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

[Haro]

Just curious as I will also have kids under the AL system.


For “asastudentwhoanswerqn”, even if he doesn’t get an A*, he’ll still have a very decent T score for Math. For those under the AL sys, in an easy paper, won’t we end up with a lot of kids getting AL1? That’s not a bad thing at all, but how will they be admitted to Sec school (with no DSA). By balloting?

Let’s see for MT and Sci, don’t think it’s practical to have easy papers for all subjects even though I wish so. Any idea which papers were relatively tougher and easier last year?

Btw in DS school, not everyone thought that Math was easy. There were quite a number who couldn’t finish the paper.

[phtthp]

Not every year, set a relatively easier paper, comparatively.


This year, because of covid that created lots of uncertainty, disruption along the way since March and stress, so they removed some heavy topics out of Maths Psle Test scope, hence become relatively lighter.

For AL system, if there are a lot of students thrown into common pool eg. AL 7 or AL 8 banding, then computer balloting arise, and based on their luck, to spread them all out into various good "diversified" Secondary schools, prevent students from conglomerate, end up always in that one or two good highly popular schools category

[LittleFren123]

Tomorrow Science paper…last paper for those not taking Higher Mother Tongue.

Hopefully Science paper won’t be so tough.

[hanhui]

My gal called from school public phone, said the compo topic was something about 2 gals helping a woman who dropped her monies (not sure if I heard correctly as she was in a rush) … & she said most of her classmates had no time to complete or check the compo. They just managed to finished on the dot.

[Haro]

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My gal called from school public phone, said the compo topic was something about 2 gals helping a woman who dropped her monies (not sure if I heard correctly as she was in a rush) .. & she said most of her classmates had no time to complete or check the compo. They just managed to finished on the dot.

O no... hope Paper 2 will be easier.

[LittleFren123]

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My gal called from school public phone, said the compo topic was something about 2 gals helping a woman who dropped her monies (not sure if I heard correctly as she was in a rush) .. & she said most of her classmates had no time to complete or check the compo. They just managed to finished on the dot.

Oh then it's close to 2018 paper , also something to do with drop wallet etc.

[Haro]

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Not every year, set a relatively easier paper, comparatively.

This year, because of covid that created lots of uncertainty, disruption along the way since March and stress, so they removed some heavy topics out of Maths Psle Test scope, hence become relatively lighter.

For AL system, if there are a lot of students thrown into common pool eg. AL 7 or AL 8 banding, then computer balloting arise, and based on their luck, to spread them all out into various good \"diversified\" Secondary schools, prevent students from conglomerate, end up always in that one or two good highly popular schools category

If that’s the case, then choosing schools will be very difficult under the new AL banding.

[hanhui]

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My gal called from school public phone, said the compo topic was something about 2 gals helping a woman who dropped her monies (not sure if I heard correctly as she was in a rush) .. & she said most of her classmates had no time to complete or check the compo. They just managed to finished on the dot.

O no... hope Paper 2 will be easier.

She sounded upset & frustrated as she only managed to check thru her compo passage once, and kept complaining \"no time mummy\"... :nailbite:

[P1 mummy]

Sounds like a easy topic. Time management is key. Don’t you guys time your kids at home when they are prepping? No point not completing or completing n not checking their work. It’s quality not quantity.

[P1 mummy]

Sounds like a easy topic. Time management is key. Don’t you guys time your kids at home when they are prepping? No point not completing or completing n not checking their work. It’s quality not quantity.