All About Preparing For PSLE

[wonderm]

weatherbee:

I would want my children to enjoy studies and their school lives but sometimes it is really so stressful. Many things still weigh on their exam results. Like admission to JC/Uni or even reputable overseas Uni.

A certain level of pressure or stress is unavoidable and in fact healthy in my opinion. Of course, we need to manage it and help our children to manage it so we don't get overly stressed. It is great if your children enjoy studies, they are likely to do better than those who see it as a chore. Exam results are certainly important, they are not always accurate in measuring a student's standard or potential, but most people still recognize its relevance. Take heart that to get into reputable overseas Uni, they don't look at exam results alone. All the best to you and your children!

[sharonkhoo]

weatherbee:

I would want my children to enjoy studies and their school lives but sometimes it is really so stressful. Many things still weigh on their exam results. Like admission to JC/Uni or even reputable overseas Uni.

It doesn't have to be all or nothing - study all day or play all day. For our kids, we try to strike a balance, even if it means less study time and perhaps lower scores. Even during the PSLE year, my daughter managed to read fiction and play games daily, even if only 1 hr a day. She got her weekends off unless the work really piled up (it never did), probably because we didn't send her for tuition but coached her ourselves, and we only asked her to do a few questions or read a few pages for revision each day. She may have got a few more points if we had made her work harder, but we decided that balance was more important.

[JohnYeo]

slmkhoo:

weatherbee:

I would want my children to enjoy studies and their school lives but sometimes it is really so stressful. Many things still weigh on their exam results. Like admission to JC/Uni or even reputable overseas Uni.

It doesn't have to be all or nothing - study all day or play all day. For our kids, we try to strike a balance, even if it means less study time and perhaps lower scores. Even during the PSLE year, my daughter managed to read fiction and play games daily, even if only 1 hr a day. She got her weekends off unless the work really piled up (it never did), probably because we didn't send her for tuition but coached her ourselves, and we only asked her to do a few questions or read a few pages for revision each day. She may have got a few more points if we had made her work harder, but we decided that balance was more important.

I feel that parents need to be very clear about what they want. So when parents are very clear about what they want, then it is easier for them to plan their children's study schedule and their workload. Everything then becomes more consistent (and not succumbed to other kinds of pressure) and the whole studying, coaching and learning experience for both parents and children become more enjoyable...

Without clear boundary, then there will be confusion in how we communicate with DCs and unnecessary stress will result...

and i feel this is a :goodpost:

[JW1000]

Honestly, I don't think that there is a need for tuition. In my case, my two daughters have already taken their PSLE and gotten 270(both of them), and they doesn't have any tuitions, but I recommend you to buy books(Science) with clear explanation of answers and for Maths, there is nothing you can do but practice, but you have to let your children/ child understand the concepts for the questions, especially in algebra.


If you have any questions that your child does not understand, you can send it to me and I will tell my daughter to explain it to you.

:celebrate:

[Poet2010]

JW1000:

Honestly, I don't think that there is a need for tuition. In my case, my two daughters have already taken their PSLE and gotten 270(both of them), and they doesn't have any tuitions, but I recommend you to buy books(Science) with clear explanation of answers and for Maths, there is nothing you can do but practice, but you have to let your children/ child understand the concepts for the questions, especially in algebra.


If you have any questions that your child does not understand, you can send it to me and I will tell my daughter to explain it to you.

:celebrate:

JW1000,
congratulate on the stellar results achieved for the PSLE, but do be modest with your posting. this forum is to share ideas and approach towards a holistic education platform, of which the education ministry is currently working on. students are encourage to participate actively in both CCAs and CIPs besides the classes, textbooks, worksheets, tutorials, tests, exams ... the list goes on. in a state of realistic approach, the learning curve of every kid differs, not forgetting their needs too, parental and peers' support, the school/learning institution, classmates, teachers ... do be objective and conservative in your posting, we do appreciate that ... Three Cheers to all Parents with kids pursuing the PSLE 2013, One Word of Encouragement \"Keep Steady, Be Diligent, Do Your Best, Keep It Up, Enjoy Learning\" ...

[janet88]

I have friends whose kids got into schools using sports…DSA thing.

Their kids spend MORE time singing (even to the extent of going overseas), swimming and running than studying. Whatever time is left at the end of the day has to be quickly spent on finishing homework before going to sleep…some may feel that this is encouraging kids to manage their time well…but is it really the case? There is no way out of this craziness. Day in day out, parents have to wake up at 5am to send the kid to the school swimming complex. A friend couldn’t get her daughter out of this…went overseas to continue education at 15.

[AdonciaTang]

I think different kids have different learning capabilities. Not all kids are born to be smart but we can always give them extra help like tuition if they need. Not all kids are born to be smart and can do without tuition, I would love for my kids to have no tuition and that they can learn by themselves.

[JohnYeo]

Poet2010:

JW1000:

Honestly, I don't think that there is a need for tuition. In my case, my two daughters have already taken their PSLE and gotten 270(both of them), and they doesn't have any tuitions, but I recommend you to buy books(Science) with clear explanation of answers and for Maths, there is nothing you can do but practice, but you have to let your children/ child understand the concepts for the questions, especially in algebra.


If you have any questions that your child does not understand, you can send it to me and I will tell my daughter to explain it to you.

:celebrate:

JW1000,
congratulate on the stellar results achieved for the PSLE, but do be modest with your posting. this forum is to share ideas and approach towards a holistic education platform, of which the education ministry is currently working on. students are encourage to participate actively in both CCAs and CIPs besides the classes, textbooks, worksheets, tutorials, tests, exams ... the list goes on. in a state of realistic approach, the learning curve of every kid differs, not forgetting their needs too, parental and peers' support, the school/learning institution, classmates, teachers ... do be objective and conservative in your posting, we do appreciate that ... Three Cheers to all Parents with kids pursuing the PSLE 2013, One Word of Encouragement \"Keep Steady, Be Diligent, Do Your Best, Keep It Up, Enjoy Learning\" ...

Thank you, Poet2010.

Every child is unique and has different needs...and their environment is different with different types of support of different degree...so well, we all wear different lens and have different opinions...and we parents are just trying our best to provide the best to our kids with what we have and what we know.

John

[myangels]

Hi


Need some advice. My DD, generally does well in all subjects, but when it comes to exams her results are not good. I have no idea what goes on during exams that she performs so badly. She too does not know why. Does she need professional counselling? Am worried as she is going in for PSLE this year…

Any help from any parents out there will be much appreciated…

worried mum

[Peace Charlie]

Help...my girl has not fail any papers in her p1-5. This SA1 she failed her maths she was so upset tat she had nightmare...so worried...have not seen heﹰr papers yet..she has math tuition ,do not noe where goes wrong ...:(