[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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BlackAngel:
Did you get a response so far from the feedback???? I did get any except the acknowledgement.the whole debate about PSLE weighting died down suddenly because MOE didn't want it to blow up too big. It is very sensitive for different categories of people. Some groups want it, some groups hate it. btw, as parents, if you want MOE to hear our views,
kindly write to http://www.moe.edu.sg/feedback -
tamarind:
Totally agreed :celebrate: , although don't think my 6-yr old DD can read 80% of chinese newspaper despite that fact that she was almost solely exposed to chinese in the first 2.5 years of her life. She is quite good in conversation though, sometimes she even tends to talk too muchPicolo:
Languages are better learnt early in life. The earlier, the better.
I absolutely agree. The best age to learn Chinese is between 3 to 6. At this age, kids are capable of learning all the Chinese characters required to read about 80% of Chinese newspapers. No hanyu pinyin, only character recognition is most important. I have read about at least 2 famous authors in China who taught their daughters to be able to do so. My daughter is able to read Chinese chapter books before the age of 7.
For a child who focus only on English before the age of 7, and then taught hanyu pinyin at P1, this is a big mistake. He will naturally find Chinese difficult to learn, because he already knows English and prefers English. Anything new and different, is difficult for a child, and even an adult.
I wonder when MOE is going to realized what are the best methods of teaching Chinese, instead of thinking of ways to reduce the weighting. I think perhaps all those making decisions are not good in Chinese ?
I hope that parents, instead of complaining that Chinese is difficult to learn, start teaching your kids no later than 3 years old (best to start reading Chinese books to them since birth). If parents cannot read Chinese, then send the kids to enrichment class or get a good Chinese tutor. If kids start learning from a very young age, they only need to learn for a short time everyday, and Chinese will become very easy for him when he is older.
We're never too worried about her Eng. She started speaking Eng when she began pre-school and within 1 month had caught up with the rest. She also started to learn to read late (around 5.5 yrs old). But after 6 months of daily formal training (provided by DH using this great book \"Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons\"), she has no problem reading some 1st grade books. -
MMM:
it is hard for them to give any concrete reply at this stage....
Did you get a response so far from the feedback???? I did get any except the acknowledgement.BlackAngel:
the whole debate about PSLE weighting died down suddenly because MOE didn't want it to blow up too big. It is very sensitive for different categories of people. Some groups want it, some groups hate it. btw, as parents, if you want MOE to hear our views,
kindly write to http://www.moe.edu.sg/feedback
duno whether it will be cut and if cut, cut by how much?
very hard to speculate
at least, MOE did hear our loud voices opposing this move..... -
hquek:
aren't so many kiasu parents willing to spend monies in tuition/enrichment program if it helps? even if tuition/enrichment prog helps little, kiasu parents still faithfully investing in it...?
Guess it helps if you have the money and time for one to one tutors....HyperKiasu:
Local examples for late successful learners: LKY and Prof WeeChowHou (who translated εεε ΅ζ³) picked up Chinese in their adulthood only....
Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.....
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vlim:
AIYA... I hope they can decide fast and benefit the p6 next yr...
no no noo noooooo my mt the stongest -
ruyu:
haaa....relax la....just joking...I hope everyone's dream/wish come true la...vlim:
AIYA... I hope they can decide fast and benefit the p6 next yr...
no no noo noooooo my mt the stongest
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Oh no... if it is really implemented, it will really dampen parents' effort and spirits to strengthen MT to their children. At least i am one of them....
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My kid said he is non-chinese, angmo pie.
He hates chinese language. Thanks to the mother, becoz wife chinese no good.
Just spend $129 on Hansvision software, to translate chinese to english for him to understand. :? -
hquek:
For kids who are 6 years and below, we don't need someone with very high qualifications to teach. Probably O or A levels will do, most important is to find a tutor who loves Chinese. It should be quite affordable.
Guess it helps if you have the money and time for one to one tutors....HyperKiasu:
Local examples for late successful learners: LKY and Prof WeeChowHou (who translated εεε ΅ζ³) picked up Chinese in their adulthood only....
Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.....
ζεΏθ δΊε°½ζ
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Last night I walked pass Tien Hsia and looked at their poster of the names of students getting A/A*. The list includes a few hundred students, and I counted at least 15 non-Chinese (including 2 Japanese boys !) The fees at Tien Hsia are not expensive, cheaper than Berries. Even non-Chinese students can get A/A* ! Just start attending Tien Hsia/Berries etc from 3 years old.
I heard some people said that $10K salary is average income in Singapore, these people can certainly afford a few hundred dollars of enrichment classes. -
minnie2004:
Thanks for sharing
Totally agreed :celebrate: , although don't think my 6-yr old DD can read 80% of chinese newspaper despite that fact that she was almost solely exposed to chinese in the first 2.5 years of her life. She is quite good in conversation though, sometimes she even tends to talk too much I think it is very important that parents show a positive attitude and love of Chinese. That really affects the child. I read Chinese novels in front of my kids, my mother reads Chinese newspapers everyday and watch Chinese TV series. Those parents who show negative attitudes towards Chinese will cause their kids to hate Chinese too, a person cannot hope to do well in a language if he resents learning it.
Also, it is not true that kids must come from Mandarin speaking families to be good in Chinese. My kids speak only English and Cantonese at home. Both of them enjoy reading Chinese books.
The problem is that most parents make their young kids remember every single stroke of the character by practicising over and over again. Or worst is to teach hanyu pinyin before learning any Chinese characters. These methods are not correct. Kids between the age of 3 to 6 are capable of taking a photograph of each Chinese character and remember each character as a whole. It is not necessary for them to remember the individual strokes. I believe that most kids have this ability, and they lose it as they grow older. That is why it is best to teach as many Chinese characters as possible before the age of 6, writing can come later. BTW, this is not my own theory, I read about this in some articles written in China.
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