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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 420837" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Thanks, guys.</p><p></p><p>pepperidge, our schooling system is set up with two levels of exams in high school - School Certificate (Year 10) and Higher School Certificate (Year 12). Increasingly, there is very little you can do career-wise without HSC. However, those wanting to do a trade can do it as part of their HSC. difficult child 3 is doing some trade courses in computing. He is very good at technical things especially in a practical way. If there is a problem with the computer, he can generally fix it. </p><p></p><p>When he's not working on schoolwork, difficult child 3 is playing computer games of one sort of another. His Nintendo DS is welded to his hand. Other activities - he was playing tennis, but the tennis coach is currently taking a very long break from it. difficult child 3 used to go for bushwalks but has stopped this lately. He also hasn't done much photography lately, and he is talented.</p><p></p><p>Last year difficult child 3 completed the first stage of a college course in computing. He did it as part of his Year 11 work, this year he is supposed to be doing the next stage but has done practically nothing so far even though it is his best subject. I think it's because the sort of tasks they ask him to do are not the practical "fix this" kind, but the sort where he has to write a paper on which kind of computer is most suitable for this kind of business, and why. Language again - he's just not coping in this area. I hadn't realised it was tis bad and it was difficult for me to explain the problems to the school because I haven't fully understood it myself. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 wants to finish his schooling. He had hoped to go to uni, even if he had to do the college courses first in order to get a head start at uni. But he hasn't a shred of hope if we can't get this problem sorted. It will be purely hands on practical work for him, despite his intelligence. A crying waste.</p><p></p><p>The piece of paper from school is useful, even if only for the individual to be able to say, "I achieved that." </p><p></p><p>We've got a lot of work to do, decisions to make. I want this kid to do well. One possibility could be an apprenticeship in electronics. If I could find someone who could take him on. Having completed SC, he is eligible for an apprenticeship. But the government is trying to bring in a law that says every student has to get their HSC. Even the Downs kid in difficult child 3's drama class, a girl who is only just able to read picture books, will get a modified HSC (FWIW) in life skills. Already, difficult child 3 has been downgraded to Life Skills maths. A kid who did SC Maths at the highest grade! It's just plain wrong.</p><p></p><p>If I could only get him a job as a tester of computer games...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 420837, member: 1991"] Thanks, guys. pepperidge, our schooling system is set up with two levels of exams in high school - School Certificate (Year 10) and Higher School Certificate (Year 12). Increasingly, there is very little you can do career-wise without HSC. However, those wanting to do a trade can do it as part of their HSC. difficult child 3 is doing some trade courses in computing. He is very good at technical things especially in a practical way. If there is a problem with the computer, he can generally fix it. When he's not working on schoolwork, difficult child 3 is playing computer games of one sort of another. His Nintendo DS is welded to his hand. Other activities - he was playing tennis, but the tennis coach is currently taking a very long break from it. difficult child 3 used to go for bushwalks but has stopped this lately. He also hasn't done much photography lately, and he is talented. Last year difficult child 3 completed the first stage of a college course in computing. He did it as part of his Year 11 work, this year he is supposed to be doing the next stage but has done practically nothing so far even though it is his best subject. I think it's because the sort of tasks they ask him to do are not the practical "fix this" kind, but the sort where he has to write a paper on which kind of computer is most suitable for this kind of business, and why. Language again - he's just not coping in this area. I hadn't realised it was tis bad and it was difficult for me to explain the problems to the school because I haven't fully understood it myself. difficult child 3 wants to finish his schooling. He had hoped to go to uni, even if he had to do the college courses first in order to get a head start at uni. But he hasn't a shred of hope if we can't get this problem sorted. It will be purely hands on practical work for him, despite his intelligence. A crying waste. The piece of paper from school is useful, even if only for the individual to be able to say, "I achieved that." We've got a lot of work to do, decisions to make. I want this kid to do well. One possibility could be an apprenticeship in electronics. If I could find someone who could take him on. Having completed SC, he is eligible for an apprenticeship. But the government is trying to bring in a law that says every student has to get their HSC. Even the Downs kid in difficult child 3's drama class, a girl who is only just able to read picture books, will get a modified HSC (FWIW) in life skills. Already, difficult child 3 has been downgraded to Life Skills maths. A kid who did SC Maths at the highest grade! It's just plain wrong. If I could only get him a job as a tester of computer games... Marg [/QUOTE]
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