Results Day - A Levels

[Threevok]

My eldest daughter got all the results she needed today

Not that she was worried (unlike Mrs V and I - who didn't sleep a wink last night)

Off to uni she goes

 

[Arrowfoot]

I understand you are very proud of your daughter & boyfriend as I would have been were they mine, but are they really the courses what we need our future generations to be taking. Sorry just a moaning old git thinking the future of this country is doomed without engineers & mechanically trained people

They are going into a disciple that is highly sought after and they will be coming out of SODA and that's a premium. Most countries produce engineers in numbers and UK is no different. There are no shortage of them. Many engineers after graduation and after their initial jobs morph into other fields such as software development, financial analyst etc as they have excellent numerate skills that can be applied elsewhere which maybe more attractive in more ways than one.

 

[DCBassman]

My teeth ache with that grocer's apostrophe...

 

[Specialeyes]

Mr Darch, my English teacher at Minehead Middle School (circa 1978) had a large, hand-made poster on the wall, reading 'Never use an apostrophe to make a plural!' That's stuck with me ever since.

Congratulations to all the students and their parents (who generally seem to show the worry more) who got what they needed or better, today. To those of those that didn't, don't panic. Give 'em a hug and tell them you're proud of them, then on to clearing.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I understand you are very proud of your daughter & boyfriend as I would have been were they mine, but are they really the courses what we need our future generations to be taking. Sorry just a moaning old git thinking the future of this country is doomed without engineers & mechanically trained people

Scotland is one of the top developers of computer games in the world and gave you Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemtion, Angry Birds etc. If the names mean nothing to you then hopefully numbers will: the gaming & creative industries in Scotland alone support 90,000 jobs and are worth £4.6 Billion to the Scottish economy each year.

 

[Dogtrousers]

My teeth ache with that grocer's apostrophe...

It would be OK if there was only one result you were interested in. As in "the day of the result".

 

[Hacienda71]

Son got three A's and is off to Birmingham to read Economics which his late grandfather would be very proud of having been a Professor of Economics.
Daughter got an A* in Portuguese. She is only 15 but had the advantage of a Brazilian mum.

 

[cyberknight]

I probably have ADHD or some variant, along with Dyslexia but they weren't a thing in the 70's as I went through comprehensive, I have difficulty taking things in from the written word & learn far better by demonstration. So it all probably stems from jealousy that I've had to work very hard to provide for my family over the years & see people with no brains & degrees do financially better.

But congratulations to all the parents who have got their children this far, it can't be easy in todays world

Indeed I learn by demonstration not paper work,mini CK is autistic so maybe im a bit like you 😱 brother CK has a PhD in theoretical chemistry

 

[Andy_R]

Son got 4 x A* - Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Computer Science. He's off to Lancaster to study Particle Physics and Cosmology (pretty much "Life , the universe, and everything"). Think we brought the wrong baby home from hospital 18 years ago....

 

[fossyant]

My teeth ache with that grocer's apostrophe...

Just realised. Doh. Title changed.

 

[DCLane]

I posted this on the Mundane News thread earlier but ...

Son no. 2 got an A, A, B, C and will be off to the University of Nottingham to study History and Politics, with an additional academic scholarship.

They've a decent cycling set-up and are near the Derby velodrome, both of which influenced his decision. He's waiting to find out if a sports scholarship is also coming his way.

 

[fossyant]

Spotted something here. Both I and DCLane have said 'study' - we both work in Uni's. No-one calls it 'read' these days. Only 'old fogies' call it read

 

[DCLane]

Spotted something here. Both I and DCLane have said 'study' - we both work in Uni's. No-one calls it 'read' these days. Only 'old fogies' call it read

I  try to explain to my students that they're reading for a degree. There's quite a lot of strange looks as a result.

And anyway, I use role play/video/presentation/discussion/practical activity and much more in my teaching/facilitation rather than simply written materials.

 

[oldwheels]

Scotland is one of the top developers of computer games in the world and gave you Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemtion, Angry Birds etc. If the names mean nothing to you then hopefully numbers will: the gaming & creative industries in Scotland alone support 90,000 jobs and are worth £4.6 Billion to the Scottish economy each year.

My eldest grandson is currently aiming in that direction but still has another year at school before final decision.

 

[Threevok]

Scotland is one of the top developers of computer games in the world and gave you Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemtion, Angry Birds etc. If the names mean nothing to you then hopefully numbers will: the gaming & creative industries in Scotland alone support 90,000 jobs and are worth £4.6 Billion to the Scottish economy each year.

My eldest son was originally going in for that line of work, but went into IT instead and (at this moment) is sitting opposite me, in the office (silly sod)

Besides (unlike Scotland) there's no call for game developement here in Wales, probably because the Z button doesn't exist