If someone misses 4 years of high school...and their parents don't look after them properly....and then they get G grades in everything apart from D grade in English) as a consequence of not getting an education.....and then no-one helps them and they don't know what to do and they sit at home untill they're 18. How can they get their education back? How do you recommend they catch up? ..and how many years will this take? Has anyone ever been in this situation before? Would they be too old to have home tuition in GCSEs ? and if so wouln't it take them 4/5 years of home tuition...if that's how much they'd missed in school.What should that person (me) do if their parents didn't have a CLUE how to organise home tuition e.g.how many hours per week they'd need, what subjects, what organisations can help/who to contact etc......
Would I be better doing GCSEs at college? If so how? connexions told me that it's ussually only possible to go up one or two grades (so I would go up to E/F grades)
2006-11-03 06:40:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I think what Connexions told you about improving your grades is absolute crap. From the sounds of it you weren't at school enough to study for your GCSEs first time round, so they're hardly an indication of your natural ability. If you're willing to be determined and really put the effort in there's no reason why you can't do well.
You will probably be able to study at a local college, ask around the area to see what options are available to you, check the council/LEA website for your area and they should have some good information for you. It sounds like a more structured learning environment would suit you better than studying at home, if you don't have the experience and support to keep yourself motivated. The other option if you want to work a bit, rather than studying full-time is to look into evening classes - the range of options won't be as wide but you should definitely be able to take Maths and English - grades of C or above in these two subjects are really important if you want to improve your job prospects. Another path to investigate if you feel like GCSEs are just not right for you is to looking into doing BTECs, NVQs and also ACCESS courses designed specifically for people returning to education.
Well done for taking the initiative and wanting to get a better education. Now it's time to really focus on what you want out of your education and out of your life in general - at 18 you're old enough to take responsibility for your own choices, and good on you for wanting to do something positive.
Hope it all works out for you - who knows, if you work hard enough you could find yourself at university in a few years if that's where you want to be!
2006-11-03 11:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend who was in pretty much the same situation as you,she went back to college a couple of evenings a wk to get her maths,english and clait so she could at least get secretarial work. After she got her gcse's she got a job and has gone on to do more exams. It can be done and you sound like you have the right attitude. Get in touch with local colleges or adult education centre. Good luck hun
2006-11-03 14:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to take control. It sounds like you are at a point where you want to start being responsible. Stop looking back and blaming your parents. You have to look forward. I dropped out of high school and got my GED. I went to a community college to get some general education classes. I then switched to a weekend program for working adults at a local private college. I then quit my full time job and transferred into the day program full-time and worked part-time. After getting my BA (with honors) I went on to get my Master's degree. I now work with community college students that have similar issues. It is possible to succeed in college with limited high school experience but be warned that it isn't easy. Often times I had to teach myself some of the basics that I missed in high school while learning the more advanced stuff. I also had to sacrifice a lot of my personal life. And I gave up a good paying job to work crappy jobs while in school. But in the end it was all worth it. I would recommend talking to your counselors at your current school and look into programs at local colleges. What are their requirements, do they have special programs for returning students, etc. Also you may want to email or meet with a college counselor to help you sort out what you want to do.
2006-11-03 15:19:47 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont leave it up to your parents your a big boy why not organise tuition for yourself, get intouch with a eduaction advisor or career officer. If you want it you have to carry the leg work out yourself. Its all on you, exams arent everything, you would be surprised at the number of successful people who have no qualifications but are determined and hard working. dont give up there is so much more to life than exams, and if its what you want seek it out yourself, its your life Good luck with it
2006-11-06 14:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by pebbles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to college, there is no reason why you can't up your grades to a C and above if you put the work in, you have missed a lot of school and thats why you got crap grades not because you are dull. well done on wanting to better yourself, i am 30 and just taking a degree now, education is for everyone.
ring your local college and go for it! good luck
2006-11-03 17:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by jacksmum 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are from Canada, your best bet is to write your GED. It is a diploma equivalent to that of a high school diploma. You study for as long as you need and then write the exam. Unfortunately, if you are not from Canada, this mightn't help. Your best bet is to talk to a Counsellor at your old school and see if they have any ideas.
2006-11-03 14:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Chloe M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I notice in your "question" that you mention several times about your parents. Are you blaming them? I doubt very seriously if most of the blame can be laid at their feet. What are YOU doing to change YOUR life. After all, why is it their responsibility now to organize YOUR home tuition etc, etc.
Please respond letting us all know what you are doing, and then maybe all of us out here can offer assistance or advice.
Bottom line, it's your choice, your life, your responsibility.
2006-11-03 15:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by buddha bill 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
do you have counsellors at your school or anybody there who could help you?
Or at the college you want to attend are there any advisers?
if you explain the whole thing like you did here someone should be able to help you.
2006-11-03 14:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by hrhqc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
talk to the head of the school or school counsellor for a best help to solved your problems. don't worry it'll be solved! best of luck!
2006-11-03 14:45:10 · answer #9 · answered by Simply_Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just bloody work harder, I have millionaire friends that cnnot spell and never went to school.
2006-11-03 14:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