So what's your final decision on Pates?
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Re: So what's your final decision on Pates?
I wonder what kind of parent goes round telling other parents that their child recorded the highest score ever? Or even telling their own child that? Bleah. How to win friends.
Re: So what's your final decision on Pates?
My experience as a GS teacher leads me to believe that being a high achiever in the 11+ certainly does NOT translate to a high achiever in the school.
It's the hard working pupils with 'stickability' and 'creative flair' that are our highest achievers.
It's the hard working pupils with 'stickability' and 'creative flair' that are our highest achievers.
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Re: So what's your final decision on Pates?
Guest55 wrote:My experience as a GS teacher leads me to believe that being a high achiever in the 11+ certainly does NOT translate to a high achiever in the school.
It's the hard working pupils with 'stickability' and 'creative flair' that are our highest achievers.
Many of the hard workers and creative one won't get a gs place in the first place though..
Re: So what's your final decision on Pates?
If you’ll excuse a passing visit from a Bucks dad, DS’s GS actually gives a presentation to Y9 parents illustrating that there is no correlation between 11+ scores and GCSE results – complete with slides and statsMy experience as a GS teacher leads me to believe that being a high achiever in the 11+ certainly does NOT translate to a high achiever in the school.
Obviously not quite the same as Gloucs because our GSs aren’t super-selectives like yours, but thought you might be interested nonetheless.
Re: So what's your final decision on Pates?
I think parents are more concerned than most children.
STRS give out scores so some of the DC know but it isn't an issue. Both my DSs tell me it is never discussed. I did give my DSs their scores and the one with the higher score had forgotten it when it came up in discussion recently. He was also under the impression that to get that score I had tutored him for about 2 years .
STRS give out scores so some of the DC know but it isn't an issue. Both my DSs tell me it is never discussed. I did give my DSs their scores and the one with the higher score had forgotten it when it came up in discussion recently. He was also under the impression that to get that score I had tutored him for about 2 years .