Networking Group - JCs General

[zbear]

ilovelaksa:

My son's JC made last year's promos very hard for all the J1s. Quite a number did the re-papers when school opened.

Is your son from VJ?

[ilovelaksa]

zbear:

ilovelaksa:

My son's JC made last year's promos very hard for all the J1s. Quite a number did the re-papers when school opened.

Is your son from VJ?

Yes, he is gettg all nervous cuz A lvl results are coming out soon! He has ALOT of time to think about his future in the army. Lol.
Zbear, I cant remember if you hv a child who did A lvls last yr? If you do, all the very very best!

[zbear]

ilovelaksa:

Yes, he is gettg all nervous cuz A lvl results are coming out soon! He has ALOT of time to think about his future in the army. Lol.
Zbear, I cant remember if you hv a child who did A lvls last yr? If you do, all the very very best!

My DD did her A levels 2 years ago n this year is DS turn.

Good luck to your DS. I am sure he will do well. :xedfingers:

Will the results be released in March?

[sharonkhoo]

zbear:

Will the results be released in March?

Tentatively 24-28 Feb 2017 (from SEAB website).

[mindays]

ilovelaksa:

Ds has 2 friends with following combi:

Phy, Lit, Hist, Maths, KI - Arts
Phy, Lit, Econs, Maths - Hybrid
They are both v strong in Maths. Told me they took Phy bcuz it is similar to Maths. A number of son's frens who are in PCME, says Chem is more challenging than Phy. Thankfully, last year's A lvl Chem was doable.

H2 Chemistry is a lot more content heavy than H2 Physics. When I asked around during the open house this year, some of the subject teachers mentioned that the trend for A level H2 Chemistry questions are more application based which require more higher order thinking skills.

[Connecting the dots]

THE PHYSICS MATH CAFE

Would appreciate any feedback/ comments from mummies whose DD/DS have attended lessons ?

[ParkYuni]

DD will start her JC journey next month. Experienced parents here please share:


1. Average no. of hours your DC sleep in a typical school day.
2. Does it help (a lot) to read up lecture notes before lessons?
3. Performing very well in O levels does not imply yielding good A level results even if work very hard?
4. Is 10-years-series or other JCs papers a better guide?
5. When do you start your DCs on tuition, if any?

Any advice are welcome. TIA!!

[blok]

Hello! Sorry if I’ve posted in the wrong forum but I would just like to know if anybody can recommend any textbooks/ref books for biology, chem and math to get ahead of lessons? Thanks!

[sharonkhoo]

ParkYuni:

DD will start her JC journey next month. Experienced parents here please share:


1. Average no. of hours your DC sleep in a typical school day.
6.5hrs (roughly 11+pm to 5.50am)

2. Does it help (a lot) to read up lecture notes before lessons?
It probably helps, but I doubt many kids bother (or have time). Of course, if the teacher has specifically told the students to do preliminary reading or problems etc, then they should or they will be quite lost. What is more important is to read the notes etc AFTER the lectures, and clarify any issues as soon as possible by reading other stuff or asking someone.

3. Performing very well in O levels does not imply yielding good A level results even if work very hard?
Can't answer this.

4. Is 10-years-series or other JCs papers a better guide?
Or this. My daughter uses both when she revises, as far as I know.

5. When do you start your DCs on tuition, if any?
None for my daughter as she's coping fine. Since time is always short, I would say that you should encourage your child to try to do without as far as possible. Reading up, asking teachers and friends, paying attention in class etc will go a long way. And maybe explore the ad hoc type (ask only when help is needed) or the intensive type during vacations?

Any advice are welcome. TIA!!

[jtoh]

ParkYuni:

DD will start her JC journey next month. Experienced parents here please share:


1. Average no. of hours your DC sleep in a typical school day.
2. Does it help (a lot) to read up lecture notes before lessons?
3. Performing very well in O levels does not imply yielding good A level results even if work very hard?
4. Is 10-years-series or other JCs papers a better guide?
5. When do you start your DCs on tuition, if any?

Any advice are welcome. TIA!!

1. About 6 hours.
2. Yes. But there are so many other activities going on it's not easy to keep up.
3. Performing very well in O levels does not mean you'll do well in A levels. But if you work very hard, I don't see why not?
4. If your child is entering JC this year, the ten year series may not be so relevant because of the change in syllabus?
5. Take the cue from your child. Tuition isn't necessary. Depending on the JC, some do have pull out classes for those who aren't performing that well and need the extra coaching. Those are useful.