2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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Goodluck8:
Do parents noticed that this year students standard is not as good as last year? Dragon tends to be more clever. That's maybe the reason why parents are not so worry. Afterall, they only need to complete with the 'snake' kids only.
Your comment is insulting. -
ER, you joined the 2014 thread too? so which year is your DD having her PSLE? confused.
welcome again! -
ngl2010:
Agree with ngl2010. Regardless of the year the child is born in, every child starts off with nothing and it really depends on the family, parents, the environment to nurture the child...Goodluck8:
Do parents noticed that this year students standard is not as good as last year? Dragon tends to be more clever. That's maybe the reason why parents are not so worry. Afterall, they only need to complete with the 'snake' kids only.
Your comment is insulting.
I'm not going to critique how good or not good Dragon kids are...my kid is born in the Dragon year but I don't see her as smart or not...she's my kid and I will just make sure I do my best to teach her well and bring her well up as what father should....
Honestly, let's have some forum etiquette here...will you tell the same thing to your friends who are talking to you face to face?
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JohnYeo:
Regardless of the year the child is born in, every child starts off with nothing and it really depends on the family, parents, the environment to nurture the child...
I'm afraid I disagree with you that kids are born with 'nothing'. Every child has a certain basic genetic potential, some higher, some lower. Nurture and education will help kids maximise what they have, but not every child starts at the same level.
However, I agree with you that every cohort will have roughly the same spread - law of large numbers. -
Just wondering, if anyone already started planning "what to do" after PSLE?
Not holidays, but like any preparation courses for Sec 1, or tuition plans etc?
Do the kids still need to go back to school after PSLE and if they do, what do they do in school?
(I know it’s SA period, and still have prelims and the ACTUAL thing to prepare but my mind just can’t help wandering far off… so dun bash me! lolx). -
Bash you? Nah. From what you just posted, I can understand why your nick is ScaredyMum.
You think too far and it causes undue anxiety to u la. Take it slow but steady, ok? :hugs:
But to answer your question...
Different schools offer different post-PSLE activities/programmes for the students to unwind and/or pick up a skill like... from learning to play guitar or drums to picking up tennis or squash (etc). Some schools also schedule outings (excursions) or mini camps. So while students still hafta attend school as usual, there are programmes or activities in place for the P6 students up until the official school holidays. -
Haha thanks buds! No la, I'm not exactly feeling anxious, but bcos I tends to be \"slower\" in realising what's happening, I prefer to get advance info or plans ahead
I read another post somewhere about not letting them wander too far off after PSLE else difficult to pull them back. So I started thinking if I should continue with the tuition (but the current one-to-one is quite ex and not too sure how good she will be for Sec topics).
Thus I just wanted to know what other parents do for the kids after PSLE. Is there some kind of group class/preparation class or should I engage a different tutor (someone who is more familiar with the sec topics) and what subjects should I continue tuition with, what I can drop.
I dun wan to repeat the same mistake of realising he needs help too late :scared: -
ScaredyMum:
Haha. Me lah. I said that cannot let them wander too far lahHaha thanks buds! No la, I'm not exactly feeling anxious, but bcos I tends to be \"slower\" in realising what's happening, I prefer to get advance info or plans ahead
I read another post somewhere about not letting them wander too far off after PSLE else difficult to pull them back. So I started thinking if I should continue with the tuition (but the current one-to-one is quite ex and not too sure how good she will be for Sec topics).
Thus I just wanted to know what other parents do for the kids after PSLE. Is there some kind of group class/preparation class or should I engage a different tutor (someone who is more familiar with the sec topics) and what subjects should I continue tuition with, what I can drop.
I dun wan to repeat the same mistake of realising he needs help too late :scared:
For DS, he likes gaming.....as we know gaming can become addiction, so activities like this should be more controlled. For DS, he stopped all his tuition, just play a lot - gaming, go friends' house etc. my mistake was I din make reading a habit ESP reading on general knowledge stuff, not even newspaper. So that's what I intend to incorporate for my DD after her PSLE. Reader digest, newspaper, geography & history etc, at least borrow some from library for casual reading lah. :slapshead: My gal is the TV addict, she will watch all sorts of cartoons, comedy, drama etc. so another type of 'electronic addict'. Tuition will be stopped & will monitor in Sec 1 first.
Cheers. -
ScaredyMum:
Personally, I don't believe in preparing for the next school year, whatever the age and stage of the child. However, I also don't believe in letting a child do whatever he wants for 3 mths and let his brain turn to mush. After my daughter finished her PSLE, we actually returned to our overseas home and she went back to school, so she didn't have 3 mths to 'waste'. But during the long summers (and my kids get about 3 mths vacation every summer), I encourage them to read widely and usually get them to do something somewhat academic (but not directly school-related) to keep their brains alive. I help them look for a variety of reading material in both languages and will set targets if they don't do enough voluntarily. For other things, my kids like writing so they are usually writing something, or doing arts and crafts, math puzzles and brainteasers etc. The 3 mths are also a good time to get them to clean house, learn simple kitchen skills, plan gatherings with friends (there seems to be a concern about social skills and oral now so this is good practice), try a sport etc. My kids have never attended any tuition or prep classes so I can't comment on their usefulness. Just my opinion.I read another post somewhere about not letting them wander too far off after PSLE else difficult to pull them back. So I started thinking if I should continue with the tuition (but the current one-to-one is quite ex and not too sure how good she will be for Sec topics).
Thus I just wanted to know what other parents do for the kids after PSLE. Is there some kind of group class/preparation class or should I engage a different tutor (someone who is more familiar with the sec topics) and what subjects should I continue tuition with, what I can drop.
I dun wan to repeat the same mistake of realising he needs help too late :scared: -
Goodluck8:
This is what the teacher told the class after CA1. The teacher comparing how many students having A* for certain subjects in previous year and this year A* reduce to how many. And the teacher every time emphasied to my DD's class that this year standard is not as good as last year.
That's why parents started to discuss this topics. And we tends to console ourselves that we are only competing with the 'snake' kids.
If i sound insulting in the previous post, i apologise. Maybe i did not really explain why did i quote that.
If I were you, I would ignore that teacher's comment. A real educator would not be making such a sweeping statement and talk to my kid abt it. He/she should be analysing what caused the disparity and work to help students improve. He/she should not be making such statement to give the students a reason/excuse NOT to do well. And not forgetting, this statement is discouraging the students. Coming fr a teacher, such remark likely sticks in the students' mind.
My apologies if the above come across too strong. It's not against anyone. Over the last 6 years, other than learning to do maths using models, I've learnt that we parents have to understand our kids and speak up for them if necessary (not over-protect though), and also not to take things (comments) at face value.
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