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Author	EVE_ddred
Comment	It's not a myth. Talented children have to fight to get opportunities in public schools. I left high school with 6 higher As. Here's a summary of my experience: Fifth Year My Choices were: Higher English Higher Math Higher Physics Higher Tech. Studies Higher Graphic Communication Higher Computing Higher Chemistry The school gave me: Higher Math Intermediate 2 English Intermediate 2 Administration Intermediate 2 Geography Higher Tech Studies They told me most of the higher classes I had chosen were full due to health and safety for the size of the rooms. They told me there weren't enough students sitting computing or graph comm and so weren't running them. I protested and the English teacher told me, to my face, that she didn't think I was capable of higher English. They told me they gave me administration since it was the closet thing they had to computing. I told them I hated geography and it would have been the last thing I would have chosen. Truly maddening at the time and when I think back on it. I contacted my council and complained about it. 2 months later, they got me to attend two high schools simultaneously with a taxi service between the schools where I replace administration with physics and could only attend 3 out of 5 of the classes per week. My results that year were: H. Math: A I2. English: A H. Physics: A I2. Geography: F H. Tech. Studies: A 3 highers isn't enough to apply to any university but I was done with that school so I moved to the school I had been taking the taxi to but my enthusiasm was gone. In my final year I took: Higher English Higher Computing Higher Graphic Communication Advanced Higher Math After I submitted my University choices, I dropped out of maths as it was pointless. Got my As and left with a bitter memory of high school. If I had been trying to get anywhere beyond where I was aiming, the school would have actively prevented me.
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It's not a myth. Talented children have to fight to get opportunities in public schools.

I left high school with 6 higher As. Here's a summary of my experience:

*Fifth Year*
My Choices were:

Higher English
Higher Math
Higher Physics
Higher Tech. Studies
Higher Graphic Communication
Higher Computing
Higher Chemistry

The school gave me:
Higher Math
Intermediate 2 English
Intermediate 2 Administration
Intermediate 2 Geography
Higher Tech Studies

They told me most of the higher classes I had chosen were full due to health and safety for the size of the rooms. They told me there weren't enough students sitting computing or graph comm and so weren't running them.

I protested and the English teacher told me, to my face, that she didn't think I was capable of higher English.

They told me they gave me administration since it was the closet thing they had to computing. I told them I hated geography and it would have been the last thing I would have chosen.

Truly maddening at the time and when I think back on it. I contacted my council and complained about it. 2 months later, they got me to attend two high schools simultaneously with a taxi service between the schools where I replace administration with physics and could only attend 3 out of 5 of the classes per week.

My results that year were:
H. Math: A
I2. English: A
H. Physics: A
I2. Geography: F
H. Tech. Studies: A

3 highers isn't enough to apply to any university but I was done with that school so I moved to the school I had been taking the taxi to but my enthusiasm was gone. In my final year I took:

Higher English
Higher Computing
Higher Graphic Communication
Advanced Higher Math

After I submitted my University choices, I dropped out of maths as it was pointless. Got my As and left with a bitter memory of high school. If I had been trying to get anywhere beyond where I was aiming, the school would have actively prevented me.