2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

[Zeal mummy]

deron\" post_id=\"1966719\" time=\"1583987893\" user_id=\"11431:

Good afternoon to all,

My child has just received his CA 1 results.
He is not selected to have remedial lessons. I am wondering should I request for it because his results are all B's.

Any thoughts from the parents here are much appreciated.

Thank you.

I think it’s relative to how well his peers are doing. If Bs are the norm then it shouldn’t be a concern. However if many are getting As or even A*s, then yes, pls request for additional help from the teachers. Some Teachers might tell you the remedial are for students who fail...

[Zeal mummy]

deron\" post_id=\"1966719\" time=\"1583987893\" user_id=\"11431:

Good afternoon to all,

My child has just received his CA 1 results.
He is not selected to have remedial lessons. I am wondering should I request for it because his results are all B's.

Any thoughts from the parents here are much appreciated.

Thank you.

I think it’s relative to how well his peers are doing. If Bs are the norm then it shouldn’t be a concern. However if many are getting As or even A*s, then yes, pls request for additional help from the teachers. Some Teachers might tell you the remedial are for students who fail...

[deron]

Hi Zeal mummy, thank you for your kind response. Had a tele PTM yesterday with his form teacher. It seems that the school has its way of identifying and selecting students for remedial. My child has not been identified and selected this time.

[zac's mum]

Many schools are like that. To them, B is not dire or urgent need for remedial or supplementary lessons. They imply that if parents want to push from B to A or A*, then they have to pay for external tuition.


Schools are focusing on pulling up the Cs and below, since these will impact their KPIs more.

[6thisnthat9]

If sch remedial lessons cater to C n below, will not benefit those w B then. I know of a boy, scored 15 lower after half yr remedial, dun know why. Ask him what do they do, tr never teach, just do simple sums…

[floppy]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1966838\" time=\"1584062393\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1966838 time=1584062393 user_id=53606]
Many schools are like that. To them, B is not dire or urgent need for remedial or supplementary lessons. They imply that if parents want to push from B to A or A*, then they have to pay for external tuition.

Schools are focusing on pulling up the Cs and below, since these will impact their KPIs more.[/quote]

I don’t think schools are that concern about the KPIs. It’s about offering resources, a limited commodity, to those most in need.

With 4Bs, you will still be in the Express stream, albeit not in one of those top / top-est schools. On the other hand, Cs and below mean you will likely end up in NA / NT - an extra year, limited options and, unfortunately but still true, social stigma in the short term. Schools aren’t stupid. They would want to get to some of these weakest students before the fate is sealed.

[phtthp]

deron\" post_id=\"1966719\" time=\"1583987893\" user_id=\"11431:

Good afternoon to all,

My child has just received his CA 1 results.
He is not selected to have remedial lessons. I am wondering should I request for it because his results are all B's.

Any thoughts from the parents here are much appreciated.

Thank you.

hi deron,

Yes, do quickly encourage your child, on his [her] own initiative, to approach his P6 subject class Teacher, asked if he can possibly join in their intensive remedial class, so as to help speed up revision fast in time for PSLE, as well as to clarify any doubts your child has.

Last year, my kid school's Science and Maths Teachers gave remedial lessons for P6 students who need to brush up, and they had benefitted, so much so that on P6 Graduation day itself last year October, saw some student received the \"Most Improvement shown, in individual subject\" award, on award ceremony day. It is very heartening, to see them improve by so much !

Last year, for my kid's class, the Science HOD in her school gave Science remedial lessons, to a small group of students. This small group is not just confined nor limited to her own class, but to the P6 cohort, to whoever had failed Science or border-line risky (dangerous) pass or those scored 60+, during P5 (CA1, SA1, SA2) + during P6 (CA1 + SA1 mid year). If scored 60+, there is a risk that it can swing downwards, into 50+, if the child doesn't improve

During these remedial lessons,
if students have any questions related to past years' PSLE Open-ended structured qns or Multiple choice qns, can raise them up to Teacher, tell Tr boldly [bravely] what u don't understand, when Tr asked the whole group, \"Do you have any question to clarify, to ask me ?\" Then, Science Tr will go through these questions [which you have raised] inside the remedial class, for every P6 pupil inside the small group, to learn, to benefit. Not just only you yourself benefit, but the whole remedial group can benefit. In other words, help one another inside the group, to pull up your socks, because everyone in the group facing the same battle

Example,

your child can ask, \"Tr, I dont quite understand this PSLE Science OE qn Year 2015, qn # x, part b.
Tr, dont mind, can go through with us, teach us how to answer, please ? Thank you very much, Tr \"


For Maths,
a few other P6 classes also gave Maths remedial lessons, to certain students.

For Chinese,
my kid's class lao shi said if anyone of you need help to improve writing zuowen, just take some sample PSLE zuowen exam questions from the PSLE booklet : after finished writing zuowen, pass to her and she will mark, review and provide comments. Laoshi can give comments like, \"In your opening first paragraph kan tu zuowen, don't introduce this memorized paragraph here. It doesn't help, won't give u more marks. Instead, you should or can consider from another angle, ... \" Laoshi will advise, how to improve, in the context of the picture compo, given. Likewise, your child can use this same approach too , to seek help from his own class Chinese lao shi.

