13 Year old and Exams
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Last post: 03/05/2022 at 6:43 am
My 13 year old daughter (Year 8) has some internal exams coming up at school soon.
They are proper exams being held under formal exam conditions. They are not highly pressured exams, I’m guessing they are for assessment purposes only and to also give the children an opportunity to experience the exam environment.
She now needs to start thinking about revising and she is asking to go to her friends house so that they can revise together. I know I am biased but she is a well behaved girl and so is her friend but I also fear that they could be easily distracted if they are together. My question is……is allowing her to revise with a friend a good idea? I don’t like the idea of not actually seeing her revise, but do I need to let go of that control and let her find her own way or do I still need to be making sure she is on top of her work?
I have suggested maybe FaceTiming her friends whilst they are revising so she still has that interaction with them but I can also keep an eye on whether she is actually working or not. Of course I will be the worst mum in the world if I don’t allow her to go to her friends!!! I’m just not sure what to do in this situation 🤷♀️
This is pretty standard and are assessments to gauge where your daughter is at with her learning.
She is old enough now to take responsibility for her own learning and revision after all she could be sat with a book in front of her right in front of you and may not actually be taking anything in.
Studying together is a really good idea it's worth a go, or balance it some. At home, some on face time and some with friends.. Maybe they could come to your house if you would like to oversee what they are doing.
This is pretty standard and are assessments to gauge where your daughter is at with her learning.
She is old enough now to take responsibility for her own learning and revision after all she could be sat with a book in front of her right in front of you and may not actually be taking anything in.
Studying together is a really good idea it's worth a go, or balance it some. At home, some on face time and some with friends.. Maybe they could come to your house if you would like to oversee what they are doing.
chill out! let your daughter know what is expected of her, revision at a friends is a great idea, ask her some question when she gets home. There is so much pressure on kids give her a break x
Let her go...
Let her go but then have a catch up about what she revised, is there anything she needs help or support with to help her? Asking subtly might be a way of getting an idea of what’s been done.
or ask said friend if they want to revise together at your house with dinner until you can see they’re doing what they said they’re doing.
Maybe suggest a mixture? Some revising at home, some on ft & some at her friends house. I’m guessing the other child’s parents will be there?
Sounds like she’s pretty sensible - trust her :-)
