My son is going to appear for GCSE this year.I am new to this system of education.
Would love to get some practical tips and advices from people whose children have already passed the GCSe or they themselves did so.
I am looking for advice on things like:
is tuition necessary for getting good marks?( I cant afford tuition but I can help him with the studies if i get some pointers)
What additional prepartion one must do apart from school studies?
Do people prepare for SAT from grade 11?
He has economics, geography and ICT as options with other core subjects.
All help is appreciated.
All relevant information is welcome.
thanks
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Depends on how smart your kid is and how hard he is willing to work. Parental influence is not normally a disadvantage, unless of course the parent is not as smart as the kid.
GCSE's are English and SATS are American - I'm not familiar with any schools which do both as part of the main curriculum.
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Thanks for the answer HKScot
what i meant about SAT and GCSE is that he is going to appear for GCSE(British) for year 11 but as some students are preparing for SAT exams( for american UNis) as well, would it be a good idea to do both or should he postpone it for next year.
People who appeared for SAT, when did they start preparing for it?
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hi my daughter already give this GCSE and her marks r quite good today i saw ur question when she come back from school she tell u all detail she is now y 12 student now and she is frist batch of IB she is student of island school
i hope u wait
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cd
17 yrs ago
You do not need to pay for extra tuition for GCSE's, all the course material is covered in school. They will also give your child all the guidelines for home revision, and deadlines for cousework etc. You just need to provide a nice quiet place for them to revise, and an understanding and sympathetic ear for when they are feeling stressed and upset, which they will at some point.
My daughter was getting herself worked up at one point in her GCSE's. I told her that I didnn't want her making herslef ill over them, at the end of the day they are just exams, and it wouldn't be the end of the world if she had to resit one, her health was more important. As it was she did brilliantly.
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"I told her that I didnn't want her making herslef ill over them, at the end of the day they are just exams, and it wouldn't be the end of the world if she had to resit one, her health was more important."
Someone's definitely from Hong Kong!
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Thanks for the replies..really appreciated...I also think the same about the tuition..
Yes it's not the end of the world..
sunita will surely wait for the tips from your daughter...they woudl be very handy and practical advice from somebody who appeared for the exams herself..
thanks once again
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cd
17 yrs ago
To HKscot,why would putting my daughters health first instead of pushing her to achieve straight A*'s mean I'm definately from HK?
In fact the opposite is true, the suicide rate among chinese teenagers in HK is pretty high, and they are pushed very hard at school. I know several local kids that are fearful of getting below an A and are scared of the consequences. Getting straight A's is not the be all and end all of a good education.
I have been in HK for 10 years, but still have a British mentality, be it good or bad.
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4G
17 yrs ago
Anymore inputs for IGCSEs would be welcome and highly appreciated
Thanks
Sunita 26 hope yr daughter is free to share her advice with us thanks
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I did my GCSE's two years ago at Sha Tin College (an ESF school in the N.T.)
I was a pretty unmotivated student at the time but as long as you kept up with the curriculum it seems you can manage.
I myself took GCSE Economics, History and Design Technology of which economics was most difficult for me. The core subjects, english, maths and the language were quite simple if you knew the basics and had learnt the formulas. For the elected subjects it really helps if you look into either getting destinct advice from the teachers or from a tutor (if you feel the need).
There are also a number of revision books you can buy that really helped me in my final splurt of preperation for the exams! They have the fundemental questions needed which really helps you know how prepared you are. It also makes it easier to identify your weaknesses in specific subject matter!
As unmotivated as I was at the time I recently graduated school with an IB diploma; no real stress is required!
If you have any precise question feel free to send me a message!
Hope that helped a little!
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