2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Sspitfire]

Just asking, but is passing Mother Tongue compulsory to proceed to Secondary? Or is it just English and Maths that are compulsory? :nailbite:

[JohnYeo]

Verysuperkiasu:

Has any of your child's sch says when the supplementary classes will cease?

i thought it is always on-going? i have even heard from my students that some schools have Prelim Number TWO??!!! omg!!!

[Greener]

I lowered my expectations to reduce the stress level.

[Greener]

My daughter’s school is one of those that has Prelim 2!

[JohnYeo]

Greener:

My daughter's school is one of those that has Prelim 2!

oh my...just curious...what do u feel about having prelim 2? how useful?

[thehybrid]

Hi parents, how much work (past year papers/assessment books) is your child doing a day/week?

[JohnYeo]

thehybrid:

Hi parents, how much work (past year papers/assessment books) is your child doing a day/week?

It can one of the following. Lets say for math.

One full paper on alternate days (for going through the motion of completing a complete set)
or paper1 n 2 on alternate day (if have less time n just want the child to focus on one paper at a time.)
or just working on selected questions. Heuristic or direct questions?

I suggest to not focus on just doing \"how many\" papers, but also work on what you want to evaluate at the end of the practice.

is it to catch carless mistakes?
or is it to practice on time management?
or is it to gain confidence that one can complete a full paper?
or is it to just work on selected questions which your child is weak at?
or is it just simply for your child to go through the motion before the big game?

know what you want to get out of the daily practice so that it is more effective.
N in a way, u can evaluate n discuss with your child based on the outcome n objecive of that particular practice.

I feel this strategy applies to any subject too.

John

[thehybrid]

JohnYeo:

thehybrid:

Hi parents, how much work (past year papers/assessment books) is your child doing a day/week?

It can one of the following. Lets say for math.

One full paper on alternate days (for going through the motion of completing a complete set)
or paper1 n 2 on alternate day (if have less time n just want the child to focus on one paper at a time.)
or just working on selected questions. Heuristic or direct questions?

I suggest to not focus on just doing \"how many\" papers, but also work on what you want to evaluate at the end of the practice.

is it to catch carless mistakes?
or is it to practice on time management?
or is it to gain confidence that one can complete a full paper?
or is it to just work on selected questions which your child is weak at?
or is it just simply for your child to go through the motion before the big game?

know what you want to get out of the daily practice so that it is more effective.
N in a way, u can evaluate n discuss with your child based on the outcome n objecive of that particular practice.

I feel this strategy applies to any subject too.

John

:thankyou: I found it really helpful. :goodpost:

[thehybrid]

Also, can I ask, how many hours a day on average does your child study?

[Triple Js]

my girl has completed 1 book of the psle maths book recently… she wanted to retry the whole book to get a grasp of the "feel" of psle qns…so i got her another brand new book. what we did was i divided the number of pgs out until the last wkend b4 psle. so on avg, she only needs to cover abt 6pgs per day. the last push shd be done b4 the last wkend… and after that… it will be the rest and relax period… treating this psle just like their normal exams.