Fearne Cotton
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Because like you say at the moment, we are pushing all kids to the same degree without looking at what their own bespoke needs are or interests are.
We're just going, you need to be good at GCSE level at 11 subjects, go.
And that's insane.
What are your thoughts on that?
So...
Yeah.
Yeah, it seems like having watched my stepkids go through this and now, you know, my son's 13.
So he's just entering that.
We're starting to do tests and exams, etc.
Yeah.
That the level of stress compared to when I was at school seems wild.
I don't remember.
And I've got, you know, I'm still friends with all my schoolmates.
And one of my friends was very academic in every subject.
She would get A's, A stars.
But even she was kind of like pretty laid back about it.
I'll revise.
I'll do my best.
But now it seems like for the child and parent, there's this insane level of stress.
Yes, I did SATs in the 90s.