2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[phtthp]

(asking on behalf of a friend)



at end of P4, when choose P5 subject combination : parents decide (over-rule) what their child study, at P5.
eg. choose Standard / Foundation subjects, etc.

at end of P5 : they say that school has a final say, can over-rule what their child study, at P6 (PSLE)


recently, school had marked and returned my friend’s son P5 SA2 Higher Chinese papers … and he failed.
School advised him to drop Higher Chinese, next year P6. But my friend insists that her son carry on with HCL, into P6.
is he allowed to continue ? In the event he fail P6 SA1 HCL again next year 2019, means "bye bye to HCL " ?

[netania]

phtthp:

(asking on behalf of a friend)



at end of P4, when choose P5 subject combination : parents decide (over-rule) what their child study, at P5.
eg. choose Standard / Foundation subjects, etc.

at end of P5 : they say that school has a final say, can over-rule what their child study, at P6 (PSLE)


recently, school had marked and returned my friend's son P5 SA2 Higher Chinese papers ... and he failed.
School advised him to drop Higher Chinese, next year P6. But my friend insists that her son carry on with HCL, into P6.
is he allowed to continue with HCL ? Thank you

Not sure if it’s an MOE requirement but at my DD’s school, we have been briefed the same I.e p4 to p5 - parents have a say, p5 to p6- school has final say. The requirement is that CL has to be 75 and above, and HCL gotta pass.

[MrsKiasu]

I asked dd briefly if she may be excluded fm hmt…she mentioned 75 oso but I m not sure, to me can take, take, cannot take then no need to take…I remember when we filled up the option form last year, hmt in P6 will be determined by school.

[MrsKiasu]

phtthp:

(asking on behalf of a friend)



at end of P4, when choose P5 subject combination : parents decide (over-rule) what their child study, at P5.
eg. choose Standard / Foundation subjects, etc.

at end of P5 : they say that school has a final say, can over-rule what their child study, at P6 (PSLE)


recently, school had marked and returned my friend's son P5 SA2 Higher Chinese papers ... and he failed.
School advised him to drop Higher Chinese, next year P6. But my friend insists that her son carry on with HCL, into P6.
is he allowed to continue ? In the event he fail P6 SA1 HCL again next year 2019, means \"bye bye to HCL \" ?

phtthp, I may be busybody..I think it should be up to the kid if still want to continue..maybe ask your friend to ask her kiddo?

of course, the final say may be the school..I mean for appeal cases..ask the child first?

[phtthp]

MrsKiasu:

phtthp, I may be busybody..I think it should be up to the kid if still want to continue..maybe ask your friend to ask her kiddo?

My friend (upset) had told her son's Chinese Tr to give him one more chance and that she will help him to buck up in his HCL, next year. Currently, all his P5 classmates are taking HCL. His Chinese Tr told his class that end of P5, entering P6, they are going to separate out the students, ie. those who dropped out of HCL, will form another P6 class.

[chenlaoshi]

Yup, sch has the 'final say' regarding a student's continuity in HMT (in Pri 6). My personal view is 不用强求 (if school doesn't offer student a place for HMT in Pri 6) but for those who aren't scoring well for HCL, there's no need to opt to drop the subject. It's not as if it's a totally different subject that's taking up lots of extra time to prepare for and it helps in preparation for CL subject along the way.


Some related blog posts/articles (which parent's of 2018's Pri 4 kids may want to take a look at, esp. in decision making over whether to take up HMT in Pri 5):

--> http://petunialee.blogspot.com/2013/10/to-do-higher-chinese-or-not.html
--> http://hedgehogcomms.blogspot.com/2014/01/higher-chinese-and-its-implications.html
--> https://www.todayonline.com/voices/bonus-points-higher-mother-tongue-students-justified


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[sweetbaby]

Can a school insist student drop HMT if results at P5 say just a pass?

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[chenlaoshi]

sweetbaby:

Can a school insist student drop HMT if results at P5 say just a pass?

Unless there are special reasons (e.g. his/her MT results somehow seriously deteriorated (both SA1 and SA2), they won't. The subject teacher will have a say in this (as is the recommendation of students for taking foundation subjects) so the child's attitude and general progress will also be taken into consideration, on top of the exam results.


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