2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[Imp75]

I was once in your shoes, always feel that my kids were underprepared for PSLE but well after going through the PSLEs, what I learned is: quantity is not quality, believe in your child, can read KSP forum to troll for resources but do not get too obsessed with the amount of work other parents do for their kids and finally do not set too high expectations that bring stress to everyone in the fam.

[tryourbest]

Thank u imp75 for always giving us reality checks.


Sometimes I admit that it can get quite intimidating or stressful for parents without the deep pockets to provide the best enrichments , tuitions to our child.

But I told myself i’ll try my best to help and guide her in whatever way I can. As long as we both try our best and never give up, that’s good enough.

[MrsKiasu]

need take note of shading of ans as well..dd complete paper then shade..skipped one and all shifted..and luckily it was on a test before sa..however, still not entirely improved...told me that she didnt do that anymore, I asked, so you shade one by one? she says no, 2 by 2 :faint:

[tryourbest]

:yikes: Greatest nightmare MrsKiasu! Thank God not the actual paper.. Will faint ! :faint:

[Iluvmygals]

Going into this last leg of PSLE…I believe it would be good to set a routine and stick to it. Do more during time when kids are alert and rest when they are distracted. So my kids seldom do anything after dinner cause they are mentally drained and they need their chill time. Do not try to squeeze assignments into every pockets of time u can find…

Kids need to rest well…take vitamin C…make sure physically condition is tip top in the coming months…

[Estéema]

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need take note of shading of ans as well..dd complete paper then shade..skipped one and all shifted..and luckily it was on a test before sa..however, still not entirely improved...told me that she didnt do that anymore, I asked, so you shade one by one? she says no, 2 by 2 :faint:

This one MUST really take note.

Last year I shared abt DS’s peer who usually one of top in math but once he did his answers on exam paper & by the time transferred to OAS paper, he skipped one & all other answers shifted. So, best train child to use a ruler ifvtgey are transferring answers. Best write on exam paper & transfer as they do each question, then train them to always check answers.

That leaves another advice :-

Pls train yr child to work out time allocation for each section of every paper based on total time of exam paper. Help them work out enuf time for checking work. Train them for every subject. Can use June school holiday to practice papers & train on timing self.

All the best to 2019 PSLE kids & KSP Parents!

[MrsKiasu]

thanks ladies…yeah heart attack on the shading part…


dont stress them also, I was angry during exam period coz of losing school stuffs and next day has a paper…I scolded and dd cried…suddenly, I ‘woke up’ …I quickly told her the exact msg I want to convey…not abt how well you do/will do in your exam…not important…it is the being open up yr heart/mind take advice from people who know more than you that matters coz likely that will be correct advice…dont shut the heart/brain off…woah, for a moment, I got a shock…different kids can take different level of stress, not all the same…end of day, what is more important to us.

[MrsKiasu]

on a lighter note, dd was so happy looking forward to borrow her story books after sa. We negotiated, 2 only, I told her…

[tryourbest]

So guai, only looking fwd to read story books after exams!

[MrsKiasu]

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So guai, only looking fwd to read story books after exams!

that's what she likes as of now..been few years asking me for library trip 'vouchers' if got certain marks..and all criteria set by her