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[janet88]

My son is the 2nd batch of students using the new P5 textbook. It's not easy :frustrated: even though it's normal Chinese. I really hope MOE can simplify it a little.


I'm somewhat relieved he has to drop HCL at the end of P4...can't imagine him having to do both HCL and normal CL.

[ariannekuang]

Hi! Just read your posts re HCL. I hear from my neighbour that some schools use HCL books right at P1. Perhaps that will set the standard for CL in schools? It is true though that at end P4, parents and children get to choose HCL or CL. :lol:

[Augmum]

ariannekuang:

Hi! Just read your posts re HCL. I hear from my neighbour that some schools use HCL books right at P1. Perhaps that will set the standard for CL in schools? It is true though that at end P4, parents and children get to choose HCL or CL. :lol:

yup, at the end of P4, pupils can choose to do HCL and CL if their results qualify them .

sorri, shd be P4 not P5, type error, has ammended.

[ariannekuang]

So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

[janet88]

ariannekuang:

So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

My son had to take HCL from P1. At the end of P4 last year, he had to drop it for normal CL. He didn't find it damaging for his ego bcos he is too happy to drop it. Honestly, I don't mind either bcos we speak English all the time, so don't think he can continue with HCL all the way to P6.

[Augmum]

ariannekuang:

So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

there is typo error in my previous posting, shd be end of P4 not P5.
at end of P5, if the HCL results are not within the school expectations,
the pupils would be told to drop HCL. (though they usually appeal for it).

[verykiasu2010]

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ariannekuang:

So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

there is typo error in my previous posting, shd be end of P4 not P5.
at end of P5, if the HCL results are not within the school expectations,
the pupils would be told to drop HCL. (though they usually appeal for it).

I think NYPS has a better policy : they will encourage every child to take HCL unless the child really faired very badly in HCL/CL at P4. They are less hung up on pass rates / distinction rates for HCL at PSLE - unless the new P has changed the policy

[janet88]

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ariannekuang:

So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

there is typo error in my previous posting, shd be end of P4 not P5.
at end of P5, if the HCL results are not within the school expectations,
the pupils would be told to drop HCL. (though they usually appeal for it).

Some parents insist their kids continue with HCL even though the child is struggling. I did ask son's CL teacher last year why he can't continue with it since it was just SA2 which he didn't do particularly well. She told me he was struggling in class with it and in P5, subjects will be tougher esp Math...I took her word and agreed to drop HCL. P5 Maths IS tough.

[chloe_javier]

which SAP school is better in academic?


1)RSS
2)Poi Ching

[jtoh]

janet_lee88:

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[quote=\"ariannekuang\"]So it means that children will get \"moved\" from HCL to CL at end P5 if they don't qualify...hmm...quite damaging for child's ego right? That means if my child does HCL, I must work harder to help child stay on HCL. Wow! I must be super mom again. :roll:

there is typo error in my previous posting, shd be end of P4 not P5.
at end of P5, if the HCL results are not within the school expectations,
the pupils would be told to drop HCL. (though they usually appeal for it).

Some parents insist their kids continue with HCL even though the child is struggling. I did ask son's CL teacher last year why he can't continue with it since it was just SA2 which he didn't do particularly well. She told me he was struggling in class with it and in P5, subjects will be tougher esp Math...I took her word and agreed to drop HCL. P5 Maths IS tough.[/quote]It's true. No point struggling if you have other subjects to worry about. At the end of the day, it's just the 4 main subjects that will be counted towards your aggregate score.