Dilemma - to work extremely hard or to relax?

[Alex001]

The best way for your child to improve Chinese, under such circumstances, is to communicate in Chinese with anyone who is able to understand the language. Otherwise, there is a number of tuition centers offer June holiday workshops.


Encourage your child to go to the library each recess and read more advanced Chinese novels or newspapers. That’s another way.

[Peony]

HappyFaye,


I can relate to this.

DD is also in P5 and has been doing consistently well (P1 to 4) thru regular revision.

We also made time-table etc for her… but there is simply too much homework so no time to revise!

Homework, to me, is not helping her at all. AND the jump from P4 to P5 is big… all the more she would like to revise her weak areas but how to when homework takes most of the time.

I do not want her to be stay up late after completing her tons of homework. Her health comes first. Yes, even if it means her grades will be affected.

[HappyFaye]

I have come to term with it - it is ok to have not-so good grade for a while. After all, PSLE is just one of the many exams. I hope I won't regret later on

[Peony]

HappyFaye:

I have come to term with it - it is ok to have not-so good grade for a while. After all, PSLE is just one of the many exams. I hope I won't regret later on

Wow I cannot believe I've \"met\" another mum who feels this way! :celebrate:

[HappyFaye]

:celebrate:

[meiah]

HappyFaye:

I have come to term with it - it is ok to have not-so good grade for a while. After all, PSLE is just one of the many exams. I hope I won't regret later on

I think I'm not going to be too bothered with my ds2 psle scores in future. After bugging ds1 and everything, I realise that no matter how you do in primary sch, you still get promoted to a sec sch. It is then in sec sch that will decide your path in future.

So as long as my ds2 can do well enough to go to the express stream, I think I'll be happy already. Then I'll pump in tuition for him at Sec 2.

Cos for my ds1, even though he did relatively well, he still 'almost die' in Sec 1 and I still have to find ways to help him. And it's only term 1!

[noobparent]

Don’t be silly. Work on the Chinese, like right now.


You have to work with the end in mind - PSLE.

Who gives a sh*t about stamp competition and whatever else. Those won’t get you the 260 for PSLE.

And you know what? If you don’t drill the Chinese, coming from english speaking home, you won’t be able to score.

You want results, you need to invest the resources (i.e. time) in the right places.

The other CCAs can wait.

That’s my view.

[Suz855]

Same sentiments … why give yourself a chance to regret later on …


You sow what you reap …

Good luck

[AGL]

meiah:

HappyFaye:

I have come to term with it - it is ok to have not-so good grade for a while. After all, PSLE is just one of the many exams. I hope I won't regret later on

I think I'm not going to be too bothered with my ds2 psle scores in future. After bugging ds1 and everything, I realise that no matter how you do in primary sch, you still get promoted to a sec sch. It is then in sec sch that will decide your path in future.

So as long as my ds2 can do well enough to go to the express stream, I think I'll be happy already. Then I'll pump in tuition for him at Sec 2.

Cos for my ds1, even though he did relatively well, he still 'almost die' in Sec 1 and I still have to find ways to help him. And it's only term 1!

I tend to think that success in future has got more to do with the resilience, confidence, self-motivation etc of a child. Perhaps these are what the CCAs & other activities can help develop more than mugging can? I don't know... As an adult looking around & back, the importance of my PSLE score seemed to have faded... But as always, balance is the hardest thing to achieve in parenting.

[AGL]

meiah:

HappyFaye:

I have come to term with it - it is ok to have not-so good grade for a while. After all, PSLE is just one of the many exams. I hope I won't regret later on

I think I'm not going to be too bothered with my ds2 psle scores in future. After bugging ds1 and everything, I realise that no matter how you do in primary sch, you still get promoted to a sec sch. It is then in sec sch that will decide your path in future.

So as long as my ds2 can do well enough to go to the express stream, I think I'll be happy already. Then I'll pump in tuition for him at Sec 2.

Cos for my ds1, even though he did relatively well, he still 'almost die' in Sec 1 and I still have to find ways to help him. And it's only term 1!

I tend to think that success in future has got more to do with the resilience, confidence, self-motivation etc of a child. Perhaps these are what the CCAs & other activities can help develop more than mugging can? I don't know... As an adult looking around & back, the importance of my PSLE score seemed to have faded... But as always, balance is the hardest thing to achieve in parenting.