Parents Night

I had parents night for G tonight at his 'other' school...He only has half of his Advanced Higher Maths at his actual school...So am not gonna comment on them in order and am gonna comment on order of merit...With worst to best LOL...Maths teacher i saw last and he wasn't that interested in speaking to me and didn't have much to say...Now i knew that would be the case before i went in but a little interest would be nice...Other teachers who have said it's going to be a short but sweet chat have at least said a little bit...All this one said was that he's doing fine and that they have a NAB test next week and that was about it...I said that G seems to be struggling with maths this year as he has to know the formulae off by heart as they don't get them on a sheet...The look i got was as if to say 'if that's him struggling then goodness knows what he's like not struggling'...Never mind i had better responses from the other two teachers...It's not that G is doing badly at maths because he isn't, but even if they are doing well some decent feedback would be nice.

So Technological Studies teacher i saw 2nd and he was as enthusisatic as last year...There are 3 doing the Advanced Higher, some doing Higher and some doing Intermediates...What the teacher has done is organised an area in the room for the 3 lads doing the advanced higher to work together...He's not spoonfeeding them info unless he absolutely has to...And basically he is leaving them to their own devices...So they are learning to work as a team and problem solve as a team...That was basically the whole premise of the old sixth year studies and now the advanced higher...So it prepared the pupils for moving on to university...The 3 of them get on well together and are managing to do the work and find solutions without much intervention...G said one of the lads is hardly ever there so basically it is him and his mate...And they are quite happy with the arrangement...His teacher then asked me how G and M are compared to each other as he was interested in finding out more about the condition...I guess as he could have more pupils on the spectrum coming from the bases then it's good to learn...He is rather narked off that the appeal for G's higher failed but his grade for Advanced higher will supercede it anyways...And although he didn't say what grade he expects G to get he is expecting him to do really well.

So Physics teacher is who i saw first...Now G hasn't done physics since 2nd year...Up here you have to remember that we don't have sixth form college...Highers which are A levels are done over 1 year, usually in 5th year...Pupils stay on at school to do 5th and 6th year...Advanced highers are usually done in 6th year...Some who are fasttracked can do different levels of education earlier...In 6th year a minimum of 3 subjects are studied at advanced higher level and if a mixture of levels are being done usually a minimum of 3 or 4 subjects depending on the school....G is doing 2 subjects...Two at advanced higher and physics as a crash course Higher...G is the only one in his class who hasn't done the standard grade Physics...And the other lad from 6th year has done the Higher before i think and is trying to get a better grade this time around...His teacher is quite amazed with G...That he's so able and not done the subject for 3 years...He said G is a natural at physics and that he is the best in the class at it...That he is picking everything up so so easily...He whispered the top of the class bit at me as i said it's kinda open plan where i saw him so others could overhear...He seemed as pleased as the tech studies teacher to have G as a pupil :o)

So all in all a good parents night that should bode well for a good review meeting on fri...Am sure that MrsP will find something to moan about on friday though...Probs his hair and clothes again LOL...I've given up on her with that area...There's naff all wrong with his hair or his clothes...Ok he is eating his clothes again but they go in the bin as soon as i notice them chewed...Which is when am about to wash them...His hair is how HE wants it...Heavy blonde highlights and longish...His clothes are kinda indie/rock looking and trendyish...Basically if he has his hair the way she would like and dressed how she would like THEN he would stand out as different...As it is he fits in fine and doesn't stand out which is what she wants but is going about it in a rather strange way...As i've said before she's not that old...She's 53 so not an old fogey and she has 2 lads in their early 20s...She needs a lesson in what is current with teenagers for hair and clothing <g>