2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[sembgal]

Giggler1:

Our PTM is stressed by the teacher as she placed lots of emphasis on the streaming to P3. She is aiming for the whole class to go to the top classes together. In her words, this Jun holiday is not for the kids to have fun, it's for them to revise and catch up. I am lucky that my ds listens to his teacher. He plans his timetable to do his hw everyday, Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm. Of cos, there is breaks in between lah.

Hi, can you share your child's timetable with us?

[Giggler1]

My ds’ teacher told us what his position in class and cohort. For his school, they have top 3 classes so the teacher told us that to be safe, the kid has to be in the top 80 positions in the cohort.


To be fair, the teacher mentioned about having better learning environment if the kid manages to get into top classes lah, can sense that she has good intention for the kids, not just for her KPI.

[lovinglife]

sembgal:

lovinglife:

Do you know your cop for HA classes?

You have to check with your child's school and teachers. They will be in a better position to advise you what is the current standard of your child and how much effort the child needs to put in if aiming for the HA classes.

As a kiasu parent, of cause I have already found out what was the 'usual' cop :evil:
A child has to score a min. Of 270/300 (90% average) to stand a chance. However, scoring 270/300 is very risky if happen that the cohort is stronger than previous years. Thus, to play safe and not be the bottom of HA, 280/300 and above is almost a guaranteed place :siam:

[phtthp]

lovinglife:

As a kiasu parent, of cause I have already found out what was the 'usual' cop :evil:

A child has to score a min. Of 270/300 (90% average) to stand a chance. However, scoring 270/300 is very risky if happen that the cohort is stronger than previous years.
Thus, to play safe and not be the bottom of HA, 280/300 and above is almost a guaranteed place :siam:

wow ! 280/300 is a high score : to be within Top 80 students (top two P3 classes), in level cohort.
But 280 not easy to get

usually, the better Tr are assigned to the smarter P3 classes.

[phtthp]

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[lovinglife]

phtthp:

sembgal:

The Parent-Teacher-Meeting was crucial as I had a lot to learn indeed. Read a lot!!! This cannot be over-emphasized and it is going to get more challenging for the P2s. Sweat!!! 5 more months to go...and it will soon end this streaming for P2 to P3 nightmare in Nov.


How's your PTM?

actually, this streaming thing is stressful, for kids.

suppose the 81th position student is behind 80th position student, by just half a mark (very little). For this, the 81th ranked level cohort pupil fail to enter the Top 2 classes, so cried.

then come end of P3 :
face another round of streaming (as some kids transfer out to other primary schools for P4), there may be students from within the Top 2 classes who drop out, they cried also, if can't maintain position within these 2 classes, at Year end.

The 81th child will not know he / she is the 81th lol

[sembgal]

phtthp:

sembgal:

The Parent-Teacher-Meeting was crucial as I had a lot to learn indeed. Read a lot!!! This cannot be over-emphasized and it is going to get more challenging for the P2s. Sweat!!! 5 more months to go...and it will soon end this streaming for P2 to P3 nightmare in Nov.


How's your PTM?

actually, this streaming thing is stressful, for kids.

suppose the 81th position student is behind 80th position student, by just half a mark (very little). For this, the 81th ranked level cohort pupil fail to enter the Top 2 classes, so cried.

then come end of P3 :
face another round of streaming (as some kids transfer out to other primary schools for P4), there may be students from within the Top 2 classes who drop out, they cried also, if can't maintain position within these 2 classes, at Year end.

Ironically the 41th position pupil in 2nd best class has a better chance to be in the 1st position. Being in the top best class is very stressful...

[FantasyLandDreams]

sembgal:

phtthp:

[quote=\"sembgal\"]The Parent-Teacher-Meeting was crucial as I had a lot to learn indeed. Read a lot!!! This cannot be over-emphasized and it is going to get more challenging for the P2s. Sweat!!! 5 more months to go...and it will soon end this streaming for P2 to P3 nightmare in Nov.


How's your PTM?

actually, this streaming thing is stressful, for kids.

suppose the 81th position student is behind 80th position student, by just half a mark (very little). For this, the 81th ranked level cohort pupil fail to enter the Top 2 classes, so cried.

then come end of P3 :
face another round of streaming (as some kids transfer out to other primary schools for P4), there may be students from within the Top 2 classes who drop out, they cried also, if can't maintain position within these 2 classes, at Year end.

Ironically the 41th position pupil in 2nd best class has a better chance to be in the 1st position. Being in the top best class is very stressful...[/quote]True. Being in the best class can be very stressful and I know of 2 examples whereby the kid performed better after being \"kick out\" of the best class in P5 and went on to get high 260s in PSLE. The morale of the child suffered tremendously and claimed that he can never catch up with his classmates who are maths science wizards etc when he was in the best class. Being in the best class in P3 and P4 also means must constantly perform well as the competition resets itself in P5 based on end P4 results in a lot of schools. Never-ending unfortunately.

[iluvNJC2015]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8v9k_Ufyqw from 3:07


this is the sad truth of students nowadays if this keeps up :((((

[Wesim]

I am constantly stress since the day my ds was one year old! Why? She was homeschool and my mind was always about preparation of P1. Now, she is in P2 and my mind has always been about preparing PSLE...June holiday was no different too - continuation of keeping up her P2 standard and have started P3 Math and Science with her. Anyway, we did take a couple of days rest, but after that, back to school work.


During the PTM, her form teacher did not mention about streaming, even though I asked. She said there will be two best classes - one for language and the other for Math and Science. I think the main point is the school does not want to separate the friendship bond between the students. Anyway, I am not 'into' these top classes. Just want my ds to do well in her PSLE.