More about MsNotaGoth

[mrsbrown]

this started as a reply to anthraxia, and then got long.

I'm not worried about MsNotaGoth leaving school. She did that last year and decided to go back.

I'm worried that she doesn't have the persistance/resiliance to keep doing the 4 subjects she quite likes, because of the one she's struggling with. That she's making a serious decision, for no better reason than she's scared of failing a SAC in a subject she doesn't like. (Except I think she likes it, she just finds bits assessment hard).

If she leaves school again I'm worried she'll miss out on a bunch of opportunities for doing life experimentation that are only available to kids in year 11 and 12, because they are an age cohort, all doing it together, and they're meant to do things that teenagers do.

How many things should she miss, because they're hard?

Where did I fuck up her persistance training? I find it hard because the boys have persistance in spades, and she never has.

Comments

[villana.livejournal.com]

My two cents:
She's bright but I think she also lacks confidence in her ability. She needs a cheer leader to bolster her along the way. Especially when things get a bit tough. Positive reinforcement can be very powerful.

BTW... Can MsNotaGoth read this blog?

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

Yes, she can. I don't think she does, just like I don't read her Myspace or Facebook.

These are the same conversations I have had with her already.