Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[S6169]

Jennifer:

My point: every child is different. For those who are more emotionally sensitive (like mine), the teacher must be very careful in his/her disciplinary measures. I do not wish my boy to come home one day and tell me he hates MA too.

my DH and I always think that once my boy is happy to go to school every day, did not come back and say he hates the school is good enough. We think this is more important than the marks. of couse, Ds will got scolded for not doing very well for his study. Contradictory :?

Jennifer:

I did mention that the FT keeps a record of pupils who forget to complete and submit their assignments. Now my boy calls up his classmate everyday to check. I find this very stressful for all parties. I also wish he stops doing this but he wants to be 100% sure he has not missed out anything. Hiaz.

Don't be stressed about this. some times, I think they just want to chit chat a while using this as an excuse. :lol: As I said earier, my son will received several calls almost everyday from his friends talking about homework and some times talking about games, etc.

[Happy Mama]

Jennifer:

He was reprimanded by this teacher for forgetting to submit his \"Fruits\" assignment. According to my boy, he was scolded for being not taking pride in his work.

No wonder there was once my DD forgot to bring her art bag to school (with her artwork), she got so anxious and called me during recess time and pleaded with me to send it to her.

I initially refused to do so, telling her to explain to the teacher that she had forgotten to bring it and that she would submit next week.. but seeing how anxious DD got (through her voice, I mean), I decided to bring it to school for her.

Now I know why...

[lizhi]

Jennifer:

dyh:

but i dont think they will be demoralized as these kids know they can do better. IMHO only.

I am not too sure abt this. Take for example the Art & Crafts teacher. His 1st assignment for the pupils were to research on an artist MC E... My boy then printed a few pages on this artist and brought the papers to sch. For this, the teacher awarded him a bar of Oreo biscuits which made my boy very happy. A few lessons later, my boy told me he hates Art & Crafts lesson. Reason: He was reprimanded by this teacher for forgetting to submit his \"Fruits\" assignment. According to my boy, he was scolded for being not taking pride in his work. IMHO, what has forgot to submit got to do with pride in work? If my boy does not take pride in his Art & Crafts work, he wld hv pestered me to complete the assignments for him and also not pestering me to buy the full set of shading pencils.

I do not know if this teacher is a full time teacher (who understands child pyschology) in PH, but every time I asked my boy what's the art assignment, he wld tell me he does not understand what the teacher said exactly :roll:

My point: every child is different. For those who are more emotionally sensitive (like mine), the teacher must be very careful in his/her disciplinary measures. I do not wish my boy to come home one day and tell me he hates MA too.

I did mention that the FT keeps a record of pupils who forget to complete and submit their assignments. Now my boy calls up his classmate everyday to check. I find this very stressful for all parties. I also wish he stops doing this but he wants to be 100% sure he has not missed out anything. Hiaz.

What you said touched my heart. Children are innocence and naive. I hate the teachers/parents who reprimand to them. Sometimes when I saw some parents shout about to their children, I would be sad and worry to this children, want to stop their parents. But it is difficult make others to change, so we should let children know who really protect them in always. It is important for patents to protect and encourage children. A little encouragement from us can help our children feel more confident and capable. Don't listen to negative blaming, praise, praise, praise, positive reinforcement may achieve an unexpected great effect.

[lizhi]

Happy Mama:

Jennifer:

He was reprimanded by this teacher for forgetting to submit his \"Fruits\" assignment. According to my boy, he was scolded for being not taking pride in his work.

No wonder there was once my DD forgot to bring her art bag to school (with her artwork), she got so anxious and called me during recess time and pleaded with me to send it to her.

I initially refused to do so, telling her to explain to the teacher that she had forgotten to bring it and that she would submit next week.. but seeing how anxious DD got (through her voice, I mean), I decided to bring it to school for her.

Now I know why...

Yes, I agree that the parents are good roles to relieve the tension and anxiety for children...

[hl124273]

Hi, since dd is studying higher chinese ni PHPPS, appreciate if you can recommend me a good chinese private tutor ? I am currently using a tutor that charges $60 per lesson, 1.5 hr, 2x a week, and was told that this is considered very expensive given that she is not a school teacher (but have 13 yrs of experience tutoring students from nanyang, MGS, SCGS)… wonder if this is the market rate ?

[Jennifer]

lizhi:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"dyh\"]but i dont think they will be demoralized as these kids know they can do better. IMHO only.

