Junior Cert Jailbait night out

thejuggler wrote: »

More sinister was the number of adult males hanging around observing.

They're paying customers just like everyone else.

PTH2009 wrote: »

rip up the results they dont matter. its terrible putting so much pressure on 13-16 year olds for an exam which means nothing.

They do actually! When my sister (about 6 years ago) was applying to study in Edinburgh University, they asked for her Junior Cert results as well as a statement of projected grades from her teachers for the LC and a personal statement. A friend of hers applied for the same course in the same college and didn't get in which seems to have been down to her poor JC results. So while in the long run they don't matter, they may impact on college places abroad.

Anyway it is good for them to learn to be responsible for their education and realise that if they want good results they need to work hard. A good life lesson.

As for my Inter Cert, I don't think we went out the night of it but there was a teenage disco on the Friday after. Considering I didn't drink until I was 20 I was sober and behaved myself like the good girl I was.

My sons both went to the local JC results discos but as with all discos they went to during their early teens, I would drive them there and collect them and they knew they would not get out again if they broke the rules of drink, drugs, smoking and being generally disrespectful.

I allowed them both to drink since they were 16 and both have never let me down by getting really drunk and into trouble. The eldest will soon be 21 and the youngest is nearly 18 and both seem to be fairly responsible so I must have done something ok. I gave them freedom but pointed out the consequences of their actions including any repercussions for crossing any boundaries I set them.

All hell could yet break out but am happy with how they have turned out so far!

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Inter cert last year was definitley 1991.

I did the inter in '91 when I was 14, leaving in '93, we were the last year - junior cert was starting the next year. Remember talking to some of the 2nd year girls at the time in the library about their curriculum like it was yesterday :eek: