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    [PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue

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    • D Offline
      daisyt
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      ChiefKiasu:

      .... The IP schools are now coveted by parents because they are seen as the warranty of a place in the Universities. The \"teach less, learn more\" principle is thought of by parents as the schools telling us to give our kids more tuition because teachers no longer provide the answers, which are necessary so that our kids can ace their examinations!
      .......
      Strange ... I am not one of the parents that see IP schools as warranty of a place in the Universities. In fact, before we (my girl and us) select IP, our mind were full of question marks how far can she go and so many what if ... Our final decision for IP was after a relative teacher told us, how IP schools work and their ways of teaching.

      \"Teach less, learn more\" concept may be misunderstood by some parents, so far I have observed, its changing the learning attitude of the children. To dig out the creativity of the children, to make them think more and think further. If the answer to a question is YES, the kids should continue to ask themselves, \"Why Yes?\" and not just stop at the YES answer. This is the type of skill they are trying to teach our children, to tickle their thinking mind. True, teachers don't just provide you with an answer and I think they should not. It is the process of finding out the answers, where one can learn better and appreciate the answers more.

      I was very fortunate, to be advised on active learning attitude, by my child's primary teacher. I am very grateful to her advice ...

      I have been saying in other threads too, how I wish this type of teaching is being exposed to the children at younger age in school.
      πŸ˜„ Very off topic now ... :oops:

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        ApronMama
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        daisyt:
        ChiefKiasu:


        .... The IP schools are now coveted by parents because they are seen as the warranty of a place in the Universities. The \"teach less, learn more\" principle is thought of by parents as the schools telling us to give our kids more tuition because teachers no longer provide the answers, which are necessary so that our kids can ace their examinations!
        .......

        :oops:

        No, there is no warranty. Eg. at HCI If the child does not pass the stringent requirement at end of yr 2, he will have to take 'O' path and subsquently compete with others 'O' level in-take to gain admission to his college or go poly. Those which has no 'O' level class, then got to say \"bye bye \" loh. Furthermore, at IP school, the students need to be independent self-learners as the teachers don't teach every topics of the usual text book. They can jump to a sec 3 topic at year 1. Parents needs to work, where got energy to coach them?? or guild them do projects? In the end, might as well choose an above average govt sec school .

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          daisyt
          last edited by

          ApronMama:

          No, there is no warranty. Eg. at HCI If the child does not pass the stringent requirement at end of yr 2, he will have to take 'O' path and subsquently compete with others 'O' level in-take to gain admission to his college or go poly. Those which has no 'O' level class, then got to say \"bye bye \" loh. Furthermore, at IP school, the students need to be independent self-learners as the teachers don't teach every topics of the usual text book. They can jump to a sec 3 topic at year 1. Parents needs to work, where got energy to coach them?? or guild them do projects? In the end, might as well choose an above average govt sec school .
          Yap!! Thats why my teacher relative told me, better if the child is outgoing, dare to present, independent in research, can handle project works in team work .... then the child is more suitable in IP path.

          And many times, project works can be rejected by the teachers and they have to re-do.

          Actually, they are independent enough to do on their own, from scratch. Parents no need to worry much .... πŸ˜„

          So many things to talk about if really want to go into details for IP. πŸ˜„

          Super off topic ! :oops:

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            HyperKiasu
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            verykiasu2010:
            Altum:

            Precisely, that is why the government is

            trying to change the system, so that our
            kids do not have go through a childhood
            that devotes too much time to an academic
            exercise. So that citizens do not have to
            migrate to get out of this primitive system.

            academic competition is not restricted to singapore alone

            definitely!
            δΌ˜θƒœεŠ£ζ±°

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              HyperKiasu
              last edited by

              ApronMama:
              daisyt:

              [quote=\"ChiefKiasu\"]
              .... The IP schools are now coveted by parents because they are seen as the warranty of a place in the Universities. The \"teach less, learn more\" principle is thought of by parents as the schools telling us to give our kids more tuition because teachers no longer provide the answers, which are necessary so that our kids can ace their examinations!
              .......

              :oops:

              No, there is no warranty. Eg. at HCI If the child does not pass the stringent requirement at end of yr 2, he will have to take 'O' path and subsquently compete with others 'O' level in-take to gain admission to his college or go poly. Those which has no 'O' level class, then got to say \"bye bye \" loh. Furthermore, at IP school, the students need to be independent self-learners as the teachers don't teach every topics of the usual text book. They can jump to a sec 3 topic at year 1. Parents needs to work, where got energy to coach them?? or guild them do projects? In the end, might as well choose an above average govt sec school .[/quote]then the minority still pressure government to lower MT to let their kids into top school? :?

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                Tnsp
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                Watch this...very good !


                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezboBBKsAN0&feature=player_embedded

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                  auntieM
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                  Tnsp:
                  Watch this...very good !


                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezboBBKsAN0&feature=player_embedded
                  Funny! :rotflmao:
                  Thanks Tnsp.

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                    HyperKiasu
                    last edited by

                    Tnsp:
                    Watch this...very good !


                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezboBBKsAN0&feature=player_embedded
                    too cute, too creative, my stomachache too liao.....

                    :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

                    thanks for sharing...

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                      tamarind
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                      HyperKiasu:
                      Tnsp:

                      Watch this...very good !


                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezboBBKsAN0&feature=player_embedded

                      too cute, too creative, my stomachache too liao.....

                      :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

                      thanks for sharing...

                      That's a good one !
                      :rotflmao:

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                        vlim
                        last edited by

                        auntieM:
                        Tnsp:

                        Watch this...very good !


                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezboBBKsAN0&feature=player_embedded

                        Funny! :rotflmao:
                        Thanks Tnsp.

                        haa...very innovative.. πŸ˜‰ ...aiya 'drop into the well already still throw a big stone into it' .. no like tat la πŸ˜‰

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