2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[agltan98]

English papers was a killer…my child said he will fail this round for paper 2…

[TGP666]

GO ON STRIKE!!! SEAB AND MOE SET SO HARD PAPER

[ejmom]

Think your girl has a good chance. Mine said it’s a way to help friend - sounds wrong

Mangopuff\" post_id=\"1938653\" time=\"1569832732\" user_id=\"181078:

Ejmom, my girl wrote the same as your son. She said the person who dropped the phone is innocent, it was an accident. Dats why she wants to help him. Let’s hope our kids will get some marks.

[sembgal]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1938661\" time=\"1569834669\" user_id=\"35251:

jj_1808\" post_id=\"1938647\" time=\"1569831639\" user_id=\"31403:

Sharing a letter from a mum to Minister Ong on the PSLE paper this year.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157494188889477&id=535164476

Actually for 2019 Maths, those heavy 4 marks or 5 marks questions towards the end of Paper 2, are more \"Maths olympaid\" and Heuristics type of questions set, to differentiate P6 students from getting an A vs. A *

On one hand, someone bound to comment that
\"Ya lah, is like that wan mah, every year without fail, SEAB sure got to set a few tough questions !\". One forummer ever indicated this kind of meaning before, if check backwards.

However, on the other hand, in Mainstream schools (Non gep) -
Those P6 students who never attend any \"MO\" training before will lose out, because they have never received MO training before. MO is offered for upper primary P5 and P6 students, for full solid 2 years in primary schools. In some schools. Some kiasu schools even received (started) MO training earlier at P4, means in Total, 3 years.

Is it any wonder then, that these students will sail (breeze) through this year 2019 Maths, while those who never attend any MO at all, struggled ?

After all, those of us know that those worksheets from \"My Pals are Here \" are kind of useless, because none of these, ever prepare students to solve MO questions.

The logical question then we need to ask SEAB is,

Isn't it unfair to set those 4 and 5 marks \"MO\" questions, when NOT all P6 Mainstream students have the same, equal fair chance to receive \"in-house\" MO training, because so far, who get to receive free MO training in schools ? They are

A)
- GEP students, because the MO Maths questions are built in, designed already into the GEP (P4 to P6 ) curriculum,

And

B)
- those \"High ability\" Mainstream students, who were selected by their respective primary schools at either end of P3, or P4, to attend \"High ability\" MO free training lessons, in schools


Those P6 Mainstream students, who never receive any chance (opportunity) to smell nor experienced free \"MO\" training, everyday just keep practising those ordinary, not helpful \"My Pals are Here\" series, or keep practising tonnes and mountain high piked up stack and stack of past year papers, is it any wonder then that they are shocked, stoned, taken aback, stunned by these \"MO\" 4 / 5 heavy marks set inside Paper 2 this year, and cried (depressed ) ?


So, question is, why did SEAB
set heavy 4 / 5 marks Paper 2 questions, knowing that only a subset of P6 students had received this privileged, coveted free MO training in school, while Majority of P6 students did not receive ?

Isn't this very unfair, right from beginning ?

I mean, if want to test funny tough questions, make it fair -
That ALL p6 students, from beginning of P5 Term 1, regardless of whether you from Gep or from Non Gep, from high ability or from Non high ability Maths class students, All ought to have received free MO training, then Yes, test them all, because everyone stand on fair, EQUAL fighting battle ground, because everyone had been taught MO concepts. Then only is this considered fair and square !!!

Another key, important point -
If you want to help someone who is in need of help, who do u think u should extend a hand out, to help ?

Help those High ability students, who can already manage well on their own, through attending expensive, high end tuition in Maths paid by their parents, since they are doing so well in Maths ?

Or

Help those poor, weaker students, who need further help and greater support, in overcoming their fear of Maths ?

