2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)
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Honestly, as a parent, I’ve learnt not to over-react (probably immuned liao) on such unnecessarily challenging exams…eg where 1/2 to 3/4 of the class failed the exams. I know my kid already feels bad, so I avoid adding oil to fire. The only thing I’ve been telling him this year is that … after each exam, just pick yourself up, learn from mistakes, move on and focus on preparation for PSLE…
I also dun understand why sometimes schools are like out to kill and demoralize them…so I just tell my DS to move on… -
XYZ1:
Honestly, as a parent, I've learnt not to over-react (probably immuned liao) on such unnecessarily challenging exams...eg where 1/2 to 3/4 of the class failed the exams. I know my kid already feels bad, so I avoid adding oil to fire. The only thing I've been telling him this year is that .... after each exam, just pick yourself up, learn from mistakes, move on and focus on preparation for PSLE....
I also dun understand why sometimes schools are like out to kill and demoralize them...so I just tell my DS to move on....
What you have done is correct, no need to over react especially when the class or whole cohort is not doing well.
Schools will always try to set their standards higher than national standard so that when the students sit for PSLE, they will find it easier to answer the questions. Worst case will be when the students find PSLE questions more challenging than school exams n they will feel even more demoralized.
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janet88:
Yup, all we can do it to keep encouraging our kids and telling them that they can do it. Just do their best and making sure that they have enough sleep and nutrition.At this point in time, all we can do for the kids is to keep motivating and encouraging them.
Can't wait to be done with PSLE :frustrated:
This is my last PSLE. Can't wait for it to be over and done with. -
randwick:
Yup, all we can do it to keep encouraging our kids and telling them that they can do it. Just do their best and making sure that they have enough sleep and nutrition.janet88:
At this point in time, all we can do for the kids is to keep motivating and encouraging them.
Can't wait to be done with PSLE :frustrated:
This is my last PSLE. Can't wait for it to be over and done with.
Totally Agree.... -
XYZ1:
:goodpost:Honestly, as a parent, I've learnt not to over-react (probably immuned liao) on such unnecessarily challenging exams...eg where 1/2 to 3/4 of the class failed the exams. I know my kid already feels bad, so I avoid adding oil to fire. The only thing I've been telling him this year is that .... after each exam, just pick yourself up, learn from mistakes, move on and focus on preparation for PSLE....
I also dun understand why sometimes schools are like out to kill and demoralize them...so I just tell my DS to move on....
since it's P6, the big picture is PSLE. as long as the child has put in effort, there is really no need to over react towards challenging mid year and prelims. after the papers are returned, we would usually re-do the questions and learn from mistakes made. -
Not to worry too much. Monkey babies are smart and know how to handle challenges.
They will not let a small setback to bring them down. -
iRabbit:
Are you referring to the deceased who was previously studying inGiggler1:
irabbit, I agree with you! Tough papers are indeed very demoralising for the kid and some may just lose confidence totally. Sigh.
I relate to one incident my colleague told me. She shared half her boy's P5 classmates in a HA class failed CL exam. I can't imagine what's the stats like for MA classes then. :slapshead:
I'm all for differentiation as top students need to be academically challenged. But some schs carry it too far. :spank:
Maha Bodhi school when he was alive? Did Maha Bodhi really set the P5 exam too difficult this time that a boy committed sucide?
http://www.zaobao.com.sg/special/zbo/sm ... 518-618538 -
Was having a discussion recently with friends. I was bemoaning the lack of education on values in schools. Schools only care about excelling in studies, sports and leadership , I said. A friend disagreed. Maybe she was right - because I do hear of schools which believe in compassion and letting children develop at their own pace.
When my first child went to P1, I was so excited. I thought the school culture had changed for the better and teachers would be more excited about all the new teaching methods and certainly be more engaged with the children and parents. There was so much in the news about parents being partners. Boy was I in for a rude shock.
Disillusioned, I definitely ‘fought back’ against the system - often questioning why things were done in a certain way and imploring teachers to show greater passion towards their young charges. Many a time I did it not just for my kids but also for all the others in the school.
I can honestly tell you that on a number of occasions, my good intentions back-fired. My children ended up being discriminated against because of their meddling mother. I can tell you that this was devastating because I really wasn’t being unreasonable. It was basic stuff which would take little effort to improve on/implement …e.g. returning books and revision materials to the students before their exams instead of holding on to them. It would have made a huge difference to the kids. I wasn’t asking for the moon by any means.
Most parents out there keep silent when things go wrong. They are afraid their kids will be ‘marked’. Well,sadly, I have just proven them right.
But I stuck with my values. I pointed out to my kids what should be done, even though it wasn’t. I also apologised to them for letting them stay in a system which though deemed ‘world-class’ in terms of academic prowess, failed them when it came to helping to instill the right values.
Just my experience. Maybe yours is different. -
Hahaha I have provided feedback before too but it was never addressed. I don’t know if kids were discriminated against though.
When you mention this, something funny came to mind. While MOE has been de-emphasising on psle, the school principal quietly came up to my girl’s class during the parents dialogue session and keep urging them to "study very very hard for the psle". She gave me the impression that it’s either " this or never". I was rolling my eyes. -
Thank you nicnac
will check it out
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