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Farking 11 plus is doing my head in

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cocolepew · 05/06/2008 18:00

That's all.

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RubyRioja · 05/06/2008 18:01

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StarlightMcKenzie · 05/06/2008 18:03

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cocolepew · 05/06/2008 18:18

Her homework has tripled since starting the
papers. She doesn't cope very well with pressure, and I realised the other day she thought if she didn't pass she wouldn't be allowed to go to any school .

I don't think ,I'm going to let her do the actual exam, she'll turn my hair greyer grey.

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RubyRioja · 05/06/2008 18:22

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cocolepew · 05/06/2008 18:33

She's in the top group for all her subjects, but makes silly mistakes on the papers sometimes. Some weeks she'll get 90% the next 60%. I keep telling her the papers maybe harder, but her year is under a lot of pressure from the school to keep they position in the table . Especially as it's being phased out in a couple of years.

I don't want her to go to a grammer school anyway, as our local one is obessed with sport and she she isn't! She's very tiny for her age and has some mobility problems.

I explained to her tonight if she wants to go to our local high school tha's not a problem.

I'm in N.I. BTW and there's still a lot of snobbery attached to passing the 11 plus.

Being happy in school all what I want for her, thanks for your replies.