Revision

GCSE exams have commenced for the boy but my attempts to help with revision have not been well received as he is concerned that following a full day of revision classes at school any further effort at home may ‘over-stuff’ his mind – presumably with unhelpful things such as relevant facts, rehearsed opinions and prepared analysis – and so inhibit his uncluttered, free-thinking, intuitive approach to answering questions; why didn’t I think of that when I was sixteen.