We all have different hats. Tonight I was wearing my mum hat.I had an appointment with my son's English teacher to discuss his grades, then I had to visit the last of the local sixth form colleges to decide which one he should apply to for next year.
It's not a great experience, the college visits. Open day is always packed full of parents and kids so its mad busy, a prospectus and map are thrust into your hands on arrival, and then you wander off in search of the tutors to grill them about the possible courses your little darling is vaguely intererested in. How to make an informed decision is not easy based on that experience. Confusing ?? You bet. You have to go on the course descriptions and the people you meet.
It is an important decision. One of the most important decisions your teenager will make. So it is important to get it right.
Once the choice is made, all that's left is to encourage them to study, study, study for their exams so they get good grades to get them to college.
I am sure my son was overwhelmed by the whole experience . He wasn't the only one.
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