MOE Kindergarten

[manorway]

I know at least 5 kids who went to MOE Kindy and struggled in P1.


4 went to neighbourhood Pri schools which have more MOE kindy graduates and 1 went to a slightly more competitive school.

All 5 did not have enrichment or extra lessons. Just MOE Kindy. All parents tried to teach a bit here and there in end of K2 when they realised kid still could not read, a few did not understand Math beyond counting 10 items.

Anyway in P1, 3 out of 5 were sent to the extra help lessons for reading. 2 were told they were not the bottom 10% as many others were worse than them (schools have a lot of MOE Kindy graduates). So in the end parents scrambled to hire tutors to teach at home as kids could not read sight words!

At end of K2, many still could not form their letters properly. So P1 Teachers said they could not even fill in the blanks in worksheets properly!

[manorway]

I know at least 5 kids who went to MOE Kindy and struggled in P1.


4 went to neighbourhood Pri schools which have more MOE kindy graduates and 1 went to a slightly more competitive school.

All 5 did not have enrichment or extra lessons. Just MOE Kindy. All parents tried to teach a bit here and there in end of K2 when they realised kid still could not read, a few did not understand Math beyond counting 10 items.

Anyway in P1, 3 out of 5 were sent to the extra help lessons for reading. 2 were told they were not the bottom 10% as many others were worse than them (schools have a lot of MOE Kindy graduates). So in the end parents scrambled to hire tutors to teach at home as kids could not read sight words!

At end of K2, many still could not form their letters properly. So P1 Teachers said they could not even fill in the blanks in worksheets properly!

[manorway]

There were some who also attended enrichment classes at K1/2 or had parents who taught them… these usually struggled less or not at all.


So is MOE Kindy really enough to prepare kids for P1 curriculum?

It depends what “enough” means.

Do parents hope that kids can breeze through P1?

Is it ok to parents if P1 syllabus is completely new to kids? Say if kid cannot read, then go P1 to learn to read. Does not know how to count beyond 10, learn how to count in P1.

[Ava_DC]

With regard to the Straits Times articles, I can only go by my nephew’s experience and feedback from his primary school teachers. Maybe in his case, the reality on the ground turned out to be quite different from what MOE had envisioned for MOE kindergarten?

[md_ch]

Do reconsider when you apply for the MOE Kindergarten at Huamin Primary School. My child had a traumatizing experience there when the centre head Jamie Tan and two of her staff members grabbed my 4-year old by the armpits and airlifted my crying child like a scarecrow with force to enter the school during the first week. Imagine how upsetting it is to see your own child being handled like a scarecrow. How can they treat young children so aggressively? I requested for a formal apology from the centre head and staff members but they were adamant that it was what needed to be done. Unfortunately, I had no choice but to pull my child out of the school. No child should have to face such abuse even if it is a government school.

[Dino]

Aiyo why so many complaints abt MOE kindergarten… Think they really need to relook at the ways things are being done

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Aiyo why so many complaints abt MOE kindergarten....... Think they really need to relook at the ways things are being done

It’s often the isolated cases that get blown out of proportion. My eldest was in MK, my second is in MK, my youngest would be going over next year. I’m not atypical. Most of my eldest classmates had their younger siblings in MK and there were many who switched over from regular childcare.

And from experience (my eldest cohort is P3 this year), I can safely say very few of her former classmates (which still maintains a very strong network) are struggling from the perceived weakness of the MK syllabus.

[Dino]

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Aiyo why so many complaints abt MOE kindergarten....... Think they really need to relook at the ways things are being done

It’s often the isolated cases that get blown out of proportion. My eldest was in MK, my second is in MK, my youngest would be going over next year. I’m not atypical. Most of my eldest classmates had their younger siblings in MK and there were many who switched over from regular childcare.

And from experience (my eldest cohort is P3 this year), I can safely say very few of her former classmates (which still maintains a very strong network) are struggling from the perceived weakness of the MK syllabus.

It seems like the problems encountered by those parents could be due to specific schools and specific teachers themselves?

[floppy]

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[quote=Dino post_id=1960436 time=1579750761 user_id=6726]Aiyo why so many complaints abt MOE kindergarten....... Think they really need to relook at the ways things are being done

It’s often the isolated cases that get blown out of proportion. My eldest was in MK, my second is in MK, my youngest would be going over next year. I’m not atypical. Most of my eldest classmates had their younger siblings in MK and there were many who switched over from regular childcare.

And from experience (my eldest cohort is P3 this year), I can safely say very few of her former classmates (which still maintains a very strong network) are struggling from the perceived weakness of the MK syllabus.

It seems like the problems encountered by those parents could be due to specific schools and specific teachers themselves?[/quote]Could be.

As with any childcare, primary or secondary schools, there are teachers you don’t like or buay gam with. It is by no means a slight on the quality of the institution or programme as a whole. Parents should try to find out (maybe attend the https://beta.moe.gov.sg/preschool/moe-kindergarten/openhouse2020/ on either 1 or 8 Feb) whether MK is in line with your philosophy on Pre-school education.

[floppy]

MK Open House


https://beta.moe.gov.sg/preschool/moe-kindergarten/openhouse2020/

One day on either 1 or 8 Feb. Best to find out for yourself and get your questions about MK answered.