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Mary Wakefield

Why are kids making posters for their GCSEs?

23 October 2014

2:00 PM

23 October 2014

2:00 PM

My niece, Lara, 15, has a mind like a surgical blade. On any subject, from calculus to The X Factor, she finds the heart of the issue and dissects it with alarming ease. Lara makes mincemeat of homework, trailing A grades, which is why it was so odd to find her stumped two weeks ago.

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