2016 P1 Registration Exercise for 2017 In-Take

[janet88]

missinex:

I'm currently working in MOE HQ and am aware which level the syllabus is being planned. Was joking with another colleague about bursting in on that department and scolding the lot of them for coming up with such tough syllabus for our kids.

But end of the day, the teachers planning the syllabus also had a job to do. And it is not just one teacher doing it, or will it always be the same teacher doing it.

my question is why are the schools setting such tough exam papers and the kids are not taught to handle. I gave my daughter a Math mock paper from the assessment book. she told me the questions are not even close to what she is facing during exams. comprehension passages are equally tough.

[Double E]

missinex:

janet88:

it's hard to find teachers from yesteryears...if there are more of these around, probably tuition won't be a booming industry. it's a lot to do with the syllabus getting so tough.


going to school is like being cooked in a pressure cooker.

I'm currently working in MOE HQ and am aware which level the syllabus is being planned. Was joking with another colleague about bursting in on that department and scolding the lot of them for coming up with such tough syllabus for our kids.

But end of the day, the teachers planning the syllabus also had a job to do. And it is not just one teacher doing it, or will it always be the same teacher doing it.

Lol! Pls do tell your colleagues that the syllabus they planned is indeed too tough. The text book and the exam papers do not match. Text book simplified the whole syllabus but when it comes to exam papers and worksheets, one cannot find any examples in Text book to teach the kid how to tackle the qns. Eg, I got this in a p1 math worksheet last week

I am a two digit number and I am between 20 to 30. The reverse of its digits is 9 more than the digit itself. What number am I?

Seriously for P1? although it is stated as an optional qns but as parent, we will still let our child attempt. How to explain such sum to a p1 kid?

[janet88]

the English P1 comprehension worksheet posted earlier is one example of how tough the syllabus has become. my grouse would be the colourful science textbook which doesn’t prepare the students for the tough questions they would have to face during exams. Math is like another language to me. any school which parents register their kids in, prepare to send them for tuition UNLESS you can coach them.

[phtthp]

janet88:

it's hard to find teachers from yesteryears...if there are more of these around, probably tuition won't be a booming industry. it's a lot to do with the syllabus getting so tough.


going to school is like being cooked in a pressure cooker.

And the worst thing is ...
Teachers in school nowadays teach very little, or teach in \"touch and go\" style, they do not go in depth much into each Topic


Worse is :
In school, Maths Tr always ask kids to practise very simple Maths from \"My Pals are Here\". But, in the actual SA1/SA2 questions, the questions are tough ! A big disparity, between what's daily practised in class vs. Actual exam questions

[missinex]

Unfortunately I can do neither. I don't know them personally and professionally, it is not in my place to tell others how to do their job.


I think the only thing parents can do is to write in with our feedback. I'm not sure which schools came up with that problem sum or comprehension. It is my understanding that some schools (usually popular ones) will come up with tougher than usual questions than others.

Rulang for one, I understood teaches or want their students to be able to do heuristic math problems (that one could be an example??) Nan Hua is another which I understood to have very high expectations on student's homework. I heard from my SIL whose son is in Nan Hua that he is required to read 50 storybooks per term / semester and required to write summaries as well as his own thoughts and feelings on each one, and submit via the internet/intranet?

Please correct me if I am wrong

[missinex]

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missinex:

[quote=\"janet88\"]it's hard to find teachers from yesteryears...if there are more of these around, probably tuition won't be a booming industry. it's a lot to do with the syllabus getting so tough.


going to school is like being cooked in a pressure cooker.

I'm currently working in MOE HQ and am aware which level the syllabus is being planned. Was joking with another colleague about bursting in on that department and scolding the lot of them for coming up with such tough syllabus for our kids.

But end of the day, the teachers planning the syllabus also had a job to do. And it is not just one teacher doing it, or will it always be the same teacher doing it.

Lol! Pls do tell your colleagues that the syllabus they planned is indeed too tough. The text book and the exam papers do not match. Text book simplified the whole syllabus but when it comes to exam papers and worksheets, one cannot find any examples in Text book to teach the kid how to tackle the qns. Eg, I got this in a p1 math worksheet last week

I am a two digit number and I am between 20 to 30. The reverse of its digits is 9 more than the digit itself. What number am I?

Seriously for P1? although it is stated as an optional qns but as parent, we will still let our child attempt. How to explain such sum to a p1 kid?[/quote]as a side note, i actually like this question. It is a comprehension problem that require some probability and common sense. unfortunately I quite agree with you that an average p1 kid will be scratching his head.

[Double E]

The sum that I posted is from a new neighbourhood school. I am ok for such sums to be tested but teachers must teach the kids how to handle such questions. They have been taught in class, I am not sure but I don’t see such examples in their text book. Is the disparity between what is being taught and what is being tested that resulted in so much stress for the kids and parents and they have no choice but to turn to tutors to coach such questions. I think MOE has to recognise this, changing the scoring of PSLE is not going to help much in reducing stress for parents and their kids if such disparity continues to exist. Sorry if I go off track in this thread. Admin can delete if not appropriate. Thanks

[Sam_Yishun]

Double E:

missinex:

Lol! Pls do tell your colleagues that the syllabus they planned is indeed too tough. The text book and the exam papers do not match. Text book simplified the whole syllabus but when it comes to exam papers and worksheets, one cannot find any examples in Text book to teach the kid how to tackle the qns. Eg, I got this in a p1 math worksheet last week

I am a two digit number and I am between 20 to 30. The reverse of its digits is 9 more than the digit itself. What number am I?

Seriously for P1? although it is stated as an optional qns but as parent, we will still let our child attempt. How to explain such sum to a p1 kid?

Gosh! This is for P1? :yikes: :gloomy:

[Double E]

Sam_Yishun:

Double E:

[quote=\"missinex\"]

Lol! Pls do tell your colleagues that the syllabus they planned is indeed too tough. The text book and the exam papers do not match. Text book simplified the whole syllabus but when it comes to exam papers and worksheets, one cannot find any examples in Text book to teach the kid how to tackle the qns. Eg, I got this in a p1 math worksheet last week

I am a two digit number and I am between 20 to 30. The reverse of its digits is 9 more than the digit itself. What number am I?

Seriously for P1? although it is stated as an optional qns but as parent, we will still let our child attempt. How to explain such sum to a p1 kid?

Gosh! This is for P1? :yikes: :gloomy:[/quote]Yes P1

[ptb7476]

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missinex:

[quote=\"janet88\"]it's hard to find teachers from yesteryears...if there are more of these around, probably tuition won't be a booming industry. it's a lot to do with the syllabus getting so tough.


going to school is like being cooked in a pressure cooker.

I'm currently working in MOE HQ and am aware which level the syllabus is being planned. Was joking with another colleague about bursting in on that department and scolding the lot of them for coming up with such tough syllabus for our kids.

But end of the day, the teachers planning the syllabus also had a job to do. And it is not just one teacher doing it, or will it always be the same teacher doing it.

Lol! Pls do tell your colleagues that the syllabus they planned is indeed too tough. The text book and the exam papers do not match. Text book simplified the whole syllabus but when it comes to exam papers and worksheets, one cannot find any examples in Text book to teach the kid how to tackle the qns. Eg, I got this in a p1 math worksheet last week

I am a two digit number and I am between 20 to 30. The reverse of its digits is 9 more than the digit itself. What number am I?

Seriously for P1? although it is stated as an optional qns but as parent, we will still let our child attempt. How to explain such sum to a p1 kid?[/quote]
what is the answer :oops:

21 and 12 (revserse ) is 9 more ..
23 and 32 ( revserse) also 9 more