Teach Less, Learn More
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Augmum:
Overheard ....
well, ins secondary school, the pupils have to depend on themselves,
no more time left for tuition or enrichment.
Tuition Centre Class (for Sec Sch) is Like Another Class Session from their School. U Practically Meet Your Whole Class there .... After School ....
So Not True that Sec Sch No Time for Tuition .... -
Brenda10:
Ha Ha ....
True, that's how I was being forced to learn about \"unit transfers\" for maths. :lol:Augmum:
yalor, since the schools implement \"teach less\"
somehow..... someone..... has to take over right ??haha
Can U Believe It, I Learnt about this Term Barely 2 Months Ago, Just Before CA1 .... And My Gal in P6 :oops: :oops: -
Happy Mama:
No kidding happy mama, google not allowed lah. While your cute Z is bakink you fluffy pillows, you should be sitting with the science guide book. The rest of us are working so hard( no time to even :drool: over your e breads), not fair, not fair.
Unfortunately, I ain't any \"walking encyclopedia\" and whatever I learnt during school days, not all I can remember. So whenever I cannot answer her questions, I will google for the answer.
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Chenonceau:
Our family does this because both of us are highly educated. Also, I once taught in MOE and still teach in uni. I can teach. Our family can manage and we look upon this as bonding.
Chenonceau, you are making my DH and I feel very guilty coz we outsource all subjects for DD who's only in Pri 3.... :oops: :oops: :oops:Chenonceau:
I truly wonder how the children of cleaners and roadsweepers manage. Recently, the newspapers highlighted the cases of poor kids made good at 'A' levels. These kids went through PSLE before the new skills emphasis syllabus was put in.
Kids of cleaners and roadsweepers are not necessarily less intelligent. In some cases, the parents are intelligent but because they were born into less privileged families and circumstances didn't permit them to complete their Primary or Secondary education, hence they end up as cleaners and roadsweepers. But their kids do have high IQs and may not necessarily need tuition as they can cope on their own.
I've seen the daughter of a bus driver, who has never had any tuition and studied all by her own, yet she made it to Medicine in NUS...
My mum's distant cousin... her Dad was a taxi driver and her mum was a hawker, yet she made it to Medicine too. She's now a senior consultant in her own private practice specialising in Cancer.
My cousin too, she never had any tuition even up to A-levels, just completed Medicine in NUS. -
tisha:
:? Why cannot google? Sometimes she asks Science questions like How, Why, When etc, and I am not able to answer lah, so the only way to get the answer will be to google... :oops: :oops:
No kidding happy mama, google not allowed lah. While your cute Z is bakink you fluffy pillows, you should be sitting with the science guide book. The rest of us are working so hard( no time to even :drool: over your e breads), not fair, not fair.Happy Mama:
Unfortunately, I ain't any \"walking encyclopedia\" and whatever I learnt during school days, not all I can remember. So whenever I cannot answer her questions, I will google for the answer. -
Funx3:
oic....
Overheard ....Augmum:
well, ins secondary school, the pupils have to depend on themselves,
no more time left for tuition or enrichment.
Tuition Centre Class (for Sec Sch) is Like Another Class Session from their School. U Practically Meet Your Whole Class there .... After School ....
So Not True that Sec Sch No Time for Tuition ....
whole class there ....wow...haha??
probably for some secondary schools....yes
i based my observations from my gal's IP school and also her ex-classmates who are in \"the better bands sec schools\" -
Brenda10:
i think all parents here only get to learn \"units transfers\" while our kids are in primary school.....
True, that's how I was being forced to learn about \"unit transfers\" for maths. :lol:Augmum:
yalor, since the schools implement \"teach less\"
somehow..... someone..... has to take over right ??haha -
Happy Mama:
James and the Giant Peach are for Pri 4s. DD is using BFF. :D[/quote]oh....u mean The Big Friendly Giant ??
Roald Dahl's bk isit the one titled \" James and the Giant Peach\" ??Augmum:
[quote=\"Happy Mama\"]
Ya that's true. DD was asked to buy Roald Dahl's book for English this year. Hopefully it will be put to use during Semester 2.
she bot too, part of the reading programme,
for exposure to more vocab and reading materials.
they also used it for acting out in drama lesson. -
Augmum:
oh....u mean The Big Friendly Giant ??[/quote]Haha, yes. Augmum.
James and the Giant Peach are for Pri 4s. DD is using BFF.Happy Mama:
[quote=\"Augmum\"]
Roald Dahl's bk isit the one titled \" James and the Giant Peach\" ??
she bot too, part of the reading programme,
for exposure to more vocab and reading materials.
they also used it for acting out in drama lesson.
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Funx3:
Hi Funx3,
Personally, I Think the Amount of Tuition, etc is Linked Very much to the Expectation we have for our Kids.
Of Course No One Wants their Kids to FAIL, and the Best is They Can Stretch ThemSelves to Achieve Even Better Results Every Term.
honestly, my expectation is juz for DD to fall within the average but found that even hard to achieve as she is not exactly \"scholar\" material to begin with? She din start talking till ard 3 y.o. & her verbal development has all along been rather slow. She is super active so nv allowed 2b flashed using flashcards. Both DH & I felt that as long as she tries her best, it's gd enough for us. But somehow, as we go along, we realise that it's not gg 2b easy for her if we juz follow the sch syllabus & use the sch's material alone.Funx3:
Saw fr the sports thread, i really muz hand it to u. :udawoman:My Gal is Also One of the Rare Few with Almost No Tuition. She Only Attends 1 CL writing Class in the HDB estates once a week. Frequently told this Mummy So Many of Her Classmates and Friends R Super-Envious of Her Coz She Can spent So Much Time Doing Multi-CCA, Join Competitions Here and There (So Good, Can Skip Class! :roll: :roll: ).
And Mummy Never Scold.
Yur DD has so much CCA & u can manage it really well wif 3 in tow. Hee... Funx3:
Such a brave girl!:D Can c whr she's heading when she's all grown up: independent and resilient.She, too, Often Complains to Me About this Sketchy Outline instructions that is Being Dished Out in Class, Resulting in Sometimes Wrongly Interpreted HW being Submitted and Has to Be Re-Done. But Both My Gal and I take it in its Stride, Coz that's Part and Parcel of Learning Process. Like My Gal Say, \"If DO Wrong, Correct It -lor!\" And the Most Impt thing is Learn from the Mistake, Don't Repeat It.
Funx3:
aiyo, sad to say, IM joining the route liao cos I simply can't teach and my DD definitely needs help juz 2 b average. Ya, it sounds crazy but tis seems like the case wif our current education system. I guess IM juz the coward parent who is afraid my DD will b left behind.Else May Have to Follow the Trend and Outsource - Join the Tuition Route -liao!
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