Child sat this driving theory test again this morning – we were sat in McDonalds at 7am with a drink, a bagel and his revision book - he got me up at 6 am as he didn't want to be late. No where else was open; they had more sense and were still fast asleep. No greater love has a mother than to leave her bed at an ungodly hour on her day off for her child.
Unfortunately he failed – by one fecking point. Just one sodding point. He needed to score 44 and he got 43. Once again he past the hazard theory part with flying colours. So it’s now cost me another £28.50 and we’ve booked him in again for later this month.
The poor kid gets so frustrated and angry with himself and he’s a bundle of nerves before any sort of test as well; which doesn’t help the matter. He’s dyslexic, the hazard part of the test is visual and causes him no trouble; he’s passed that part twice now with a very high score - it’s the questions that get him. He does use the facility available to listen to the question being read out through the earphones and that helps, but it’s more the way the question is worded that causes the problem. He’s always had this problem right the way through school – he’d be asked a question and not understand, but if you asked exactly the same question but reworded it ever so slightly he’d instantly give the correct answer. Its part and parcel of the dyslexia and something that he has just had to accept.
The plus side to all of this is that he’s determined to pass. Often if he fails at something he won’t try again, or even worse won’t try at all for fear of failing. Yet if he does set his mind to something, believe that he’ll do it, he’ll move heaven and earth to ensure he does. I just hope the next time he passes – otherwise it will end up costing me a small fortune because the minute I see how upset he is I do the mother thing of trying to make it better, encourage him to keep trying and then tell him I'll pay.
Unfortunately he failed – by one fecking point. Just one sodding point. He needed to score 44 and he got 43. Once again he past the hazard theory part with flying colours. So it’s now cost me another £28.50 and we’ve booked him in again for later this month.
The poor kid gets so frustrated and angry with himself and he’s a bundle of nerves before any sort of test as well; which doesn’t help the matter. He’s dyslexic, the hazard part of the test is visual and causes him no trouble; he’s passed that part twice now with a very high score - it’s the questions that get him. He does use the facility available to listen to the question being read out through the earphones and that helps, but it’s more the way the question is worded that causes the problem. He’s always had this problem right the way through school – he’d be asked a question and not understand, but if you asked exactly the same question but reworded it ever so slightly he’d instantly give the correct answer. Its part and parcel of the dyslexia and something that he has just had to accept.
The plus side to all of this is that he’s determined to pass. Often if he fails at something he won’t try again, or even worse won’t try at all for fear of failing. Yet if he does set his mind to something, believe that he’ll do it, he’ll move heaven and earth to ensure he does. I just hope the next time he passes – otherwise it will end up costing me a small fortune because the minute I see how upset he is I do the mother thing of trying to make it better, encourage him to keep trying and then tell him I'll pay.
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Went to a firework display last night. Have tripod will travel, sort of thing.
Pretties :-)
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