2018 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (Born in 2006)
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Maybe it’s too sweeping a statement but I think only Singaporean Chinese learn Chinese until 要生要死.
What is the Mother Tongue? It is the language that one grows up speaking with since early childhood.
So we have to ask ourselves, what language do we speak to our children. Was it “You want milk milk?” Or “要不要泡nei nei?” If the former, then your kid’s mother tongue is English!!
Well, my mum spoke to me in mandarin, I watched lots of Cantonese and Taiwanese serials with my grandma. Thus, I have no problem conversing fluently in mandarin. I know some parents don’t even allow their kids to watch these bo liao serials. But that’s one good way to learn mandarin and be introduced to Chinese culture.
I also notice there are parents who rather speak to their kids in broken English than to use mandarin. That, we have to ask ourselves why. Sometimes, our children are what we shaped them into. -
We converse Singlish, Chinese and Hokkien at home.
I don’t preshape my kids to speak like newscasters. Else they will not able to communicate with wide range of people. They should apply proactively to situation because if they speak Hokkien in school, most of their classmates do not understand. School related work is another matter. They should know not to apply Singlish on studies etc. -
PRC students are hardworking and extremely smart. This, I totally agree.
However, I personally cannot tahan those PRC parents. On one hand, they want their children to receive education in Singapore. On the other hand, they keep criticising that our Math and Chinese standard is so low in comparison to China standard.
While some local parents feel the upper primary Math is too challenging, PRC parents feel they are only equivalent to P3 or P4 standard back in China. PSLE questions are too straight forward and MOE should raise the standard and set more difficult papers.
Whenever I hear all these, I just could not stop pondering, then why they still want to continue the education here when almost everything China is better than Singapore. -
Yes, my friend said that when entered Hwa Chong boarding school compound, a lot of PRC parents talked loudly, chit-chatting loudly, when they walked around the boarding school premises with their PRC children .
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I am curious why are there still quite a number of PRC in those popular primary schools when supposedly, locals are given the priority in P1 registration. Local vs PRC parents, we are still of different wavelength. We may be kiasu to a certain degree but compare to them, well, we are nothing.
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mylilgirl:
I am curious why are there still quite a number of PRC in those popular primary schools when supposedly, locals are given the priority in P1 registration.
Many of ours obtain Singapore citizenship... If you speak to them in Mandarin, it works well -
mylilgirl:
I am curious why are there still quite a number of PRC in those popular primary schools when supposedly, locals are given the priority in P1 registration. Local vs PRC parents, we are still of different wavelength. We may be kiasu to a certain degree but compare to them, well, we are nothing.
They may have entered our local schools, via Phase 3.
As PRC children are hardworking and often strong in these 3 subjects (Chinese, Maths, Science), say these 3 subjects' China standard are way higher (tougher) than that of our Sg Moe standard, often they target Hwa Chong, Nanyang Girls High, Raffles IP schools, compete with our local Singaporean students, due to their good psle results, they are able to gain admission -
This year, apparently MOE admits lesser PRC scholars. Still many fr Vietnam, Indonesia & Msia. Recent observation fr the 2019 incoming ASEAN scholars starting their sec English bridging courses commencing Nov. Boarding sch gradually given to our own sportsmen if parents opt for it, owise resources in dorms will be wasted.
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mylilgirl:
I am curious why are there still quite a number of PRC in those popular primary schools when supposedly, locals are given the priority in P1 registration. Local vs PRC parents, we are still of different wavelength. We may be kiasu to a certain degree but compare to them, well, we are nothing.
Singapore was very liberal in lelong-ing the PR status a couple of years ago (pre-GE 2011). As a result, a number of foreigners have acquired the necessary PR status, thus beng eligible for any of the earlier phases, i.e. Phase 1, 2A1, 2A2 and 2B. Then, like SC, some of them had PV, joined clan, used religious affiliation, etc to gain the advantage to participate in these earlier Phases.
BTW, what's with the PRC love-in. It's like the old Ang Mo Tua Kee symptom... except now we have the PRC Tua Kee symptom. PRCs come in all shapes and sizes, and not all of them are hardworking or smart. For every hardworking / smart one, you can also find one that CMI. -
PRCs are super kiasu, intelligent and never-take-no-for-an-answer type.
their kids are usually strong in math and chinese…so if they do well, it’s likely they can get transferred to a popular school.
that’s how the siblings can enter via phase 1.
in Australia, PRCs work very hard on their English…it’s not difficult to excel after that.
sorry OT.
all the best for next week’s PSLE results. the kids have worked hard, parents have struggled too.
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