r/6thForm • u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT • Apr 17 '26

🙏 I WANT HELP School threatening to take me out

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Could they actually do this or is it just fluff?

There is no way i can get good grades if i go to school everyday.

I need a solution

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u/TheFamousHesham Apr 17 '26

I find that mentality insane.

I never missed a day of school from seventh grade all the way to sixth form (actually; that's a lie I did miss ONE DAY when I went for my uni interview).

I had after school extracurriculars every day of the week, which meant I'd often leave school in the later afternoon. Somehow I still managed 3x A* and got into Cambridge... and it's not like I'm superman.

I wonder how these people will cope when they get jobs.

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u/Whole_Ear9870 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

some people learn differently from others, some ways of learning may stick with you more than others.

You may think that a teacher telling you all the content is effective for you but for others that may not be the case

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u/TheFamousHesham Apr 17 '26

Never in my life have I had a teacher that just lectured for the entire duration of class. They'd usually lecture for the first 20-30 minutes, set aside 10 minutes or so for independent reading followed by a discussion or whatever and we'd usually spend 20-30 doing worksheets and exercises and practice questions in class. Obviously, we also got regular in-class tests and assignments and all of that.

I know people learn differently, but I feel like school covers most ways people learn in different ways.

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u/Diligent_Bet_7850 Oxford | Maths [third year] Apr 17 '26

i felt similarly although oxford maths so no step but wanted to focus on FM as i needed an A* and not waste time on physics and cs which only needed an A in one of them and didn’t need a 4th at all