Back to School for Expats
Back to School Rituals it’s always fun to buy new stationery for going back to school. Back in Bangkok things are in full swing for the new term. Expat teachers are in their classrooms getting their displays and schemes of learning ready, parents may be breathing a sigh of relief, (taking a whole family back […]
Being the Teacher’s Kid (or their Mum!)
Pros and Cons of Being a Teacher’s Kid These two munchkins actually enjoyed being teachers’ kids, or at least I think they did! I blogged yesterday about what it was like being married to the Secondary Principal. After writing my post the girls said to me that if I thought it was bad being the Principal’s […]
Is ‘B’ good enough?
Is B a Good Grade? I often ask myself what is a good grade. Is a B grade good enough?School GradesAt school if I’d self-assessed and averaged out my grades I am pretty sure I’d have been a stock standard Grade ‘B’ student. I’d maybe reach an ‘A’ for the odd English piece; in French […]
Post Exams and Empty Nesters
Empty Nest Syndrome So the results are in. Our drive to Edinburgh (on results day) for a weekend break was tinged with nerves and trepidation. We are lucky. Betsy did well so will be heading off to York University in September! I say lucky, but I don’t want to detract from how blooming hard she […]
Preparing for the Worst – IB Exam Results and Beyond….
How to Stop Stressing over Exam Results Only one more day to wait for results. The IB Exam Results will be with us tomorrow; it’s a little bit like waiting for Christmas day only you really don’t know what Santa will bring. He won’t necessarily reward kids for being good and hard-working! The truth is, […]
IB, A Level, or GCSE – Preparing for the Dreaded Results …
Getting Ready for Exam Results As a family we are going up to Edinburgh at the weekend. Saturday is also the day that Betsy is due to get her IB results – yikes! We need to get ready for whatever results may arrive – good or bad! We’ve been saying we will need to be somewhere with […]