All About GEP

[Bronzy]

pecalis:

Bronzy:

By the way, anyone have a solution for getting kids to be less careless?!.

I was careless when I was young. I realised my own weakness and made sure tt I check my working esp certain steps where I tend to make mistakes. Working backwards for checking helps in Primary sch. Or using alternative methods.

Having said tt, my kids are also careless and my DH insisted tt I should teach them to check their work. They claimed to have checked their exam papers more than 5x but still made careless mistakes! I made them do a piece of assessment and then, show me the steps tt they did to check. This is very tedious for them and they hated it - we have only done this 2x so far DH also insists tt checking means doing the question all over again as if it's the 1st time you're doing it.

I used to think tt if they make mistakes due to carelessness, there's nothing much I could do as their mother and they have to pay the price by having lower marks. DH, who is a perfectionist, does not accept carelessness. Well, I've taught them to check their work properly and if they still make careless mistakes, then they will have to pay for it

Hi Pecalis,
I, like your DH, used to believe that carelessness can be 'cured'. After three years of trying, I am now almost convinced that is not the case! Have tried rewards system, threats, and mostly plain nagging. Has not made an iota of a difference. Tried to convice ds to redo the questions to check but it is obviously not done as after 'checking' up to 5x, she can still end up with more that 10 mistakes in a single paper!

I used to be a careful child (or so I choose to remember!) so cannot understand why ds is so careless and could not really be bothered about it.

[Herbie]

Hi Mathsparks! I have sent you a PM.

[mathsparks]

replied le, herbie.

[KSP]

Can anyone name the BEST enrichment center that prepare students for GEP? Thanks.


The two I know are The Learning Lab and Dr Peh Associate.

[mathsparks]

Does TLL conduct gep prep classes??


I know of a pair of brothers, both in gep, who attended TLL since they were in Pr1. Perhaps their syllabus are more challenging or do they’ve separate gep preparation class?

[turquoise]

I don’t think TLL has GEP prep classes.

[MdmKS]

mathsparks:

Does TLL conduct gep prep classes??


I know of a pair of brothers, both in gep, who attended TLL since they were in Pr1. Perhaps their syllabus are more challenging or do they've separate gep preparation class?

But not all TLL students got into GEP leh... brothers carry the same gene from their parents.

[mathsparks]

Actually, MdmKs, I was hinting that perhaps kids who'd attended TLL since P1 have a higher chance of getting into the program.


Sure, I'm aware that it could be the parents' genes. But there are a lot more families out there who has only 1 gifted child than there are families with all gifted siblings.

[vlim]

mathsparks:

Actually, MdmKs, I was hinting that perhaps kids who'd attended TLL since P1 have a higher chance of getting into the program.


Sure, I'm aware that it could be the parents' genes. But there are a lot more families out there who has only 1 gifted child than there are families with all gifted siblings.

i agree as my p2 dd just made me vomit blood this afternoon while teaching her how to do maths problem sum using model :stupid:

[mathsparks]

haha vlim, with your ds, life is easier eh? You're in the same situation as me. But lucky me, my dd already in J2. You still have a long way to hang in there. Good luck! Oh, and patience, my dear, you dont wanna put her off Maths at such a young age.