NAGTY parents help please

[Lizzy Lemon]

I can remember reading in the last few months a few of you have children who have been invited to join or who are already members of NAGTY but I can't find the threads on your opinions. Our eldest Glen has just been invited to become a member and I wanted to know what other parents feel the benefit is. We are proud, of course, but Glen is a child who easily learns what he wants to but will not put much effort into stuff he doesn't like or finds hard to understand (science esp.) just wondered what benefit it would be for him to become a member. I have looked on their web site and it seems to promote a lot of courses, he's really not a child who would want to do extra work that he doesn't have to. He may change, according to his report he's matured a lot since last year and he may start pulling his socks up now year 10 is approaching but a number of his teachers have said he can do much better its just up to him.

 

[florida sun]

Wendy

Here is a previous thread on Nagty that I found for you.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1143698&highlight=NAGTY

 

[wayneg]

Thanks for bringing this up and the link, my DS is a member. Never knew there was a thread on here about it.

 

[Lizzy Lemon]

Sue - thanks for finding the thread, wonder why I couldn't, Glen obviously must get his good looks from me and the brains from his Dad! It was reassuring to know there are other children out there who have been invited to join who don't always want to put in the extra work, I was wondering why they had chosen Glen when he can be lazy where work is concerned (that's from his Dad too!)

Wayneg - as a parent how do you think its benefitting your son?

 

[wayneg]

Wayneg - as a parent how do you think its benefitting your son?

Too soon to tell yet, only found out about it a few month back.
He has been to Huddersfield University a couple of days in regular school hours. I suppose that alone give them an experience the other kids don't get. Just to see a different side of education. Only 12 years old and like most other kids he does not want to put the hard work in, but he is in the top set for all subjects and his English teacher thinks he is the best pupil at English in the school so can't complain much about his lazyness unless his grades slip.
Just need to get him off VMK and Habbo Hotel a little more.
When I was his age around 11-12 I was top in everything at High school the same, but got no support and bored because the under achievers got all the attention. Ended up taking no qualifications and lots of time off school. Hopefully with schemes like this it gives a little bit of interest for the brighter kids.

 

[hildasmuriel]

My son was invited to join a few years ago. Apart from receiving a members magazine a few times it hasn't really meant anything. The thing they seem keen on are the courses during the summer at Warwick University. The thought of my brilliant but very very lazy son wanting to do any work in the holidays. Not to mention that the cost of it is prohibitive.

We used to be members of the National Association for Gifted Children - but that also assumes that G&T youngsters have a thirst for knowledge and love to learn. NOT like my son at all, who just happens to have been born with this enormous brain and total lack of motivation. He is currently in Year 11, (although he is only Year 10 age) and is of the opinion that revision for GCSEs is a nice idea .....for other people!