Tomorrow is the last day of classes for the Year 11 students who will be sitting their IGCSE examinations over the coming month. After two years of their chosen program (some more chosen than others) they have the opportunity to show in a public examination what they know and put themselves to the test. They have finished all of their formal teaching and learning and now have dozens of past papers from each subject that they should be using to practice.
Revision and revising properly can mean the difference between an average performance and a performance to be proud of. Doing past papers is, I think, the best possible way to revise because as you do the questions you look up what you need to know (real revision), you learn the style of the questions and you practice putting your thoughts into more clear and concise words.
Like training for a sport, practicing a musical instrument and developing a craft, you get out of revision what you are prepared to put into it. James and Joaquin showed us this when they put self motivated hours into their A Level maths exam at Christmas time and both scored over 90%, a spectacular achievement (and they are putting in that time again).
For those on exam leave who want to work late and have a lie in (and teenagers do work better after a lie in, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7932108.stm) breakfast is from 11:00 to 11:30. Pedro is making an effort to be up for breakfast every day at 08:30....
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