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hi, well 14 and i have to much to do if you get me. i have soo much homework because im doing my GCSE's now and even my teachers are saying that The UK is one of the countries that has the most coursework to do, and they then say that they understand the pressure. i mean if they understand why give us so much. i have to look after my pet because no-one else does, i practice 2 instruments, 1 of which i have lessons for. on top of all that i need a darn social life aswell, and i just dont have time to fit ALL of it in. i usually find my self doing huge essays the day before they are in, and my teachers keep telling us how these two years are the most important ever of your compulsory education! any advice? thanks
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These two years might be the most important of your compulsory education, but by no means are they the most important years of your education. If you plan to go on to Further or Higher education, you'll find that those years are more closely linked to what you enjoy and what sort of career path you would like to pursue.
When it comes down to it, you need five A-C GCSEs in order to get into college to do A Levels. It generally makes no difference what your GCSE subjects are, with the exception of English and Maths.
Schools will try to convince you that only school matters - this is because your grades WILL affect your future, but also because the higher your grades are, the better the school looks. You should be able to fit in friends and music, too, and it might just take some time to adjust.
Starting GCSEs means you are doing more work than you are used to, with new courses. Give it a couple of terms and the workload will start to seem a natural part of your routine. You can also draw up a timetable for revision, homework, and your music - and your all important free time! This can help you visualize how you want to spend your time, as well as helping you be more efficient when planning things out.
You will get through this. I wish you the best of luck!
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Its hard to find a balance because im 14 and im doing m GCSE's in the UK now and its hard but youll learn to find a balance and yeah its important but it doesnt mean its all you have to do, try not to place to much importance on ur instruments becuse you can pick them up after you finnish your GCSE's.
good luck
hope you find a balance
kim
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well you won't have GCSE maths coursework now and you won't have coursework for homework either so i don't know what you are talking about!!!!!!!!
the government has changed it. you do coursework at school now and not at home. i'm only doing my KS3 this year and well i'm dead already.
30 hours of school a week
14 hours of homework a week
5 hours of private tutoring a week
1 hours of coursework a week
3 hours of extra revision a week and i'm only in year 9.
so i think i've got more pressure than you.
i am doing 3 hours of exercise a week
i have to clean my bedroom every week
i need to go up two sets in science in 4 months
i have to do my GCSE options in a month
wow. 53 hours of blood sweat and tears a week
when i go into my GCSE's i will have a
science tutor(have one right now)
maths tutor(have one)
english tutor(have one)
Spanish tutor
Arabic tutor
my mum wants me to take Latin in GCSE's but my school don't do it
and i might move school cos i hate the way i am being taught in my school right now!
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this guy wants to make school hours longer so don't think it is bad right now!!!
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Ah, I remember the GCSE's. Two painful years of sweat, blood and tears, followed by the stress of the actual exams!
Unfortunately, yes, the coursework is horrendous. It wasn't unusual at my school to have between 5 and 6 hours of homework set to us each night, including the coursework and even though that was what they set, no matter how hard I worked, I could never finish it in that time!
I must admit, for those two years, I didn't really have much of a social life anyway, due to some personal issues but what I can tell you is that although it wasn't my first choice, I had to spend most of my evenings doing homework during the week and reserve seeing friends to weekends. I know it's not what you want to do, but if you slog it out and do the work for the weekend on a Friday night, you have the whole weekend free to do whatever you want.
Of course, in your situation, working out time to practise two instruments is difficult as well. I can appreciate that you probably enjoy playing these but somewhere, something needs to be left out because there just aren't enough hours in the day when you are studying for GCSE's. You may not want to, but it might be best to drop the instrument you don't have lessons for and practise the other one hour every day, before or after school.
When it comes to essays, unfortunately, the only thing you can do is to knuckle down and work until it is done. I would love to say there's an easy way to do them but from experience I can tell you that there is no shortcut on these. Make sure you make as many notes on the subjects in the lessons, as these will help you when it comes to writing the essay. It will give you a good starting point because the majority of the information will be there.
If it helps you, try drawing up a timetable this weekend while you have some time. Work out roughly how many hours a night you need to spend on your homework. If your school is anything like mine was, it will be between 4 and 5 hours a night. If it's easier homework, like a research topic or answering some questions frm a text, work on it with some friends. Form a small homework/study group. Such a working manner will prove invaluable when it comes to studying for the GCSE's, because as long as you work hard, by then you will find it a lot easier to work in a group to learn things and you will learn more effectively as a result. The main thing is to remember it is NOT a social gathering. You can make studying more fun and all brings snacks but you have to work, not just talk and have fun.
As far as these two years being the most important, I would agree but only to a certain extent. Due to a personal problem, I missed 3 months of school before the exams and had to drop two subjects as a result. I didn't do too badly in the end but it has never really affected me so far. That being said, GCSE's pave the way for the dreaded AS and A2 exams, which you NEED to get if you want to go straight to university. The more you learn now, the easier the AS and A2's will be.
In the meantime, the social life will have to be placed on the back burner I'm afraid and in order to relieve the pressure currently on you, you will have to consider dropping at least one of the musical intruments, unless it is something you need for one of your courses. If it isn't, remember you don't have to do everything now and you can take it back up after these exams if you want to.
I will leave you with one final thought. When I was at school, I was quite lazy when it came to school work. I never worked as hard as I could, choosing to watch TV instead or play games on the computer. I was lucky with my GCSE's but I dropped out after A2's, partly because I failed most of them. Not a single day goes by where I don't regret not trying harder. School is more valuable to you than you think it is while you are there and although it's a cliche, it really is the best time of your life because it is SO much easier!! Make the most of it and don't stop working hard. You will get there and when you do well in your exams, it will all be worth it, so try to work as hard as you can now and it will be something you can spend the rest of your lifel congratulating yourself at succeeding at. You CAN do it and believe me, you will do it well.
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Hi! I'm fourteen too. I can't say that I do the exact same things, but I do understand the overwhelming amount of things to do. I think you're stressed, and I think it might be better for you if you were on a schedule. I know you have to do you schoolwork (obviously), and if it is your pet, then you do have to take care of it.
But if you don't really want to practice two instuments, quit them. I know it's probably not that easy, or maybe not even a choice. But I think you need to either cut some things out, if you can, or try to make a schedule for yourself. That gives you time to fit in some other things that you want to do. Good Luck!
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