Great post, v happy to give the 10th like but it wonāt be the last.
Perhaps remind her that sheās done the Junior already so sheās seen and done it all. If sheās into sport, just say sheās getting ready for championship hurling and if she has her study done ( Iām sure she has) then sheāll be fine. Keep telling her to do her best, thatās all she can do.
With her getting up early, thatās fine. Sheās tuned into whatās coming up and sheās young, not like she isnāt going to be able to get by without the sleep. Look at all of us dads who can get on with work after being up half the night feeding babies etc.
Good post but iād leave out this line. You could always study more for an exam, this line mightnāt help anyone thatās a bit anxious that theyāre not prepared, even if they have a rake of study done.
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Yeah youāre right. My eldest are only 9 next week so what do I know. You can always study/revise more.
Are you seriously giving lads parenting advice?
No, just advice about speaking to anyone thatās doing exams, obviously.
Now stop making a fool of yourself by trying to score easy points and respond to @Little_Lord_Fauntleroyās polite request for assistance you lazy drunken bitchy cunt.
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@Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr - You can reassure her by telling her that the leaving cert is completely useless in life. It develops nothing of worth in young people. Even if the worst happens and it doesnāt go well, you can tell her that most of her mates who will go onto college will struggle to cope with basics like critical thinking, academic writing and research - and that more than half of her year will probably drop out before completing their degreesā¦ Drop-out rates have gotten so bad the HEA have ordered all colleges to start focusing on initiatives to help students make the transition from second level to third levelā¦this adds to the mine-field that is mental health in college also, and those that do go on to complete their degrees are all queuing up outside the counselling and other support servicesā office doorā¦ and shur, most degrees are not worth a wank anyway. The best thing she could actually do is fail the cunting thing and go off out into the world and build her own lifeā¦ she will be winning when the others are all on the way to failing with an added addiction to zanex.
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Youāre an awful gowl
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A very relevant post. We have seen first year college pretty closely this year through knowing so many kids of that age. From our perspective the likely drop out rate /change of course seems very high, it seems to be 1 in 4 perhaps even 1 in 3 across a wide group of 1st years.
A pressure story - one of them has failed 3 papers, wants to change course but has to pass these 3 in August repeats to avoid 7k fees for the coming year in a new course.
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Thanks for all the good wishes, chaps. Sheāll be fine.
Iāve been working in that area for the last yearā¦first year is tough for a load of other reasons too-being away from home, shyness in class, money problems etc. etcā¦but second level has got so bad and teachers are doing so much for students, many of them cannot engage with very basic critical thinking skills. Their writing skills and command of basic English is shocking at times, and Iām on about trainee teachers here also with their 500 points. Most of these poor bastards are being given typed notes from their teachers at second level and rote learning and are mentally like 12 year old kids when they start college in many ways.
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I went to a few schools over the years. The institute on leeson street, where I went for a year was the best school, the best crac, and the most supporting and encouraging place I ever went. They kept a gentle eye on attendance,but by and large you were left to your own devices. You also had to feed yourself and keep yourself away from home.
It gets slagged off regularly as being an exam factory, but it was absolutely the best school I ever went to.
Of all the schools I have been in, seen and looked at, I have more loyalty to leeson street than any other, and would love to send the kids there, but I couldnāt bear the thought of them leaving home.
More to the point, it was a great stepping stone between local schooling and uni. I only went home a few times in the year.
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Fuck that, if any kid of mine gets under 525 (the old 500 point standard) Iāll go ape.
The fact that you took her away from her Poetry Now book so you could accrue some likes on TFK is sick.
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Letās all line up 10 lads we know who brained the Leaving Cert and 10 lads who gave it a good go and weāll see where they stand in life.
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The Dunstitue is an exam factory, for better or worse.
Not a chance Iād send my kid there full time unless they were surrounded by shit schools or maybe in your case seemingly in getting away from home.
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You really are one horrible cunt riggins
Whatās wrong with you? It is an exam factory pal. If you really need it then fair enough but Iād rather my kid goes to a school which is broader than just learning how to game the system. You can do grinds and go to a normal school school, best of both worlds.
I was on about your first post,do you have kids?,if you do I feel bad for them thatās all I have to say
Well quote the right post then so.
Thatās a mid B average, handy. Ill allow 475 but Iāll be disappointed in them and make sure to let them know.
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+1
Tim is your typical Blueshirt Thatcherite cunt that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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