2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)
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chij toa payoh briefing on 29 jan.
math only covered 2 topics. still have 6B.
science. covering energy. still have interactions. if don’t revise lower block constantly, daughter here would have forgotten her stuff. -
let’s hope MOE comes up with something encouraging.
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as most of you know, my daughter is academically weak and such as it is a challenge to tutor her. her science tutor is showing some frustrations with her. this is a crucial year. but if tutor is getting impatient, i am thinking of getting another one. any inputs? thanks.
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janet88:
as most of you know, my daughter is academically weak and such as it is a challenge to tutor her. her science tutor is showing some frustrations with her. this is a crucial year. but if tutor is getting impatient, i am thinking of getting another one. any inputs? thanks.
How long has the science tutor been with her? if it is a new one, maybe try another one. Or check with your daughter whether she wants to change or continue with the current one. -
hquek:
PSLE has the biggest cohort taking the exam, compared with O and A levels. The amount of \"duplication\" of the same score is very high - even with the current T-score. Using a O or A level banding is not going to help - at the back end, MOE will still need a system based on meritocracy to distribute the students to the sec schools. Removing the T-score is just removing visibility from the parents and students, making choosing sec schools more difficult. Unless they revamp the whole system and offer other forms of distribution clarity, and I do not see that as an easy task to be implemented, removing T-score from our visibility is not a benefit to us - 换汤不换药.
Million dollar question. I never realized there were like dunno how many decimal places that will determine if Student A or B get into a popular school, what more banding system. My feel is that they may only release the grades like O levels (eg A1, A2) and then we 'guesstimate' from there. if it's just A*/A or whatever, it's going to be way too broad for kids/parents. Anyhow, cross the bridge when we get there.nicnac:
How does the new PSLE score banding work? How does it make the whole secondary selection system better? I am clueless..
The same 4As can possibly be a 20-aggregate gap. MOE will still be allocating them based on their aggregate. So how would I know if my result of 2A2B is closer to the aggregate 200 or 220? To choose a school with cop of 199 or a school with cop of 219?
Now our kids can still make a difference to their psle scores, after the exams, we can only talk. :rahrah: :rahrah: Jiayou all! -
lynntan15:
Since last year. I don't think it's wise to ask daughter if I should change because she is not mature enough to give me an answer.janet88:
as most of you know, my daughter is academically weak and such as it is a challenge to tutor her. her science tutor is showing some frustrations with her. this is a crucial year. but if tutor is getting impatient, i am thinking of getting another one. any inputs? thanks.
How long has the science tutor been with her? if it is a new one, maybe try another one. Or check with your daughter whether she wants to change or continue with the current one.
Scary part is this is her crucial year...where to find one now? -
janet88:
True that this is crucial year.
Since last year. I don't think it's wise to ask daughter if I should change because she is not mature enough to give me an answer.
Scary part is this is her crucial year...where to find one now?
But if the tutor can't impart knowledge to child, is there any point in keeping further? I do ask my kids if this/that class is helping and will not hesitate to cut off anything that is not helping - money spent can be earned back but time lost can't. -
Consider the character of the tutor… will she teach half way then decide to quit… assess her overall performance… get a new one is not hard but get a new good one at affordable rates is not easy…
New patient affordable reliable… not easy to find but not impossible…
I would think find one and try for a month first before u let the current one go… safer… remember no turning back once decision made…
Sometimes my patience also wear thin with my students. I do scold them also. Some consecutively few weeks get scolding. Scolding within reason and dun hit on self esteem is fine. Usually if they piss me off, they get 1 to 2 mins of scolding from me. I wont scold them if they dun understand how to do. Most days no scolding at all. Scolding only happens when I see them daydreaming in class, lazy or unwilling to learn.
It is not easy to do tutoring and a seasoned tutor has many students to teach. If u need the tutor to be 100% patient, not easy. Within reasonable demands yes.
Also, consider if the tutor has helped u achieve ur aim last year… if not… no reason to keep her… -
janet88:
Since last year. I don't think it's wise to ask daughter if I should change because she is not mature enough to give me an answer.lynntan15:
[quote=\"janet88\"]as most of you know, my daughter is academically weak and such as it is a challenge to tutor her. her science tutor is showing some frustrations with her. this is a crucial year. but if tutor is getting impatient, i am thinking of getting another one. any inputs? thanks.
How long has the science tutor been with her? if it is a new one, maybe try another one. Or check with your daughter whether she wants to change or continue with the current one.
Scary part is this is her crucial year...where to find one now?[/quote]
janet, what about talking to the tutor and ask her why is she frustrated with your dd? Is it becos the tutor has some personal problems n venting her anger on your dd or is it becos your dd doesn't understand a certain topic?
Is it so regular now that she is showing her frustrations?
If tutor has been ok so far until now, maybe, you can give her a chance by talking to her?
Just a suggestion.
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janet88:
Since last year. I don't think it's wise to ask daughter if I should change because she is not mature enough to give me an answer.lynntan15:
[quote=\"janet88\"]as most of you know, my daughter is academically weak and such as it is a challenge to tutor her. her science tutor is showing some frustrations with her. this is a crucial year. but if tutor is getting impatient, i am thinking of getting another one. any inputs? thanks.
How long has the science tutor been with her? if it is a new one, maybe try another one. Or check with your daughter whether she wants to change or continue with the current one.
Scary part is this is her crucial year...where to find one now?[/quote]I think no harm asking for your dd's opinion on the tutor. I casually asked dd1 at early P2 year, for opinion if need to continue with the same tutor and I was actually quite surprised by her answer with some analysis element in there.
If this is home tuition, you may want to sit nearer to them in order to feel the problem.
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