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Have grasped the nettle..........now to deal with the ensuing rash
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brizzledfw wrote: »Here's to stonking results in August for our girls xx
It would appear the smiles are gritted teeth...........One subject not going too well:(
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It must be awful to see your children stressing over exams like that. My DD (8) had her SAT's in May but the school made them into "quizzes" instead of exams so the whole class were excited to be doing quizzes. Shame you can't keep that going all the way up to take the pressure off a bit. Good luck to all taking exams (and their parents too)Goals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000
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It must be awful to see your children stressing over exams like that. My DD (8) had her SAT's in May but the school made them into "quizzes" instead of exams so the whole class were excited to be doing quizzes. Shame you can't keep that going all the way up to take the pressure off a bit. Good luck to all taking exams (and their parents too)
Hope your school does not refer to them as SATS Starnac!!! SATs were phased out in Wales in 2005. And then Wales got all iffy over PISA and reintroduced national testing...........a 'SAT by any other name' of course but they shouldnt be referring to them as SATs Whatever they are called they are all wrong IMO. Good teachers hate them and dont need them but we are all target driven........nothing truer than the saying 'you cant fatten a pig by weighing it' Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi
In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
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I remember going to a parent information day when they were first introduced (my sons are now 26 to 31 years). The teachers outlined what would happen, explained some of their concerns - eg throwing and catching a ball and the co-ordination involved is something that happens over a wide age range. Some children do it early, some late (a bit like the changes in puberty). So unfair to include it as a measurement, as though it were a fixed stage.
Some classes had done introductory version the year before (to set levels, test questions). One little boy had been asked what he had been doing at school and replied "working for the government all day".My mission in life is not only to survive,but to thrive and to do so with some Passion, some Compassion, some Humour and some Style.NST SEP No 1 No Debt No mortgage0 -
Love it..thats such a brilliant line...."working for the government all day"....that one is a keeper
There is definitely a lot in the idea of students grasping subjects at different stages of life..rather than a fixed point in a year (particularly when some in that year will be almost a year older (or younger) than some of their peers)...and of wildly different experiences - some of which will hinder the purely academic stuff. My youngest definitely cottoned onto reading later..but reads fine now. That wasn't a great way for her to be in Y6 though when her self esteem suffered and she got quite panicky (as Ig says the English system gets SATs obsessed..)
Not looking forward to GCSEs as have a feeling it will go the same way for her..
Hope the sun continues to shine Ig... am so enjoying the garden..hope you are too
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Finally sold something on Eb*Y:j Its been a while....put down to CBAness more than anything:D Might be motivated to list some more now. It was an easy £15:DBe the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi
In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
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Go on..list some more...
(Do it for me as now I CBA..too many things recently listed didn't sell!)MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal
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What a sad day.Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi
In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
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yes Igamogam, it is
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How you doing?
I am still shellshocked, but trying to climb out through the mess
xxMFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal
Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T0
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