Higher Chinese in P5 - To opt or not
-
711mum:
到底要不要放弃高级华文？Hi,
For kids like DD who does not have a strong foundation in CL yet doing HCL is a real challenge be it 命题 or 完成文章. At times she is still using \"direct translation\" from English in her compo writing :faint: but I know she is trying her best so I won't pick on it.
On average, I observe HCL consume fair bit of DD's time or rather she spent longer hours in getting HCL homework done, the amount of practices DD is getting seems more than other subjects. I can't help but to think if it is a wise choice to let her drop HCL at the end of P5 to focus on the core subject although DH is against my idea. Anyway, still have up to year end before taking a decision.
当父母在为孩子的小六会考高级华文左右为难时，往往忽略了最重要的一点：那就是孩子的看法！
别急着为孩子做决定。一家人坐下来好好地谈，谈孩子的高级华文老师；谈高级华文课本与普通华文的不同；谈考试的出题方式•••••••当然，最后得谈的是：＂孩子，你喜欢比较挑战性的华文吗？如果喜欢，我们一定全力支持你，和你一起为小六会考的高级华文奋战。如果你不喜欢，我们也不会勉强你，只要看到你快乐学习，我们就心满意足了。＂
从功利角度来看，高级华文的分数确实不吸引人，没必要为了它而牺牲其他科目的复习时间。
从情感上，我支持孩子学习高级华文，只因我是华人，它是我的母语，我只能义无反顾地支持。 -
711mum & Jedamum,
Hiaz… we’re on the same boat. Actually prior to SA1, DS cried one day while doing his HCL school work. I took the chance and talk to him. During the talk, I suggested dropping out HCL if he finds it too taxing. Surprisingly he said NO. He said he has started it since January and he doesn’t want his effort go into waste. He then requested for a one to one tutor. I didn’t agree with him immediately but told him to let me have sometime to think thru’ because he basically has no more time for tuition. After discussed with DH, I decided to put on hold. Thus, told DS to wait till how SA1 result turns out. If he fails, I’ll find him a tutor.
Now, I’m waiting to see how he fares in HCL… -
Dreamgear:
Pupils taking HCL need to stay back after sch for HCL lessons, once or twice per wk, depending...(at least for my gal's sch and some others i know)
I mean cl and hcl are not separate classes, right? So if take cl alone, will the workload drop a lot?
I just feel that this one or two points could come in very handy when comes to schools posting....
For applications to SAP sec schs, HCL bonus points certainly comes in handy....
some of my gal's sch or classmates who had successfully gotten in, thanks to the addition of their HCL bonus points...
Even if u do not want to apply for SAP sec schs, HCL lessons would help to raise the standard of the pupils' normal CL....
i would say if the child does not seriously dislike/hate CL, GO for it..... -
Just to share. When my dd was in P5, I decided not to opt for HCL as I felt that she was spending too much time on Chinese compared to the other subjects. After PSLE, when we were applying for IP schools, we realised that most of these schools has HCL as a compulsory subject… there was no normal Chinese. My dd has a hard time studying secondary level HCL. The jump from normal Chinese to HCL was huge. I reckon if she has taken HCL in P5 & 6, perhaps the transition may not have been so difficult.
-
Apricot:
Just to share. P6en my dd was in P5, I decided not to opt for HCL as I felt that she was spending too much time on Chinese compared to the other subjects. After PSLE, when we were applying for IP schools, we realised that most of these schools has HCL as a compulsory subject... there was no normal Chinese. My dd had a hard time studying secondary level HCL. The jump from normal Chinese to HCL was huge. I reckon if she has taken HCL in P5 & 6, perhaps the transition may not have been so difficult.
My son did not take HCL in P5 & P6. He is doing HCL in Sec 1 now. I am happy that he could get at B for HCL. Chinese is his weakest subject & he only got A for PSLE. Maybe your dd's sec school HCL standard is higher. HCL standard may vary from school to school. -
Apricot:
Just to share. P6en my dd was in P5, I decided not to opt for HCL as I felt that she was spending too much time on Chinese compared to the other subjects. After PSLE, when we were applying for IP schools, we realised that most of these schools has HCL as a compulsory subject... there was no normal Chinese. My dd had a hard time studying secondary level HCL. The jump from normal Chinese to HCL was huge. I reckon if she has taken HCL in P5 & 6, perhaps the transition may not have been so difficult.
My son did not take HCL in P5 & P6. He is doing HCL in Sec 1 now. I am happy that he could get at B for HCL. Chinese is his weakest subject & he only got A for PSLE. Maybe your dd's sec school HCL standard is higher. HCL standard may vary from school to school. -
Just to share, my dd’s Chinese teacher told me that if the child fails her HCL in her PSLE, she will not have a chance to take HCL in her secondary school, but if a child did not take higher chinese but get good grades for her PSLE, she still will get a chance to offer higher Chinese in secondary school. Is this true?
-
nmhmum:
Just to share, my dd's Chinese teacher told me that if the child fails her HCL in her PSLE, she will not have a chance to take HCL in her secondary school, but if a child did not take higher chinese but get good grades for her PSLE, she still will get a chance to offer higher Chinese in secondary school. Is this true?
As long as she get Top 10% of the PSLE cohort, she will entitle to take higher Chinese, or else she may need an entrance test for higher Chinese to qualify. -
nmhmum:
Just to share, my dd's Chinese teacher told me that if the child fails her HCL in her PSLE, she will not have a chance to take HCL in her secondary school, but if a child did not take higher chinese but get good grades for her PSLE, she still will get a chance to offer higher Chinese in secondary school. Is this true?
My boy did not take HCL in P5 & P6. He was in the top 10% of his PSLE cohort & he only gets A for CL. However, he is currently taking HCL in Sec 1.
If your child is within 11-30%, then she has to get at least merit for her HCL or A* for CL. She can continue to take HCL in Sec, if she is in the top 10%, regardless of her HCL result. -
Thanks for your reply. I am still confused. Does it mean that even you fail higher Chinese but you are in the top 10% in the PSLE cohort, you can still take higher Chinese or you will have to take an entrance test?
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login