Tiger parenting for the 11+
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Tiger parenting for the 11+
What is the most extreme form of 11+ preparation that you've seen? Did it work, both in terms of 11+ results and longer-term academic performance? At the opposite end, what has been the most efficient approach (best outcome for the least effort) that you have come across?
(This is intended to be a tongue-in-cheek exercise for a Friday afternoon.)
(This is intended to be a tongue-in-cheek exercise for a Friday afternoon.)
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Re: Tiger parenting for the 11+
Most of the people I know went for the gentle DIY approach but I did know of a girl who was doing an hour long paper a night for quite some time before the exam ( she didn't score above the cutoff in the end).
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I know another one who complain at the beginning of year 6 that she had had to do a paper every day of the school holidays.
I think we managed an average of one a week in the school holidays
I think we managed an average of one a week in the school holidays
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Looking back ..1 child 26, other 22
And after tutoring for a fair few years, my advice would be - don't focus purely on ". THE TEST" make work fun, focus on basics and a bit of technique..
Remember , they are children
And after tutoring for a fair few years, my advice would be - don't focus purely on ". THE TEST" make work fun, focus on basics and a bit of technique..
Remember , they are children
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It all depends on the child, the liberal approach is to remember they are chikdren,. The other approach is that kids are hungry for success, 6 to 7 hours of study each day in tgecsummer holidays is not uncommon such is the fierce competition for success
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sbarnes - I would say that IS very uncommon - I don't know anyone that would subject their child to this regime.6 to 7 hours of study each day in tgecsummer holidays is not uncommon such is the fierce competition for success
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I can safely say that any of our offspring would take the attitude that if they really had to do all that to stand a chance of passing the 11+, then there probably wasn't much point in doing it in the first place...Guest55 wrote:sbarnes - I would say that IS very uncommon - I don't know anyone that would subject their child to this regime.6 to 7 hours of study each day in tgecsummer holidays is not uncommon such is the fierce competition for success
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It might not be uncommon in some region. Once I went to see a group session, which I was told runs from 8 to 6, and some kids have been there a whole day throughout the summer. Clearly there was a strong competition culture.Guest55 wrote:sbarnes - I would say that IS very uncommon - I don't know anyone that would subject their child to this regime.6 to 7 hours of study each day in tgecsummer holidays is not uncommon such is the fierce competition for success
I am a strong believer of hard working. Equally I am wondering what could entail a 6-hour study every day? A level at the age of 18, probably yes; a 10-year-old, definitely no.
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Just because you don't anyone g55, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Its very common in fact.
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Can you give some indication how prevalent this is? Also, what do children do for 6-7 hours every day (doesn't it get very boring for them)? I would imagine there would be diminishing return after a certain point, not to mention dampening a child's natural curiosity and interest in learning.sbarnes wrote:Just because you don't anyone g55, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Its very common in fact.