 2 hour revision sessions still leaves him with plenty of downtime. He understands that there is a time to work (now) and time for leisure (he has a great Summer planned).

I am dyslexic and poor short term memory is an issue for me.
This is my ds, I'm dreading his exams next year, there is no way he will be able to revise for 7 hours every day, he will switch off after about 1 or 2 hours.

My dd, who has her gcse's this year, is doing 3 hours a day, but she got 7's/8's in her mocks, so is a bit complacent. But I know some of her friends do nothing but revise all day long, every day. I think one of them will be burnt out by the time she does her A-levels, her parents literally force her to study and are far too hard on her, Imo. She is not that naturally academic and the pressure they put on her is enormous

"I am dyslexic and poor short term memory is an issue for me. For every set of exams I have ever sat I have need to be doing 7-9 hour revision a day in the study leave"

My dd is dyslexic with working memory issues but just couldn't with the best will in the world revise for that long - I am surprised that you can lonecat (I am not saying that I doubt you - just that it surprises me). Dd's brain would implode.

She is motivated and keen to do well so when she tells me that her brain can't absorb any more for the day and that she is overloaded, I tend to accept her word - there is a limit to how much she can take in at a time.

She is doing 2.5 hours revision per day split over 5 sessions and she has 2 days off per week. I'd like her to do a bit more to be honest because I am concerned that she might not get the 6 in maths that she needs to do psychology A level (I reckon she's currently at a 5 in maths). Overall she is predicted a mixtures of 7's and 6's which she and we will be delighted with if she achieves them. She's a very capable and determined girl so I know that she will make a success out of her life and doesn't need a clutch of 8's and 9's to do this

I know that it isn't sensible to push her more than what she is doing currently because she will just shut down / burn out / give up. Its a marathon not a sprint - there are still 6 weeks until her major block of exams and whilst she will be able to sustain 2.5 hours per day for 6 weeks, she simply wouldn't be able to sustain 4+ hours per day for 6 weeks. She ain't made that way

My daughter set her timetable before Easter and originally drew it up for 6 hours a day, but I thought it was too much so is now on 5 hours a day. So far she is sticking to it rigidly, though she is like that. She has no scheduled days off, but just one shorter day when she is attending her friend's parents' wedding. I will jump in and insist she have time off of needed but am just going to see how she gets on,