dear o7s6B, Labels: A-levels, congratulations, resultsi just want to congratulate all those who did well for the A-levels, and remind all those who didn't get their A's that if you showed significant improvement (e.g. if you were getting U or S all the way until the prelims), you should be happy and proud of your achievements. For some of you who got unexpected B's or C's, just remember this. In the end, it doesn't really matter. So you encounter a minor setback. So you have to readjust your plans for further studies. I believe everyone in our class got good enough results to enter the university, and probably even the course of your choice.If you've worked steadily and hard, but still ended up with a B (e.g. in Physics). Don't be too disappointed. Both you and I know that you are no less deserving of an A as much as the other 6 in 10 students who got the A. For such situations you know i will readily vouch for you in a recommendation.For those of you who think... KNOW, you could have done better, had you started to work earlier. Remember and learn from this lesson. Don't make the same mistake in the army/university.Advise your juniors too, lest they experience the same regret that you do now. In hindsight everything is 20/20.For those who wonder why i chose to give you your result slip face down, and mostly did not say congratulations, it was because i wanted to give you the right to discover your own results under your own circumstances.Some of your chose to share your delight/happiness/satisfaction/gratitude with me, in which case i congratulated you.Some of you chose to share your disappointment/sorrow/regret with me. In which case I may have sympathized with you, but congratulated and reminded you that it was it was not the B you should be disappointed in but perhaps the 3 A's you should be proud of.Or i may have pointed out that your C was a 4 grade improvement from a U. Results that would have made a student proud in any other school often do not in this school, because we have been too conditioned to believe that everyone gets 4 A's. It is a unique flaw with a school that celebrates it's outstanding results and gives the impression that anything less is unacceptable. By now all the happiness/sadness would have subsided. Results would probably have been put in perspective.Once again,To those who did well, congratualtions.To those who did well but maybe not all A's and are/were disappointed, take heart and be proud of the A's that you did obtain.To those who know you could have done better, well... just be more proactive the next time opportunity comes knocking, in whatever form. The A-levels may be a culmination of 2/6 years (for IP) of study, but you still have much ahead of you.Whatever the case... Life.Goes.On.love,mr R
