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W it h s o m u c h u n c e r t a in t y a b o u t e d u c a t io n t h is y e a r in g e n e r a l, e x a m r e s u lt s , d e c is io n s a b o u t w h e t h e r g o t o u n iv e r s it y o r d e f e r f o r a y e a r, I w o u ld lik e t o a n s w e r t h e s e q u e s t io n s I h a v e r e c e iv e d . I a p p r e c ia t e t h a t s o m e c h ild r e n h a v e b e e n a t t e n d in g s c h o o l a n d s o m e h a v e b e e n h o m e le a r n in g . “ I a m m o v in g in t o 6 t h f o r m , I a m a b it n e r v o u s a b o u t m y n e w t u t o r g r o u p a n d w h o is in it ” E v e r y o n e w ill b e h a v in g p ro b a b ly t h e s a m e t h o u g h t s . W h a t d o y o u a lre a d y k n o w a b o u t fro m t h e s c h o o l? C a n y o u fo c u s o n t h a t r a t h e r t h a n fo c u s o n w h a t y o u d o n ’t k n o w a b o u t? W h o o u t o f yo u r fr ie n d s , if a n y , a re g o in g t o y o u r 6 t h fo r m , w h e n d id y o u la s t c a t c h u p ? T h e t e a c h e r s w ill b e w o r k in g e x t r a h a rd t o e n s u re e v e r y o n e h a s a s m o o t h t r a n s it io n b a c k in t o s c h o o l.
“ I a m a b it n e r v o u s a b o u t g o in g b a c k t o s c h o o l. “ W h a t a re y o u n e r v o u s a b o u t ? S t a r t t o fa m ilia r is e y o u r s e lf w it h t h e n e w p ro c e d u re s a h e a d o f t im e . W h y n o t k e e p in t o u c h w it h y o u r fr ie n d s a n d c a t c h u p . S t a r t t o g e t b a c k in t o a g o o d s le e p ro u t in e , e a t in g h e a lt h ily , d r in k in g w a t e r, g e t t in g fre s h a ir a n d e x e rc is e a n d e n s u r in g y o u r w o r k s p a c e is re a d y t o s t a r t w o rk . D o yo u n e e d a n y n e w s c h o o l u n ifo r m ?
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“ I d o n ’t k n o w h o w I h a v e b e e n d o in g w it h m y o n lin e s c h o o l w o r k d u r in g lo c k d o w n , I h a v e n ’t h a d m u c h fe e d b a c k ” H o w d id y o u fi n d t h e o n lin e le a r n in g ? D id y o u d o a n y t h in g o u t s id e o f w h a t w a s a s k e d fo r ? W h a t t o p ic s d id y o u fi n d d iffi c u lt a n d h o w d id y o u g e t h e lp w it h t h e m ? C a n y o u m a y b e a s s e s s y o u r s e lf b y s u b je c t a s a s t a r t p o in t ? C an yo u g o b ack o ver yo u r m o s t re c e n t p a re n t s e v e n in g fe e d b a c k ? B e k in d t o y o u r s e lf - y o u c a n o n ly h a v e c o n t ro l a b o u t y o u r s c h o o l w o r k g o in g fo r w a rd . “ Yo u h a v e b r a in s in y o u r h e a d . Yo u h a v e f e e t in y o u r s h o e s . Yo u c a n s t e e r y o u r s e lf a n y d ir e c t io n y o u c h o o s e .”
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