Exam Results

[-Emily-]

Tam...you don't need to worry, you did fab! Maybe your parents just expect so much from you! Don't be down on yourself sweetie! You tried your best and thats all you can do!

*gives Tam cookies*

[katya]

Well done everyone, you should all be very proud!

[Cal]

Well done, Everybody. Fab results.

I hate when parents are not happy with results! It's such a pain in the ass. They put all this pressure on you, then they don't like the outcome.

I'm sorry for ranting, but parents like that can go to hell.

[Tamxxx]

Well done, Everybody. Fab results.

I hate when parents are not happy with results! It's such a pain in the ass. They put all this pressure on you, then they don't like the outcome.

I'm sorry for ranting, but parents like that can go to hell.

lol, Im not sure what type of parent I will turn out to be, when I have kids but I wouldnt of pressure them beyond their abilities I would say just try the best you can achive and how much you are capable of

[Skykat]

Well done to everyone who got results, by the looks of these grades you all did really well.

Contrary to what the papers say the O-Levels our parents sat were not of the same difficulty as the GCSE's set now. The subjects are far more intense, there's a much higher workload and far more stress put on people to achieve than there was back then.

So to parents who are trying to say their children should have done better they need to try and sit exams in this day and age under the sorts of pressure we are under today and I guarantee they'd be made up with C's. So tell them to sod off, you've worked hard, you've done well, got the grades you needed and don't let your parents pull you down.

My mum is sat over my shoulder reading this and says that parents who put too much pressure on their kids are only trying to accommodate for their own failings. You did well and you deserve some praise.

Or else you could just tell your parents that because they made you think your grades were so bad you're quitting school to get a job in a factory. They'll soon change their tune!

[Tamxxx]

If i tried explaining that to my dad, he will go mad and say who are you trying to fool?, he will shout at me and get angry Im never allowed to even disagree with my dad.

[beachbabe]

Omg that is so excellent you are all brains!!! I think parents brag kids to do well beacause they care about there future and want them to do well-what parent wouldnt! (not because they want to brag to there friends)what type of parent would you be if you didnt care about what your kids grades were.Unless you got straight A's and they still complained(that would be different).

Actually I think you'd be a very good parent if you didn't care about your kids grades. Not in an 'I'm not bothered' way, but in the sense that you should love your kids just the same whatever their grades. Parents that pressure their children to get straight As and to revise all hours of the day are effectively saying that they're not good enough if they don't live up to certain expectations, which I think is despicable. Some people can give it 110% and still not come out with brilliant results simply because they aren't academically gifted. Does that mean they don't deserve to be loved as much as a clever person? My parents are fantastic because they always said that you can only do your best and it doesn't matter what the outcome is, as long as you know that you gave it all you could. If I'd been under the sort of pressure some of you guys have I don't think I'd have got through the exams at all.

I agree about the bit where you say can't achieve more if your not acedemically gifted and putting pressure on kids,but sometimes kids can think they can get away without trying and getting low grades beacause there parents won't care less.If you tried your best and still didn't achieve that high then by all means your parents should be proud of you.But at the end of the day you'll have to fend for youself and your parents can't babysit you forever, in a way there preparing you for the future. Im not saying parents should pressure you but encourage you as much as they can and put positive thoughts about the good sides of getting good grades rather then the good sides off getting lower grades.I dont like getting pressured myself but sometimes after i get the results i see that getting pressured got me higher grades (i doubt anyone would agree with me on that point but oh well thats just my opinion ) anyway my point is pressure and encouragement are two different things and encouragement can go a long way.

[TabbyCool]

A little bit of pressure is fine I think, but it all depends on the child. For some kids, they would do anything not to disappoint their parents, they just want to make them proud, whereas other kids don't give a stuff! When I was at school, I was never pressured to do amazingly well, my mam knew that I was doing ok and that I'd do well in the subjects I enjoyed, so she wasn't too bothered about me not doing well in subjects I didn't enjoy and wouldn't really use again in later life (realistically, why would it matter that I didn't do awesomely well in history or media studies when I always wanted to do something more technical or scientific anyway?). She encouraged me and was always pleased with my test results and school reports and stuff, I did well in the subjects I was interested in. My main problem when I was younger was that I didn't have the faintest idea what I wanted to do with my life, I lacked direction really. I knew I wanted to do something vaguely mathematical or some sort of science related career, but I had no idea what to do really, so I just kind of drifted. The thing is though, I always knew I wanted to do something, I wanted to go to uni, get a good job, be able to buy my own house etc. I also wanted my parents to be proud of me, I'd hate to think that my parents were disappointed in me, I'd be absolutely mortified if I thought they were!

Eventually I decided on computing and off I went.

My brother, on the other hand... he was never too bothered about doing well, the smallest amount of pressure would just cause him to hide his head in the sand and wish it could all go away. Encouragement didn't work either, he also lacked direction, but in a really major way! He is almost 20 now and has done nothing with his life so far. I really don't think there's much my mother could have done to make things any different though, he's just too lazy and doesn't really care that his parents are disappointed in him. Nobody ever expected him to do amazingly well academically (even though he is smart), he was encouraged but he just couldn't be bothered. We thought that even if he didn't do too well at school, he might find something he was interested in at college, or apply for a job so that he could at least get some experience whilst he was thinking about what he wanted to do with himself. Unfortunately, neither of these things happened, he quit his college course and didn't bother trying to get a job. He's still hiding from real life, as if things will just turn out ok eventually, without him having to do anything about it. It's really sad, but it shows that for some kids, it doesn't matter whether you encourage them, put a bit of pressure on them, or just let them get on with it, they will still mess it all up!

[Dazacoulls]

Hello Everyone

I've been reading most of everyones grades and I have to say I'm well impressed - Look at all the A*'s, A's and B's. It's BRILLIANT!!!

Well Done to you all!!!

For those of you who feel they haven't done so well - STOP thinking that like they say - All you can do is your best.

For example look at me, I took my GCSE's about 5 years ago (Well something like that, Boy I'm old!!)

I got -

Drama - B

English LIT - D

English LANG - C

Science Rural - F

Science General - F

French - D

ICT - C

Maths - F

Food Tech - F (Found out I couldn't cook)

There maybe more but I can't think!!!

I had what 4 F's and I now work for my Local Council working as the Clerical Assistant for Student Services. I also went to College before this so if you recieve grades which don't seem GREAT at first don't be so hard on yourself because you could end up in the position that I am. A great job with more prospect's you could even imagine and excellent money!!!

Grade are not everything - Personality is what they look for in a person NOT a piece of paper with letters on!

WELL DONE TO EVERYONE WHAT EVER GRADE YOU GOT - The future is BRIGHT for you all!!!

[Frankie]

Thats true Daz...I know someone who failed all of them...and a couple of years later did an A level course at college ..did her A's in ayear...got 4 A*'s, and an S level in English .....went to Uni and got a double first (very rare)..and then got an MA.....she is a talented writer...but failed her English GCSE!... go figure that....

I also know someone who went from school at 16 with only C's and D's ... to set up a business,,,, and now earns over £250,000 + a year...and they are ony 24!

Like the song says...its not where you start..its where you finish ...and you lot are ALL going to finish on top.