DD has to choose GCSE options - she thinks (at the moment, but this does change every week - last week she wanted to be a doula) that she wants an arty job "because she doesn't want to do anything academic". She is good at art - and also good at academics, despite her current downer on all things academic. She is not organised or hardworking, at least at the moment - maybe that will change as it gets nearer exams that matter?
So - she's thinking of doing Graphic Design (which I agree with and which her teacher asked her to do as she is v good at it) but for her final option is considering Textiles or Photography just because she doesn't know what else to do. I'd like her to consider Latin and she was also looking at Computing (but she/we know nothing about coding at all - she likes playing games on the computer, and social media, but they don't do a GCSE in that yet!). Or possibly IT though she worries it's not well-thought of. But she does seem to enjoy the homework.
So - would she be mad to do 2 arts subjects in terms of workload? I'd like her to stick to 1 so she has enough time to also do sufficient work on her academic subjects, so she leaves those doors open if she changes her mind in career terms. But then none of the other options are exciting her either at the moment - do you need a passion for computing to do well in it? And is IT a waste of time or not, and how heavy is the workload?
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tryingreallytrying · 09/03/2014 09:00
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