Answer -
Should be helping those weak students, helping those Non-high ability students, to overcome jump over the hurdle, help them strengthen their Maths

Some primary schools offer Maths Olympiad training to the high-ability students as early as Primary 2 or 3. When these children reach upper primary, they will be sent for MO competitions. Students with MO competition experience will be used to challenging MO Maths questions and able to breeze through in PSLE Maths.

[phtthp]

sembgal\" post_id=\"1938696\" time=\"1569842666\" user_id=\"5559:

Some primary schools offer Maths Olympiad training to the high-ability students as early as Primary 2 or 3. When these children reach upper primary, they will be sent for MO competitions. Students with MO competition experience will be used to challenging MO Maths questions and able to breeze through in PSLE Maths.

hi sembgal,

Yes, we 2019 P6 parents (born 2007) are fully aware that MO training start as early as beginning of P2.
Many P6 parents already know, what u wrote is not something new to us

What we want (try) to point out is -
Yes, students can use their MO Gold / Platinum / Silver / Bronze or whatever championship results they obtained, to apply for DSA into Top schools. Under DSA, u can use any cert or medal or award, to showcase your Maths talent, to whichever DSA school u applying for. That comes under DSA exercise.

However, now we are talking about something else, ie. a National PSLE Written exam paper

it is Not fair for SEAB to set so many 4 m or 5 m questions, that are slanted towards MO style of questions,
because Majority of average, (Non-GEP and Non-High ability ) P6 students did NOT receive FREE in-house MO training, apart, from the 2 privileged group : (GEP students + High ability Mainstream students)

Since a forummer mentioned somewhere before, under this thread, that SEAB had set PSLE exam questions 2 years ago, and knowing that many P6 students have no opportunity to attend MO training, yet the slant of PSLE heavy weightage 4 m or 5 m questions is towards Heuristics / MO style of questions, at the very least, minimum, SEAB or MOE ought to have informed ALL P6 students, via their Maths HOD or via their own Maths Class Teachers in school, to alert ALL 2019 P6 students in advance (from January 2019, Term 1) that

- MO style of questions, IS INCLUDED and will be Tested, inside 2019 PSLE Maths examination syllabus.

And

NOT just remain, keep quiet, many P6 students do not know, not aware, until last Friday (27 Sep), then appeared, got stunned, stoned, etc. If MOE had informed P6 student in the beginning of this year 2019 January P6, at least, students still have one full year ahead to prepare, by going for outside MO training, even if they are Not selected by their own school to attend free training, because they do Not fall under the \"High-ability\" category. They fall only under the \"Average\" or \"Mixed-Ability\" Mainstream (Non-GEP) category

[panickymum]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"1938678\" time=\"1569838257\" user_id=\"162894:

panickymum\" post_id=\"1938626\" time=\"1569828714\" user_id=\"64662:

Chen Lao Shi
What is expected for 命题？
My Ds wrote something like he picked up a wallet and in a dilemma to own it but eventually return to the owner .

panickymum,

Somewhere in the compo, you need to justify why your decision turn out to be a right one
- e.g. recalling you were taught about 路不拾遗/城市的可贵 etc. or stating the consequences if that decision was not made/if the opposite decision was made.

tryourbest\" post_id=\"1938648\" time=\"1569831708\" user_id=\"176900:

[quote=sunnybear post_id=1938624 time=1569828482 user_id=22113]

But then again, the question ask for 词语， and 爱不释手is a 成语.....so...

I checked thru the past year exam papers. The exam papers still indicate 词语 even though the ans is a 成语。so I think they might still be correct.

Yes, for Q34 and Q35, answer can be 2, 3 (e.g. 难为情，舍不得，恨不得) or 4 characters.[/quote]Thankyou Chen Lao Shi

[itsjustmehar]

i so scared for tomorrow leh

science booklet b for psle quite difficult

[itsjustmehar]

i so scared for tomorrow leh

science booklet b for psle quite difficult

[itsjustmehar]

i so scared for tomorrow leh

science booklet b for psle quite difficult

[itsjustmehar]

i so scared for tomorrow leh

science booklet b for psle quite difficult