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My son Raymond, now 1. October 2. 00. 7. Fortunately, I didnt have to appeal, as he passed first time. But it still was the most stressful thing I have been through as a parent. Forget giving birth getting Raymond through the 1. I could never have expected. To be frank, it turned me into an obsessed loon. In fact, I became almost deranged. From the moment I realised the test was looming, I became a one woman 1. From age nine onwards, poor Raymond was put on the conveyor belt of my academic aspirations. I researched every single facet of the exam. I bought a guide for parents and endless practice papers. I found mothers whose children had already sat the exam and pumped them for information. I looked up the ratio of how many passed the test each year girls versus boys, early year birthdays versus late year birthdays. On and on and on it went. My husband, who was educated at a comprehensive, looked on in bemusement. Drama Korea Faith Sub Indo. Dont you think you might be over doing it he asked one weekend, as he watched me drill Raymond in yet more practice test papers. No, I barked back. Its important. I soon discovered that our way of coping with the 1. It soon became apparent, as I observed our pool of friends and acquaintances, that women get far more worked up about it than men. Yes, my husband cared about it as did many of the other fathers I talked to but it didnt take over his life in the way it took over mine. What unifies mothers from every walk of life is their desire to do the best for their children and, in my county, that means doing whatever it takes to help them pass the 1. Us mothers are all at it hiring tutors, attending extra classes and hot housing our children to the nth degree. There is not one mother I have met who is not obsessing about this test a good few years before their children actually sit the exam. Again, I admit that I am one of them. I have three younger children aged seven, six and three. I called a locally renowned tutor the other day to put their names down for her course which specialises in preparing children for the 1. Astonishingly, she told me she has no places. Ive had a waiting list on those age groups for at least a year, she said. Clearly, I am not the only mother panicking about her childrens future. I tried to talk myself out of my self induced lunacy. So what if they arent academic They can still lead a successful life, I tell myself. At the height of Raymonds 1. Id wake up every day, already clenched with fear repeating the mantra, It doesnt matter, it doesnt matter. Only it did. It really did. I got to the stage whereby the 1. I ate, slept and lived it all the while trying to appear normal in front of Raymond. Of course, he eventually saw through my attempts to seem cool. The summer before he was due to take the exam, I had him pinioned at the picnic table in the back garden, completing endless test papers. He practised for his 1. I think thats when he realised how nutty Id become. He took to muttering complaints at me under his breath. I tried to remain calm for him, to keep the pressure away, but he knew. All the children in his class knew. It was the sole topic of conversation between their mothers at the school gates, after all. It wasnt as if I didnt know what to expect. I took the 1. 1 plus myself. Back then, it was supposed to be a great leveller, affecting pupils throughout Britain. Now it is only used in a few counties and boroughs, including Lincolnshire, Kent, York and the London borough of Bexley. In my day, if you had the type of brain that could manage that test then you passed regardless of your class, wealth or status. If you didnt, you went to a secondary modern or a technical college. This meant that a bright boy from a council estate could get to grammar school because the 1. That bright boy wouldnt stand much of a chance now. Hes been edged out by pushy parents such as myself with our tutors and extra test papers all costing the earth and the endless hours we put in coaching our children. Like or not, the 1. Its made me ask searching questions of myself. For example, why am I such an intellectual snob I might tell other parents Dont worry, not everyones suited to grammar school are theyI mean, it would be terrible for poor name of child to go to a school where heshe would be struggling wouldnt it But I dont believe this for a minute. I am convinced passing the 1. Other friends those who dont have children or children who arent sitting the 1. I didnt just send Raymond to a fee paying school. There is one obvious answer money But the other is also to do with my own schooling. I feel I had a perfectly good education at grammar school, as did my siblings. I looked down on those who went to fee paying schools as children who hadnt passed the 1. I face the future with some trepidation. Yes, I got my eldest through the 1. I took him virtually kicking and screaming into that exam, but the relief I felt when he passed was better than any high Ive ever had. Was it worth it Of course it was. But I still have three other children to get through it, now I can feel my nerves starting already. I know its iniquitous. I know were all playing a game. But its one I cant walk away from.