He always scores highly in school tests and school work (done at school) although his handwriting and organisation are always felt to be lacking both in English (handwriting) and maths (sloppy mistakes due to messy workings). Despite school support re the handwriting, it has not really improved and his preferred mode of writing is typing. And his writing, although beautifully and creatively descriptive, is often scruffy, sometimes illegible. However, we are despairing at his slap-dash nature, particularly when it comes to the more straightforward, more routine work. He says he learns most of what he knows from books, so he is a real autodidact, although he has had an 11+ tutor. He is highly inquisitive and always asks questions we can't answer. DS2 is a naturally (genuinely) very bright kid - his tutor and everyone around me keep telling me: he's the kind of kid who will know more about physics than most adults and not just from memorising facts but with a genuine understanding of concepts.
Second time around with the youngest is proving a lot harder still. Although he would do the 11+ work, it was always a bit of a struggle to convince him to do it (he never dropped any activities or sports so we're not a Tiger family in that sense) and the constant issue was 'silly mistakes'. My eldest sat the 11+ a few years ago and passed with good scores though not top 180 etc. I really think I've failed miserably as both of my kids seem very strong willed and unwilling.
Might seem a bit of a negative heading, but I sometimes wonder how some people seem to produce kids who are not only super-obliging in terms of doing the work set, but who always seem to take pride in their work and who seem to do their tasks very methodically.
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