Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2038528\" time=\"1631930733\" user_id=\"17023:
Indeed there is a price to pay for HBL. Since the last few periods of HBL, we have already know HBL is more effective only for older children with initiative to study and able to understand concepts on their own. For younger children, HBL can only be used for revision and not introduction of new concepts, that they may not readily pick up or pick up partially. This will affect their foundation for the subjects
There is a price to pay for HBL. It is not as painless as one imagines, especially the less privileged families with no access to other teaching resources will suffer.
Maybe MOE gave in due to pressure from parents?
I am very sure many of the parents go out (to shop, to dine in). Yesterday the shopping malls were so crowded! DH called a few restaurants to book for a dinner and all are fully booked!
Maybe it is easier to ask the Govt to give in instead of giving up their own voluntary action of going out.
The impact on younger children, unfortunately can only be seen in a few years. -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2038531\" time=\"1631932097\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2038531 time=1631932097 user_id=53606]
Those were my first questions/thoughts. While I definitely understand the need to hold the national exams (and want as many kids as possible to be able to attend), it just shifted the burden to 40,000 x 3 = 120,000 other kids (P3-P5 SA2s).
I have the same sentiments. WTF and all that.
At least I will be able to use the at-home time to help DS revise for his SA2 exams. That period so happens to be after his Compo/作文 papers and before his Oral and subsequent papers. Or his teachers may be planning full-on revision via Zoom/mock papers with recorded explanations, I don’t know.
For sure it is not easy for the P5 teachers to be slapped with this sudden move. I know they are very responsible. How will they implement their final important revision lap with the kids before SA2? Sigh…[/quote]
For us, we are stuck between Oral and LC/Language Paper 1s for HBL. So can definitely do some targeted practice, but just hard for the teachers to reach all of the students and give the ideal level of feedback/corrections (and/or keep moving forward with revision and practice for the Paper 2s). I guess just have to try our best... -
SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2038536\" time=\"1631933156\" user_id=\"188234:
As with previous years, our school had already scheduled HBL for the non-graduating cohorts during the Psle period (P4 HBL was initially planned on 30/09, 01/10, 04/10)
...Those were my first questions/thoughts. While I definitely understand the need to hold the national exams (and want as many kids as possible to be able to attend), it just shifted the burden to 40,000 x 3 = 120,000 other kids (P3-P5 SA2s)...[/quote]zac's mum\" post_id=\"2038531\" time=\"1631932097\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2038531 time=1631932097 user_id=53606]...Or his teachers may be planning full-on revision via Zoom/mock papers with recorded explanations, I don’t know...
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The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Those worried parents could actually opt to keep their kids at home if they’re worried. Why pressure MOE to implement FHBL?
So now us parents who are against FHBL, can we actually opt to send our kids to school? I cannot, unless I can prove that I can’t WFH etc. -
sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"2038538\" time=\"1631934076\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=2038538 time=1631934076 user_id=130531]
As with previous years, our school had already scheduled HBL for the non-graduating cohorts during the Psle period (P4 HBL was initially planned on 30/09, 01/10, 04/10)[/quote]Interesting, this was before 2020 as well? Any reason why they aren't off 5/10 and 6/10 too?SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2038536\" time=\"1631933156\" user_id=\"188234:
...Those were my first questions/thoughts. While I definitely understand the need to hold the national exams (and want as many kids as possible to be able to attend), it just shifted the burden to 40,000 x 3 = 120,000 other kids (P3-P5 SA2s)...[/quote][quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2038531 time=1631932097 user_id=53606]...Or his teachers may be planning full-on revision via Zoom/mock papers with recorded explanations, I don’t know...
One nuance is that is something is known or planned well in advance, it is easy to deal with. I don't know how much behind the scenes lead time the schools/teacher were given for this though. Obviously the more the better, as it is not an easy period for them (teachers) either... -
Have you seen how explosive the spread of Delta can be among unvaccinated children in primary schools? Putian is a lesson for everyone. And with the recent admission by our professors that the mRNA vaccines are not very effective in stopping transmission of Delta, their entire households will most likely in turn get it, vaccinated or not.
MOH and MOE better get their act together to have our 6-11 year olds vaccinated before the start of the new school year. We cannot afford to take our own sweet time and wait for the Americans to come to a decision on this. Beginning of next year is too late.
Ministers are paid millions to make decisions based on imperfect information and data. Any cow can make decisions with perfect information. -
Again:
Is there any evidence that P1-P5 children will fall severely ill if they contracted Covid? -
Next wk whole week still got school for P1 to P5 right?
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PG notification says primary schools will remain open for students who require additional support during the HBL period…
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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/getting-a-mild-infection-after-covid-19-vaccination-gives-best-protection-against
I could have told you this one month ago. Wait... I did. :slapshead:
Does it not follow then that the best booster is actually one of the S inactivated virus vaccines?
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