My DD is 11 and is starting year 11 in September. She hates school and refuses to go at least one day per week. I am a single parent with a full-time job and have found this very stressful to say the least. She failed all her mocks (Ds and Es) apart from Art (an A in one paper and a C in the one based on coursework - as she was only there for 50% of the course). I am spending the whole of the summer holidays re-learning Maths, English and Science, so I can teach her on the days she refuses to go in. I have also spent loads of time downloading youtube videos that will help her revise next year. She has no skills whatsoever when it comes to making a revision plan and before her mocks, I was really quite shocked to find out that she did not even know basic stuff like how to round to one decimal point, or which was the sign for "multiply" and/or "divide".
What I have been finding really frustrating is all the parents on this website talking about the stress they are under and when you read on, their children are already getting As, going to school every day, and doing revision. What are you all stressed about? You have no idea what it feels like to get up every day and wonder if your child is even going to agree to to go to school.
There is not really any point in anyone giving me advice, as I have seen so many professionals and my daughter has personal issues which are combined with the unfortunate genetic traits inherited from her father - namely, lack of motiviation and initiative, laziness, the "don't care" gene, etc.
I just wanted to post this to make all those parents whose children are getting As already realise that they should all be taking a chill pill and be grateful that they have have children who are motivated and are willing to put in the effort without massive parental involvement.
Connect with other parents whose children are starting secondary school on this forum.
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Does anyone on this site have a son or daughter who is not a high achiever or do you all have A* children?
JK2705 · 27/07/2014 14:59
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