tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post5709815356915517100..comments2023-07-16T09:25:21.994+01:00Comments on Growing Greenpatches: It's Now or Never - Results DayGreenpatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-91966729594430983852012-09-09T12:52:02.930+01:002012-09-09T12:52:02.930+01:00So, so true. 'Integrity, compassion, healthy, ...So, so true. 'Integrity, compassion, healthy, whole,' I'd settle for those any day.Greenpatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-6064271228381466592012-09-08T21:44:11.465+01:002012-09-08T21:44:11.465+01:00This is an annual tense time for me as a sixth for...This is an annual tense time for me as a sixth form college teacher. This year it was my daughter, my eldest child, who got A*s and off to medical school. My eldest son meanwhile was struggling with scrapped AS grades and had to be consoled and reminded he was equally worthwhile etc as a person (At least he does feel loved!)<br /><br />In 1979 I was one of the lucky ones with A grades and a place at Oxford - but my comp had difficulty in celebrating and people kept asking my Mum if she would not prefer it if her son was the clever one. <br /><br />But really exam results are so much less important than growing up with integrity and compassion, and healthy and whole. Only a small part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-34186523243902736702012-08-20T11:58:30.235+01:002012-08-20T11:58:30.235+01:00Agreed - where I was there was very little informa...Agreed - where I was there was very little information available other than what was university related!Greenpatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-35813276637609158152012-08-19T13:22:16.363+01:002012-08-19T13:22:16.363+01:00You're so right, there are so many different w...You're so right, there are so many different ways to succeed. I think its sad though that schools and many parents 9at least back in the day when i was a student) were so focussed on pushing us all through exams and judging us by our exam results and dictatign to us our future careers. I got good grades but didn't have enough confidence to make a fully informed choice in my college career Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com