2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies
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But I heard of mum who quit their jobs so as to revise with the kids…but the kids got no time to revise with the mum…
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250abv:
But I heard of mum who quit their jobs so as to revise with the kids...but the kids got no time to revise with the mum...
true, because Reality seeps in.
After a P6 child finish school, say around 1.30 pm or 1.45 pm daily (Mon to Fri) , go home makan lunch, bathe, rest a short while from a hard day's work in school starting so early around 7 am, roughly 3 pm then ready to start study.
P6 : usually a lot of Supplementary lessons, or Cca.
Out of 5 days per week : easily at least 2 days or more, \"eaten\" up by (Cca + Supp lessons for Eng, Maths, Chinese, Science) conducted in school.
Left only probably remaining 3 days per week ? But some eaten by weekday tuition. So left, say either 1 or 2 days per week, for mothers to help revise with kid at home ... very, very little time left to revise. Thus, even though mother's intention to quit job to help child is good (moms are great, because they sacrificed salaried working, to take care of their PSLE child, so as to get into good Secondary schools), but due to Cca, Supp lessons and what-not like external enrichment like ballet twice-a-week training or piano lessons, etc, find it difficult with so little time left, to accomplish so many things awaiting to be done.
heard some parents requested their P6 child to drop Cca, in P6, so as to have more time to prepare & focus for PSLE.
But then, if u intend to DSA using Cca (Sports or Performing Arts / Art, etc) : how to drop Cca ? -
That’s why some choose to arrange with their mgmt on flexi hours during the psle year which may be just early release from work from certain days of the week.
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DH has colleagues taking ONE YEAR no pay leave to assist child in PSLE.
After one year, one colleague claimed that the child did improve.
Me: You can estimate that colleague’s pay loss for that year?
DH : $200K pa?
Me: Huh? Is it worth it to forgo $200K for PSLE?
DH: Do you weigh your child’s future in dollars and cents? -
Strange thing was, Came across one P6 parent (back then), who did.
She quit her job in June, as a doctor in hospital when her daughter in P5, studying in a Methodist Girls’ primary school. She supervised her daughter starting P5 Term 3 until psle over, then went back to work. She took 1.5 years no pay leave. She said worth it, because her girl did well enough, got into a Reknown (IP) all Girls’ Secondary school. -
So it is not uncommon for parents to take 1-1.5years of no pay leave prior PSLE.
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The anxiety seep in P5, preparing for crucial P5 (sa1 + SA2) , all the way till psle. For kids who intend to dsa, they need to do well in P5, p6 sa1.
Some parents will take leave from P5 Term 1, while others do so later, 2nd half of the year. -
250abv:
But I heard of mum who quit their jobs so as to revise with the kids...but the kids got no time to revise with the mum...
Those mums missed the boat. Why quit when the child is in P6? These mums should have stayed at home with the children during the lower primary years to build up a firm foundation with the child. At P5 or P6 level, the poor child has piles of school homework to complete on top of supplementary classes. -
bestwishes:
For wrong spelling of key words, will any mark (half mark or 1m) deducted, according to new PSLE sc marking scheme?
Based on what I know, the answer is No deduction of marks for wrong spelling of keyword for PSLE Science if the answer and explanation is correct. Lower block primary 3 or 4 will deduct marks for wrong spelling of key words. Best person to check with is your child's school Science HOD. -
Sometimes kids are ok…nothing wrong with foundation. …just under performing during exams.
For such cases, it is more important to have a strategy and revision plan to get in tune with the psle styled questions n marking scheme. No need full time intense revision coz kids will be bored doing simple qns.
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