What if the child is not enrolled in school: 6 Tips for parents
Forming / / December 19, 2019
1. Keep calm
Your expectations were not met, but to sound the alarm not worth it. The child does not become worse only because the passing score turned out to be too tough for him. He will have plenty more opportunities to prove their capabilities. Do not look for the guilty, calm down and realize that life goes on.
2. Support child
Child feel ashamed in front of you and scared before tomorrow afternoon. He can, for the first time faced with defeat and lost. Do not escalate the situation. Show that they are ready to support him, no matter what.
3. Find the positive side
Look at it another way. You may have avoided the inevitable exceptions, hassle due to transfer to another university or something worse.
In the US, many students deliberately miss a year after graduation. It is time - it is called a gap year - young people are trying to hold the benefit of: work, travel, relax, help parents start dating, looking for himself. When it comes time to apply, they feel responsible, not coercion. Your child is a year and matures and understands what he needs.
4. Look for alternatives
According to the rulesOrder of the Russian Ministry of 14.10.2015 N 1147 (ed. from 20.04.2018) "On approval of admission to training on educational programs of higher education - undergraduate, specialty programs, graduate programs" an applicant may submit documents and their copies in five educational institutions in each - three specialty. That is, you have as many as 15 attempts. If you did not work in the same high school, to try his luck elsewhere. If not enough points, select the evening, part-time, or part-time department ssuz.
5. Go to the "B" plan
Ask your child what he was going to do next. Most goes to work, but there are other options.
Job or internship
According to law"Labor Code of the Russian Federation" dated 30.12.2001 N 197-FZ (ed. from 07.19.2018) you can start a career of 16 years. However, up to 18 years, with some restrictions. Former school can not engage in heavy, harmful and dangerous work, work in the gaming industry, and night clubs, and more than 35 hours a week.
Without the experience of taking couriers, laborers, sticker ads promoters in fast food restaurants. Interrogate friends: perhaps someone needs a trainee or a substitution at the time of release. You can also find a lot of offers in the social networks.
volunteer program
A safe and a budget option to travel, see the world, gain experience and do a good deed. Programs available to schoolchildren, a lot: you can harvest, participate in archaeological excavations, to help the sick or to save animals.
The child will get invaluable experience in exchange for their help. Many organizations provide free accommodation, meals, pay for the road. In some cases, you have to pay only for the flights and visa. Sometimes you need to cover organizational charges. If there is no money Place a Volunteer Forever - will help you collect the necessary sum.
Here are sites that help you find volunteer program:
- TravelWorks,
- Teenage Volunteering,
- «sphere»,
- «Interra»,
- «Chipmunk»,
- GoEco,
- Europe Voluntary Service.
Army
Boys, found fit for military service, must serve a year in the army. If the child does not intend to go to graduate school, it is better to respond to the call immediately. Exam results are valid for four years, and re-take the exam next year is not necessary.
Moreover, the benefits provided have served on admission:
- The right to free access to the preparatory courses.
- The advantage to be enrolled at equal points with other applicants.
6. Get ready to enter the next year
If the exam results do not get into any desired university, will have to spend a year to prepare. This time you do not have to pay for tutors. The child can go to work and educate ourselves. Opportunities for the benefit of this abound.
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