The P6 students themselves also felt greatly encouraged!
In the end, they all did well in last year's actual PSLE, because improved! Hence, please get your child to approach his or her class Teacher or subject HOD, don't be shy. If need help, just shout for help, and help will be on the way. But if you keep quiet, no one know that u are struggling. Poor thing

Tr (abbreviation used) : Teacher

[deron]

Thank you so much to all experienced parents here for your kind and good advice. Really appreciate them. A Big Big Thank You again!

[MerlionInGermany]

floppy\" post_id=\"1966845\" time=\"1584063720\" user_id=\"97579:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1966838\" time=\"1584062393\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1966838 time=1584062393 user_id=53606]Schools are focusing on pulling up the Cs and below, since these will impact their KPIs more.

I don’t think schools are that concern about the KPIs. It’s about offering resources, a limited commodity, to those most in need. [/quote]

I think it is not nice to say that “schools focus on Cs and below as these will impact their KPIs”.

The grading system is such that
A stars - very good understanding of the subject
A and B - good understanding
C - adequate understanding
D - fair understanding

So if you have a good understanding, there is no reason why you should be held back for remedial. Just because they did not require the Bs to go for remedial does not mean they are telling you to go for tuition if you want to score higher. Surely if you cannot understand certain topics, you can always ask the teachers outside of class, yes primary schools too.

I am of the opinion that if one has many grievances against our education system, one should relocate and find a system that is a better fit. Our education system is good enough to allow this mobility. It is not nice to assume that every other school/ teacher is not truly concerned about their students and are only interested in their own career assessment/ progression. And propagating this kind of misunderstanding to someone in distress (kind of), has a more lasting effect.

[MyPillow]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1966847\" time=\"1584065288\" user_id=\"35251:

deron\" post_id=\"1966719\" time=\"1583987893\" user_id=\"11431:

Good afternoon to all,

My child has just received his CA 1 results.
He is not selected to have remedial lessons. I am wondering should I request for it because his results are all B's.

Any thoughts from the parents here are much appreciated.

Thank you.

hi deron,

Yes, do quickly encourage your child, on his [her] own initiative, to approach his P6 subject class Teacher, asked if he can possibly join in their intensive remedial class, so as to help speed up revision fast in time for PSLE, as well as to clarify any doubts your child has.

Last year, my kid school's Science and Maths Teachers gave remedial lessons for P6 students who need to brush up, and they had benefitted, so much so that on P6 Graduation day itself last year October, saw some student received the \"Most Improvement shown, in individual subject\" award, on award ceremony day. It is very heartening, to see them improve by so much !

Last year, for my kid's class, the Science HOD in her school gave Science remedial lessons, to a small group of students. This small group is not just confined nor limited to her own class, but to the P6 cohort, to whoever had failed Science or border-line risky (dangerous) pass or those scored 60+, during P5 (CA1, SA1, SA2) + during P6 (CA1 + SA1 mid year).

During these remedial lessons,
if students have any questions related to past years' PSLE Open-ended structured qns or Multiple choice qns, can raise them up to Teacher, tell Tr boldly [bravely] what u don't understand, when Tr asked the whole group, \"Do you have any question to clarify, to ask me ?\" Then, Science Tr will go through these questions [which you have raised] inside the remedial class, for every P6 pupil inside the small group, to learn, to benefit. Not just only you yourself benefit, but the whole remedial group can benefit. In other words, help one another inside the group, to pull up your socks

Example,

your child can ask, \"Tr, I dont quite understand this PSLE Science OE qn Year 2015, qn # x, part b.
Tr, dont mind, can go through with us, teach us how to answer, please ? Thank you very much, Tr \"


For Maths,
a few other P6 classes also gave Maths remedial lessons, to certain students.

For Chinese,
my kid's class lao shi said if anyone of you need help to improve writing zuowen, just take some sample PSLE zuowen exam questions from the PSLE booklet : after finished writing zuowen, pass to her and she will mark, review and provide comments. Laoshi can give comments like, \"In your opening first paragraph kan tu zuowen, don't introduce this memorized paragraph here. It doesn't help, won't give u more marks. Instead, you should or can consider from another angle, ... \" Laoshi will advise, how to improve, in the context of the picture compo, given. Likewise, your child can use this same approach too , to seek help from his own class Chinese lao shi.

The P6 students themselves also felt greatly encouraged!
In the end, they all did well in last year's actual PSLE, because improved! Hence, please get your child to approach his or her class Teacher or subject HOD, don't be shy. If need help, just shout for help, and help will be on the way. But if you keep quiet, no one know that u are struggling. Poor thing

Tr (abbreviation used) : Teacher

phttp, good sharing to encourage the child to ask n not keep quiet.
PSLE is a tiring battle for both 11/12 yo kid and parents .
I started to feel weary too, all subjects need to buck up, P6 CA seem more difficult than P5 SA2 for my kid. Marks slide down, not enought time to study/revise Or too much to study (for Math), Lang Comprehension standard is a much High Jump compared to P5 period.