GCSE month – The New Role of the Parent
This is it. They are finally here and they will come thick and fast. The GCSEs begin this week with some ‘biggies’ and for those of you who have reaped this whirlwind before will understand that this week is now a game changer. For months we have been locked in conflict regarding revision, ironically with […]
The Jekyll and Hyde Teenagers Addicted to Online Gaming
When parents of teenage boys congregate invariably the conversation will turn to online gaming and they will venture that their son is “addicted” to gaming and they can’t ‘get him off the xbox.’ We shrug, roll our eyes in agreement and sympathetically say, ‘I know exactly what you mean.’ What we don’t often share […]
Private Tuition – the moral dilemma
The ‘moral dilemma’ of hiring a tutor and why this remains a subject that can divide a room. ‘Tuition’, ‘Private Tuition’, ‘Tutoring’ has, in the main, been a topic that raises strong opinions from adults, parents, teachers and anyone that feels the need to add their two penn’orth. It is a service industry that provides […]
The Problem with GCSE English Literature – The Children Don’t Know How to Answer the Question.
The Problem with GCSE English Literature – The Children Don’t Know How to Answer the Question. It really is that simple. On average I speak with upwards of twenty parents a week and the most common requirement for tuition and reason for the call is simple. “My child doesn’t know how to write the answer […]
These GCSEs Wont Pass Themselves
Why Won’t My Year 11 Son Realise GSCE Won’t Pass Themselves? I first did my GCSEs in 1988, yes, the very first year they were introduced and historically the year ‘they gave out grade A’s like advice at a wedding’ and I achieved, if I say so myself, very good, solid A*-Cs and the whole […]
Find a Job You Love
End to a wonderful week of learning, this text, in particular, made my heart sing. I am grateful to this particular mum for allowing me to share this. I loved exams and sometimes forget how our young people really struggle. Thank you to the Lymm Mum who made my day. I just wanted to say […]