2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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Daughter only has 5 or 6 science periods but 10 math periods per week. Wonder why math and science periods are not equal…they are equally important. Art lessons can be reduced.
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Excessive focus on academics will also be reduced.
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janet88:
Daughter only has 5 or 6 science periods but 10 math periods per week. Wonder why math and science periods are not equal...they are equally important. Art lessons can be reduced.
my theory is, PSLE allocation is also not equal
The kids enjoy Art...there are intangible benefits to Art lessons (also only 2 periods a week?) -
sembgal:
nah ! take above article with a pinch of saltExcessive focus on academics will also be reduced.
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below article is reality.
No appeal allowed, if below COP, means :
emphasize even heavier focus on academic now
imagine !
one point below COP, now can't even appeal
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/e ... ch-schools -
Gumbokins:
RGPS P3 Timetable
Interesting. Their school hours are also 7.30 - 1.30, what are their subject allocations like?
Maths : 10 period, per week
Science : (4 Theory lessons + 2 Practical Science Lab) , per week
total : 6 period allocated, for Science
language
English : 15 period, per week
Chinese : 10 period, per week
Art : 2 period, per week
PE / HE : 4 period, per week -
sembgal:
New rule banning appeal, violate above article.Excessive focus on academics will also be reduced.
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Before psle 2015, people with T-score below COP appealed, still can manage to get in after appealing very, very hard.
Eg
From Psle 2014 batch, there is this student with T-score 226 (4 points below COP), managed to appeal successfully back into a popular Secondary SAP school for O level, whose COP for affiliated students was 230. She was lucky.
Had she been born one year later, taken Psle 2015 last year where schools no longer allowed to entertain appeal if student's T-score fall below COP, no matter how hard this parent try to appeal to Principal of the affiliated school, her appeal would never get through.
With new rule imposed, even One point below COP, don't bother to appeal anymore, since Moe ban appeal.
Isn't this realistic new rule violating above article (saying academic not important, holistic is the answer ? A load of crap !) -
janet88:
Daughter only has 5 or 6 science periods but 10 math periods per week. Wonder why math and science periods are not equal...they are equally important. Art lessons can be reduced.
Try suggesting to your school HOD, ask whether can reduce Art lessons or Reduce PE lessons, swap Art/PE lesson for Science, to increase the number of Science period, per week. See how P/VP/ HOD reply to your request.
Most probably, they do not allow. They will reply like, \"Oh ! Our school is now shifting towards a more holistic approach of assessment, for our pupils. As such, we are unable to swap another Art/PE lesson, to increase extra Science period, per week.\" -
4 miserable periods allocated for Science, is hardly sufficient for a very heavy subject (Science).
In some schools, number of PE period allocated is 5, more than the
number of Science period (4)
But to parents here, which one u think more important ?
PE or Science ? -
Once Moe implement removal of T-score system, replaced by new Banding system :-
- students from affiliated schools, will be impacted.
There won’t be such a huge discount of 20 to 45 points, so big anymore.
Eg : CHIJ Toa payoh has a discount difference of roughly 43 points, between affiliated vs outsiders.
Scgs, Mgs, Paya Lebar Methodist, St Margaret, Maris Stella boys, etc also have big discount, too.
- the new banding system will lead to even more appeal cases, arising.
Eg
Parents will start to question Other parents from the same school, same batch :-
: Why your son can get into RI / HCI, whereas my son cannot ? -
GreenBird:
Don't worry. So long the KPIs for schools and teachers are still based on academic results, teachers will cover examinable subjects during lessons for non-examinable subjects. Afterall, the outcome for examinable subjects are more measurable than non examinable subjects. But on paper, the time table has to show the politically right allocation.4 miserable periods allocated for Science, is hardly sufficient for a very heavy subject (Science).
In some schools, number of PE period allocated is 5, more than the
number of Science period (4)
But to parents here, which one u think more important ?
PE or Science ?
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