Exam results tomorrow

[ymemanresu]

What's the best way to react if the grades are very good because of pure laziness?

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I'd be interested to know too - my Son is getting his tomorrow, his brother did them last year and worked hard and did well.

This boy is possibly even cleverer naturally, but he had some issues in year 11 and also hasn't worked particularly hard despite our best efforts (each set of mocks got progressively worse too, to the point he almost 'failed' a couple). He isn't 16 until next week, so if he has to resit it wouldn't be the end of the world, but I am still inwardly quite cross that he has had every advantage in life and hasn't put the effort in (but I'm hiding it as there's no point now).

Ok this was me and I don't think I handled it well.
I knew he hadn't done the work, but his mocks were 4/5 and the odd 6 with one 3 and we both thought he'd scrape through. He didn't. Got both English but that's it.
It must have been so humiliating (he went in with his GF and her mother). He came home and handed me the results and I just looked at him and said 'I can't say I'm not disappointed' and think shed a couple tears. I can't remember now but I really truly hope to God the next thing I said was that it was still going to be ok, it was enough for his chosen college and vocational course where he could resit math. And gave him a hug. But I honestly cannot remember.
If it was now I'd skip the disappointed comment and just give him a hug and tell him it would all work out. He had just turned 16 it is ridiculous pressure. The irony is that if it was a year later it would have been TAG and he probably would have had a 4 and a couple 5s for all (not German though, she told him it would be a 3). I don't think reading the riot act would have helped one little bit, and I can remember so well the look on his face - and I think his heart hardened a bit with my first reaction.
If they've done poorly they will feel bad enough. I do so wish I hadn't said what I did - there would have been time later to go over what went wrong.

Maybe just be led by them. If they want to talk about it, discuss it, if not, don't. They will know why they haven't done well and will already regret it, most likely. If they have high enough grades for what they want to do next, I would move on from it and not mention it, just encourage them to work harder next time. If their grades are too low, you'll have to discuss what can be done, like resits.