2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[zbear]

janet88:

12mum:

Teacher is certainly on a fast speed mode. For maths, it is on to the 5th topicc this week. Finished teaching 4 topics in less than 2 months. :faint:


Have to go thru them all with dc at home.

oh yes, very fast...i know the teachers will go at turbo speed after cny.
now at percentage which is one of the topics to be tested for CA1. science topics completed...doing school's past year papers as homework now.

every morning sit in front of the PC looking at her weekly schedule to see how i can squeeze in some form of revision...really micro-managing now.

Hugs to you Janet. Can see that you are very stressed!

Take care!

[zbear]

SpartanMum:

Oh dear...why are the teachers squeezing like this? Honestly, only the high ability students are going to be able to take this. The rest are just going to panic and get left behind.


So so glad I am not a kid in this day and age but it's no walk in the park being a parent to these kids (nor a teacher for that matter) either.

I often hear complaints about how children in this era are being mollycoddled and how unreasonable parents have become - but maybe some of this is a direct result of the immense pressure that children (and hence parents) are subjected to whilst they are still at such a young age. If your child's leisure time and even sleep is being compromised as a result of excessive demands from school, wouldn't you as a parent try and make life a bit easier for him/her e.g. from excusing him/her from household chores?

Some might argue that this is a very narrow view point but one cannot deny that this is the reality for many out there. Children and parents who cannot support the demands of school life often get left behind. Of course there are exceptions.

I daresay, parents who do not get caught up in Sg's academic whirlwind would need a very firm mindset and a brave heart.

Please take care all

:goodpost:


Very well said!!!

[hquek]

SpartanMum:

Oh dear...why are the teachers squeezing like this? Honestly, only the high ability students are going to be able to take this. The rest are just going to panic and get left behind.


So so glad I am not a kid in this day and age but it's no walk in the park being a parent to these kids (nor a teacher for that matter) either.

I often hear complaints about how children in this era are being mollycoddled and how unreasonable parents have become - but maybe some of this is a direct result of the immense pressure that children (and hence parents) are subjected to whilst they are still at such a young age. If your child's leisure time and even sleep is being compromised as a result of excessive demands from school, wouldn't you as a parent try and make life a bit easier for him/her e.g. from excusing him/her from household chores?

Some might argue that this is a very narrow view point but one cannot deny that this is the reality for many out there. Children and parents who cannot support the demands of school life often get left behind. Of course there are exceptions.

I daresay, parents who do not get caught up in Sg's academic whirlwind would need a very firm mindset and a brave heart.

Please take care all

Problem is if teachers go easy, I hear stories where parents complain teachers are too easy and not take PSLE seriously. Look at chatters on supplementary classes - some pp will complain why must have, others will say why we don't have. There's never pleasing anyone. I don't think that teachers enjoy the extra marking/teaching - how many don't want a relax lifestyle? But when do we say enough is enough?

[janet88]

SpartanMum:

Oh dear...why are the teachers squeezing like this? Honestly, only the high ability students are going to be able to take this. The rest are just going to panic and get left behind.


So so glad I am not a kid in this day and age but it's no walk in the park being a parent to these kids (nor a teacher for that matter) either.

I often hear complaints about how children in this era are being mollycoddled and how unreasonable parents have become - but maybe some of this is a direct result of the immense pressure that children (and hence parents) are subjected to whilst they are still at such a young age. If your child's leisure time and even sleep is being compromised as a result of excessive demands from school, wouldn't you as a parent try and make life a bit easier for him/her e.g. from excusing him/her from household chores?

Some might argue that this is a very narrow view point but one cannot deny that this is the reality for many out there. Children and parents who cannot support the demands of school life often get left behind. Of course there are exceptions.

I daresay, parents who do not get caught up in Sg's academic whirlwind would need a very firm mindset and a brave heart.

Please take care all

very good post, Spartanmum.
it's very hard not to be sucked into the extreme demands from schools who are pushing so hard. while i am glad i am not the one who has to take psle, i cannot ignore the fact my daughter is doing so...and as such can't possibly leave her on her own.

MC for 2 days and 3rd day back to school to do accumulated homework.
i am still waiting for the directive to come down from MOE to ease the madness. PSLE is still very much a high stakes examination.
while i would like to have a brave heart, i do not know if the authorities is willing to accept and not give my child a black mark all because her mother is afraid the daughter will get burnt out way before PSLE.

[janet88]

hi hquek,

i know what you mean…go easy and parents are upset schools don’t take psle seriously. we know it’s not possible to be relaxed during a crucial year like PSLE.
come july, the pressure will be very high. in the meantime, i am wondering if the school allows me to bear responsibility for my daughter’s mental well-being ie if homework is not able to completed for the day, can it not be snowballed? i don’t want my daughter to be burnt out before that.

[Coolkidsrock2]

janet88:

hi hquek,

i know what you mean...go easy and parents are upset schools don't take psle seriously. we know it's not possible to be relaxed during a crucial year like PSLE.
come july, the pressure will be very high. in the meantime, i am wondering if the school allows me to bear responsibility for my daughter's mental well-being ie if homework is not able to completed for the day, can it not be snowballed? i don't want my daughter to be burnt out before that.

Of course you have the option. Just write a note.

[janet88]

Coolkidsrock2:

janet88:

hi hquek,

i know what you mean...go easy and parents are upset schools don't take psle seriously. we know it's not possible to be relaxed during a crucial year like PSLE.
come july, the pressure will be very high. in the meantime, i am wondering if the school allows me to bear responsibility for my daughter's mental well-being ie if homework is not able to completed for the day, can it not be snowballed? i don't want my daughter to be burnt out before that.

Of course you have the option. Just write a note.

to say i will bear responsibility and ask that homework not be snowballed?
what if the teachers come back to me and say they will discuss the work done but my daughter didn't complete?

[Joyymum]

I like to read SpartanMum and CMF postings. It’s good advices !

[Coolkidsrock2]

I know my kids, if the do not complete their homework, will do one of the following:


- copy from friends;
- say forget to bring; or
- ask for extension.

They only ask for the note if the teacher is very fierce.

My DS had been quite sickly last 2 years. So far no issue over homework not completed/ handed up due to illness or reasonable circumstances.

Believe such request is handled on a case by case basis. Will not be applicable if the child is perpetually not handing up work, not attending school regularly, …

[randwick]

janet88:

Coolkidsrock2:

[quote=\"janet88\"]hi hquek,

i know what you mean...go easy and parents are upset schools don't take psle seriously. we know it's not possible to be relaxed during a crucial year like PSLE.
come july, the pressure will be very high. in the meantime, i am wondering if the school allows me to bear responsibility for my daughter's mental well-being ie if homework is not able to completed for the day, can it not be snowballed? i don't want my daughter to be burnt out before that.

Of course you have the option. Just write a note.

to say i will bear responsibility and ask that homework not be snowballed?
what if the teachers come back to me and say they will discuss the work done but my daughter didn't complete?[/quote]Heard that before. Problem is that some teachers make the pupils do (and do and do and do..) so many papers BUT in the end, they don't have time to go through ALL the papers and some don't see the papers that are handed up ever again (until the exams are over). :slapshead: