K2 child, can education be finished via correspondence in UK
May 4th 2002, 12:10 am
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K2 child, can education be finished via correspondence in UK
Hello, Hope spomeone can give a little help on this matter. My younger daughter had
GCSE exams next year. She would rather finish these so that she does not have to
attend high school in the US till the age of eighteen, the thought rather scares her
as she is very shy. She does not want to stay here and be away from me for such a
long period of time. So basically I wonder if anyone has any experiences with regard
to this and know if there is a way of completing exams via correspondence. Many
thanks, Regards to you all, Jacqueline
GCSE exams next year. She would rather finish these so that she does not have to
attend high school in the US till the age of eighteen, the thought rather scares her
as she is very shy. She does not want to stay here and be away from me for such a
long period of time. So basically I wonder if anyone has any experiences with regard
to this and know if there is a way of completing exams via correspondence. Many
thanks, Regards to you all, Jacqueline
May 4th 2002, 4:11 pm
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Re: K2 child, can education be finished via correspondence in UK
This isn't a direct answer to your question but a little advice that may give you a couple of things to consider.
My daughter is also very, very shy and when she came over here was terrified of going to school here. She is a little younger than your daughter but going to school here has helped her enormously to settle in and adapt to the way of life over here. She made friends really easily mainly due to the efforts of her American classmates - it broke the ice her being English I think and a bit different. I can't tell you how much she has grown in confidence by socialising with her school mates and getting involved in school activities.
Also bear in mind that generally speaking the schools here are behind that of those in the UK so she will be repeating a lot of the stuff that she has already done in the UK so this will allow her to concentrate on adapting to the move and making friends without having to worry about academia. She will have to learn new stuff like American History etc but she'll find it a breeze.
Another thought I had too is that if you plan to be here long enough that she will need to compete in the American job market she will really need to graduate from high school if not go on and get a college degree. English G.C.S.E.'s will count for very little here and ending schooling at age 16 will not compute with employers - she'll probably be seen as a high school drop out.
Even if she won't be working here I promise you she will find it so much easier to adapt to life over here with the support of friends in her peer group and they will be on tap in droves in a school.
Hope this is food for though anyway....
My daughter is also very, very shy and when she came over here was terrified of going to school here. She is a little younger than your daughter but going to school here has helped her enormously to settle in and adapt to the way of life over here. She made friends really easily mainly due to the efforts of her American classmates - it broke the ice her being English I think and a bit different. I can't tell you how much she has grown in confidence by socialising with her school mates and getting involved in school activities.
Also bear in mind that generally speaking the schools here are behind that of those in the UK so she will be repeating a lot of the stuff that she has already done in the UK so this will allow her to concentrate on adapting to the move and making friends without having to worry about academia. She will have to learn new stuff like American History etc but she'll find it a breeze.
Another thought I had too is that if you plan to be here long enough that she will need to compete in the American job market she will really need to graduate from high school if not go on and get a college degree. English G.C.S.E.'s will count for very little here and ending schooling at age 16 will not compute with employers - she'll probably be seen as a high school drop out.
Even if she won't be working here I promise you she will find it so much easier to adapt to life over here with the support of friends in her peer group and they will be on tap in droves in a school.
Hope this is food for though anyway....