I am not too sure abt this. Take for example the Art & Crafts teacher. His 1st assignment for the pupils were to research on an artist MC E... My boy then printed a few pages on this artist and brought the papers to sch. For this, the teacher awarded him a bar of Oreo biscuits which made my boy very happy. A few lessons later, my boy told me he hates Art & Crafts lesson. Reason: He was reprimanded by this teacher for forgetting to submit his \"Fruits\" assignment. According to my boy, he was scolded for being not taking pride in his work. IMHO, what has forgot to submit got to do with pride in work? If my boy does not take pride in his Art & Crafts work, he wld hv pestered me to complete the assignments for him and also not pestering me to buy the full set of shading pencils.

I do not know if this teacher is a full time teacher (who understands child pyschology) in PH, but every time I asked my boy what's the art assignment, he wld tell me he does not understand what the teacher said exactly :roll:

My point: every child is different. For those who are more emotionally sensitive (like mine), the teacher must be very careful in his/her disciplinary measures. I do not wish my boy to come home one day and tell me he hates MA too.

I did mention that the FT keeps a record of pupils who forget to complete and submit their assignments. Now my boy calls up his classmate everyday to check. I find this very stressful for all parties. I also wish he stops doing this but he wants to be 100% sure he has not missed out anything. Hiaz.

What you said touched my heart. Children are innocence and naive. I hate the teachers/parents who reprimand to them. Sometimes when I saw some parents shout about to their children, I would be sad and worry to this children, want to stop their parents. But it is difficult make others to change, so we should let children know who really protect them in always. It is important for patents to protect and encourage children. A little encouragement from us can help our children feel more confident and capable. Don't listen to negative blaming, praise, praise, praise, positive reinforcement may achieve an unexpected great effect.[/quote]I do scold my children. I feel that if a child is only surrounded by praises all the time, he might not be able to survive the real outside world. A balance needs to be striked between the two.

My P4 boy's fine motor skill is a bit lacking. He's really not into arts stuff too. Fortunately, last year the CL teacher was the art teacher, meaning less than 5 art & crafts sessions throughout the whole year. So, this year art & craft teacher being so on came as a surprise to me and a \"torture\" to him

[Jennifer]

hl124273:

Hi, since dd is studying higher chinese ni PHPPS, appreciate if you can recommend me a good chinese private tutor ? I am currently using a tutor that charges $60 per lesson, 1.5 hr, 2x a week, and was told that this is considered very expensive given that she is not a school teacher (but have 13 yrs of experience tutoring students from nanyang, MGS, SCGS).. wonder if this is the market rate ?

I presume the rate is for home 1-1 tuition?

[Happy Mama]

lizhi:

I hate the teachers/parents who reprimand to them. Sometimes when I saw some parents shout about to their children, I would be sad and worry to this children, want to stop their parents. But it is difficult make others to change, so we should let children know who really protect them in always. It is important for patents to protect and encourage children. A little encouragement from us can help our children feel more confident and capable. Don't listen to negative blaming, praise, praise, praise, positive reinforcement may achieve an unexpected great effect.

Lizhi, I agree with you.

During my very first trip to Beijing a few years ago, DH and I were very surprised and impressed to see how Chinese parents in Beijing educate their kids. We listened in admiration as not once have they scolded their children when they do something wrong. All they do is to tell them patiently where they have gone wrong and the parents were extremely patient and gentle to their kids. They just don't seem to have any temper towards their kids! Admirable.

Gosh, it made me very guilty as I watched how they educate their kids. Something really commendable and worth learning from the Chinese. We locals (no offence meant) though not all, tend to be a little impatient at times... In fact, I too, am guilty of being impatient and snapping at DD... Something that I have to improve on too.

[hl124273]

Jennifer:

hl124273:

Hi, since dd is studying higher chinese ni PHPPS, appreciate if you can recommend me a good chinese private tutor ? I am currently using a tutor that charges $60 per lesson, 1.5 hr, 2x a week, and was told that this is considered very expensive given that she is not a school teacher (but have 13 yrs of experience tutoring students from nanyang, MGS, SCGS).. wonder if this is the market rate ?

I presume the rate is for home 1-1 tuition?

Yes, I am paying for 1-1 home tuition. is that the market rate, any idea ?

[Jennifer]

S6169:

Hi, P4 parents,

How many Chinese 造句had your child done so far? I checked mine, only one. But according to yesterday's CA1 letter, 造句(一）and造句（二）will be tested? :?

Mine also only 造句(一). Same class right?