2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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To reduce unnecessary anxiety, I stop following this forum/ thread for the longest time but could not control any longer. I was so worry if my DD1 is the only one who feel the papers are tough. It looks like she is not alone. So far Chinese is the only paper she finds it easier. Hope tomorrow science paper is not another Olympiad competition.
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jj_1808\" post_id=\"1938647\" time=\"1569831639\" user_id=\"31403:
Thanks for sharing
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 -
I think Pattern is classified as Heuristics . P5 syllabus : Four Operations- solve non-routine problems using different heuristics and share their ideas.
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Nethan Nerella\" post_id=\"1938753\" time=\"1569851600\" user_id=\"178724:[quote=\"Nethan Nerella\" post_id=1938753 time=1569851600 user_id=178724]
Don't be... Have a good rest tonight so that u can be alert tomorrow. All da best to u.lee_yl\" post_id=\"1938748\" time=\"1569849043\" user_id=\"17023:Ya I'm really scared. Oh boy....😰
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Nethan Nerella\" post_id=\"1938753\" time=\"1569851600\" user_id=\"178724:[quote=\"Nethan Nerella\" post_id=1938753 time=1569851600 user_id=178724]
If indeed it’s a challenging Science paper tomorrow, remember to stay calm. Tell yourself, if you can’t do it, many also can’t, so don’t panic.lee_yl\" post_id=\"1938748\" time=\"1569849043\" user_id=\"17023:Ya I'm really scared. Oh boy....😰
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Any controversial questions in chinese paper 2 today?
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phtthp\" post_id=\"1938661\" time=\"1569834669\" user_id=\"35251:
Very curious. How do parents gauged the questions set are Math Olympaid questions? Where to see the questions?
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 *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
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
The 3 questions mentioned by that parent in her FB post to OYK are not unusual questions. I spoke to some friends whose kids took PSLE the last few years and they all said such questions have appeared in the past, year after year.
So such questions should not be new to students who practised tons of past year papers.
Say 40k kids sat for PSLE this year. How do parents get an assessment of how much tougher this year's paper was compared to last year?!
Based on how many kids' verdicts? Was there a survey done already? -
TGP666\" post_id=\"1938740\" time=\"1569848060\" user_id=\"181285:
Idk the answer is flexible(My school prelim paper)[/quote]The main purpose of the helmet is to protect the head during an impact. To achieve this, it must have a certain degree of flexibility in order to absorb the shock. The helmet comprises many layers, and the internal construction is often made of foam to achieve this function. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet
Please listen to yourself. How can a bicycle helmet be flexible 😂Nethan Nerella\" post_id=\"1938735\" time=\"1569847094\" user_id=\"178724:[quote=\"Nethan Nerella\" post_id=1938735 time=1569847094 user_id=178724]
Wrong. No. 1 is correct -
Manorway,
Is your child P6 this year
Or
Not P6 this year
Or going to be P6 one day, trying to glean info from 2019 p6 parents ?
Or had sat for Psle before, many moon back ?
From the way u pose qn, can tell that u are not 2019 p6 parent. Even if u claim to be one, nah, don’t believe, because in the manner u asked, u have given yourself away
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