Do you know sometimes I feel like a good old moan, so excuse me if this is a bit of a vent. I went to parents evening last night. It was a short format one so only got to speak to one teacher, who was really positive about AS. Then I took a look at the report. Well, let's just say that the grades were rather low, and I started to worry about what AS would be able to do post-16. Then today AS bursts in with an exam paper he did in class marked 3 grades above the assessment in the report! Well done AS! But then that leaves me completely unsure about his post-16 choices. Sometimes I think he'll surprise as all and at other times I despair. Perhaps the school is just grading them to death, he is at the beginning of year 10 and already he is being given a predicted grade for the GCSEs. Is this normal at secondary schools?
Next up, I was just over-hearing AS on the PS4 chatted to friends and he said that when he asked to go and get a drink, one of his teachers hadn't wanted to allow it. (Now, I must admit AS is a bit annoying on this front, when at home he doesn't want to drink and then as soon as we leave the house he apparently needs a drink - sometimes I think it is just so he can spend my money in the shop!) Likewise at school I think getting a drink might well be a distraction. Anyway, more shocking was the teacher's reply. The teacher said he wondered if his parents ever gave him a drink and perhaps he ought to get the social workers round. I think it was a joke (which AS wasn't really perturbed about).....but really......so insensitve...words just.....
