2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[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:

[janet88]

my hubby and i stress that school homework is #1 priority over tuition hw…but math tuition is the one which helps her do well for the subject and any surprise tests.

[lizuan76]

Nowadays no time to do revision at all. Tell my DD to treat her homework and tution time as revision.

[SpartanMum]

Joyymum:

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

Awww...thanks so much Joyymum and also Janet and zbear.

All the best to our DCs this year. We will get them through this . We all have many decisions to make this year... we should trust our instincts and always have our DC's best interests at heart...I am sure all of us already do!

:grphug:

[janet88]

Hi mums with P6 children,

We must learn to handle the stress and not pass it down to the kids.
There are still a good 6 months before the big P. Getting burnt out at this time is as good as not sitting for the exam. I advised my son to pace his learning as he is sitting for O levels…and a few of us also have older kids taking Os.