My son will be picking his options very soon. He's doing ok at school, is academically pretty average. His only real love is sport, but he doesn't mind maths and there are a few other subjects he quite enjoys.
He keeps changing his mind about his final GCSE option. Alongside the mandatory maths, English, science, he wants to do PE, Geography and business plus...what? He's flipped from drama to RE to history but with no real love for any of them. He hates languages and isn't interested in anything art or design-y.
All along I've said he can chose what he likes, as he'll be the one doing them. But, over the last week or so I've been campaigning for him to pick ComSci. My reasoning is that so many jobs in the future will rely on computing skills. It seems like an opportunity missed.
He used to enjoy it and did want to do it, but he's found it harder the year. He also told me he messed up a recent test as he didn't listen to the instructions so answered the questions in the wrong way.
His dad is a programmer so can support him wit the course as needed.
Is a comsci GCSE desirable regarding employability and life skills? Or am I thinking too much about it and should just let him get on with choosing a subject that he'll feel more confident doing as at the end of the day it's the grades that matter?
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bloolagoon · 25/03/2024 17:56
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Reugny · 26/03/2024 10:35
RE sounds the easiest out of the options he has.
If he goes to school with people from other religions that are covered on the syllabus it will seem even easier as he can relate what he's learning to people he knows.
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