Man, I was nervous for my children!
Many parents in the Cambridge group had complained that there is a huge leap from IGCSE to AS levels. They spoke of children being traumatized after exams, of terrible marks, of needing to start studying as if from the beginning with tutors and taking a further 12 months to truly be ready…
So while my children were excited to be receiving their results this week, I was secretly nervous. I didn’t want their confidence to have been misplaced.
My daughter’s wasn’t! She got a high B and an A! My son..I don’t know if anyone recalls my saying one of his signs of his ASD was how he answered English essay and composition questions… He was so sure he’d gotten an A after the exam but nope, he got a C. And a B. His poor sister was so devastated on his behalf that she wept in my arms for him. I’d secretly shown her his results so that she wouldn’t make too much of a fuss over her better marks, not knowing how he’d done…He wanted A and B only.
You win some, you lose some! Later on, she was able to have a big ole “Yay!!” moment 😊
For me, it’s a relief. They PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was able to delete my Geography and English folders tonight!! We have a lot to work on. Their remaining subjects are very hard for them and I already see the struggle. But hey for more, most of their high school battle is OVER!!
They passed!!!
They said I should write a book 