school is coming to an end this week and for Rebekka today was her "Abschlussfeier" again. We went through this a year ago, and that time she got a prize for the best diploma in her class. This year she told me that was not possible as she had only done the classes she needed for her Gymi, and not all the classes to get her average up.
So that was okay, I hadn't expected it last year, so that had been a lovely surprise.
However, the girl who did get the best marks, was the one person my daughter cannot stand in the class. A girl, who actually I feel quite sorry for, as she studies all the time, can only watch TV at the weekend, and has no friends or social life. Her Mum pushes her, and all work, no play may get her top marks, but makes her a dull girl with no friends.
Anyway, my daugher was really upset to have been beaten by her, especially when she discovered that the points difference between them is 0.1.
So she was actually in tears after, and as a consequence is fired up to do well at Gymi. This other girl is the only other one who passed the entrance test from their class, and they will be doing exactly the same lessons.
Rebekka is determined to do better than her, which is good for me, cos that is a good incentive to study. Plus she does not want to have to repeat a year, as it is one repeat only there, the 2nd time you are out.
She also emailed her old school this evening to query two of her exam results, as she feels they are too low.
and now she is out, they are all partying from 9pm to who knows when tomorrow morning. I have to trust she will be okay.
My Mum would never have let me do that, times change so much.
