[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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ks2me:
Funny how people think that bright sparks only exist in the those strong in English. If I recall rightly, during my time many could do well in all subjects except English and lowering English standards was completely unheard of and in the end we managed to raise the bar on our English standards. So why give up on MT and become monolingual in a multi-racial country? Are we not special as Singaporeans because of our linguistic capability? In India, I know of friends who have mastered 9 or 10 Indian languages and 3-4 Indian languages is the average. And mind you, they emphasized to me they are languages with proper scripts for each, not dialects.
absolutely agree. bright sparks are not only those who excel in English. how bright a spark can this kid be if he cannot even manage 4 subjects at pri sch level? we don't need elitist minds that English speaking are superior. why not we carry out separate gifted selection test to sieve out those who are gifted in MT. English, Sci and Math separately? why is there a bias need for English to go with other subjects? Though other subjects are taught in English, it does not mean that students who excel in English can do better in them as well. (This comes from personal experience. I may not have a stellar English grade, but I dare say my grades for other subjects are much better than a large group of potato-eating groups)
I think it is only fair to acknowledge that, yes indeed, some English speaking kids are BRIGHT SPARKS essential as the pillar of our country in future. Likewise, BRIGHT SPARKS do come from Chinese speaking kids. There is absolutely NO NEED to just cater to the English-speaking group. -
ks2me:
Actually this happens in every SAP school. By P5 they will decide to proceed with hcl for PSLE or drop to normal Chinese. However majority will continue like what someone mentioned 75% in NYPS will do it.[/quote]Dats y I thot if snowz suggest
Which SAP school is dat?Way2GO:
[quote=\"snowz\"]
My friend's kid is in SAP school. The kids in the school are advised to take only normal CL for PLSE not HCL. I think this is not for every SAP school.
This is d school's policy?
Or just an individual(s) opinion for certain kids?
it is dat SAP school's policy
it doesn't sound rite nor fair
to d kids. -
Way2GO:
Likewise in non-SAP schools which support HCL learning, by P5 there is an option to do hcl for PSLE or not. People are given choices, now they want a choice to lower normal Chinese even.
Dats y I thot if snowz suggest
it is dat SAP school's policy
it doesn't sound rite nor fair
to d kids. -
In the eyes of protective & vocal grandma chong, her grandsons are bright sparks. Very thick-skinned…
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Actually the grandma’s feedback is no different from the mum who wrote in 6A1 and 2A2s cannot get into HCI. If they respond to lower MT for this, that mum could argue why HCI not lower the entry points since her child’s result also bright sparks results?
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compared to her 6A1 and 2A2, there are brighter sparks with 8A1 and 9A1 so they got the place. i think that is absolutely fair.
if mama not happy, can encourage the girl to be more involved in CCA or leadership roles etc. same for grandma. if a child really shines so brightly, just a mere MT will not drag them down so much. -
Way2GO:
Yes we do. The distinct Singapore culture is emerging. I am now teaching hundreds of young adult students, and I can feel it. It is something like a \"rojak\", a mixture of not only Chinese and Western, but some Malay and Indian influences too, perhaps even some Japanese (don't we all love Japanese food?).
What is being a Singaporean?
Do we hv a Singapore culture dat
is distinctly Singaporean?
Whether we like it or not, it is happening. The younger generation considers themselves as Singaporeans. They no longer identify themselves with the Chinese. That's why it is so easy for them to drop the language.
As much as we like our kids to remember the roots, trying to motivate them to study Chinese by telling them that they are Chinese, simply does not work any more. -
ihavethingtosay
still brewing? kawan
tea ready anot?
hv a cup of tea first la :lol: -
tamarind:
Hiya Tamarind,....The younger generation considers themselves as Singaporeans. They no longer identify themselves with the Chinese. That's why it is so easy for them to drop the language.
As much as we like our kids to remember the roots, trying to motivate them to study Chinese by telling them that they are Chinese, simply does not work any more.
don't want to go in a different direction
from d subject matter of dis thread
so I will leave it at dat.
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Way2GO:
:celebrate:ihavethingtosay
still brewing? kawan
tea ready anot?
hv a cup of tea first la :lol:
just a student not a parent, but still kawan.
i too suffered under demonic hands of English. but there has been no changes to decrease its importance in academic grading. so it is just pure unfair to side the potato group.
ah. despite my not-up-to-standard English, hey i still got into top school after top school! :celebrate:
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