Teach Less, Learn More

[Chenonceau]

insider:

MummythreeStreams appear to me as a relatively new comer in this forum. She seems to be quite a 'relaxing' person seeking response from this thread 'innocently'.

This was your reply to her. You may mean well but may also unnecessary anxiety / fear into parents like her; something which I am thinking of 'moderating':

Chenonceau:

If your kid can master P1, dun hesitate to push ahead. I learnt my hard lesson this year. Pre-teaching is necessary if you dun want a demoralized little boy who cries into his pillow.

Oh sigh! If you really want, I can apologise to MummyThreeStreams. And I also apologise for causing fear to other clueless parents. It was not my intention.

We were just a bunch of stressed out people venting and hoping that others dun have to go through our stress.

[Vevey]

Shall we get back to the discussion?

I was looking forward to return to this thread after being so bz the whole day! :celebrate:

Some thoughts that r swimming in my head (oh, how stimulating 4 me! :love:

Using a framework, I'm looking at this issue from 3 broad levels & would like to throw these up for discussions:

1) Macro Policy:
a) Why TLLM in the 1st place? What is it trying to address?
b) Anything really went \"wrong\" w TLLM? Have we given it enough time to take effect? Is there any execution error?
c) How can the policy b refined?
d) Should we bother to refine it in the 1st place?

2) Socio-psychology impact on society:
a) Reactions of various stakeholders (schools, teachers, students, parents, external educators etc).

3) Possible stratagies & approaches to address gaps of TMLL (how to cope, not mutually exclusive - pick & match 2 suit kids & parents):

These r some preliminaries, off my head. Feel free to add/subtract & discuss!
Now, let me rest & gather my exhausted thoughts 1st....

[cimman]

Chenonceau:

insider:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]
I don't need to know each parent's situation to share that I intend to pre-teach. Parents can choose, no? See below, what I actually wrote.

MummythreeStreams appear to me as a relatively new comer in this forum. She seems to be quite a 'relaxing' person seeking response from this thread 'innocently'.

This was your reply to her. You may mean well but may also unnecessary anxiety / fear into parents like her; something which I am thinking of 'moderating':

Chenonceau:

If your kid can master P1, dun hesitate to push ahead. I learnt my hard lesson this year. Pre-teaching is necessary if you dun want a demoralized little boy who cries into his pillow.

Oh sigh! If you really want, I can apologise to MummyThreeStreams. And I also apologise for causing fear to other clueless parents. It was not my intention.

We were just a bunch of stressed out people venting and hoping that others dun have to go through our stress.[/quote]oh, come now. There is really no need to apologise for airing your views. This forum exists purely for parents to share their personal views. Your views could be a shared sentiment of the majority of the parents here or it could be a minority view. It doesn't matter.
The point is to share it and if it resonates with another parent, and if that parent decides to try out your suggestions, well and good, but that parent is fully responsible for acting on your views.

People are mature enough to filter through the information and evaluate for themselves if it is appropriate for them, given their unique environment and personal beliefs.

For what's it's worth, I do resonate with your views. I pre teach my child as well. I do it during the holidays as during term time, there is just not enough time to focus on his weak areas. What with homework, CCA activities, reading, play, etc.. there is insufficient time to give due diligence to the child's weaker areas. Pre teaching gives the child a longer time to assimilate a difficult topic, and thus gives the brain a better chance to get the concepts into the long term memory.

Do continue to give your views and express them freely. If one were to consider the myraid implications of one's views before writing a post, this forum would not be as rich and lively as it is today.

[Chenonceau]

Vevey:

Shall we get back to the discussion?

I was looking forward to return to this thread after being so bz the whole day! :celebrate:

Some thoughts that r swimming in my head (oh, how stimulating 4 me! :love:

Using a framework, I'm looking at this issue from 3 broad levels & would like to throw these up for discussions:

1) Macro Policy:
a) Why TLLM in the 1st place? What is it trying to address?
b) Anything really went \"wrong\" w TLLM? Have we given it enough time to take effect? Is there any execution error?
c) How can the policy b refined?
d) Should we bother to refine it in the 1st place?

2) Socio-psychology impact on society:
a) Reactions of various stakeholders (schools, teachers, students, parents, external educators etc).

3) Possible stratagies & approaches to address gaps of TMLL (how to cope, not mutually exclusive - pick & match 2 suit kids & parents):

These r some preliminaries, off my head. Feel free to add/subtract & discuss!
Now, let me rest & gather my exhausted thoughts 1st....

Whoa! Your brain has been working eh? These are great leads!! :love:

[Chenonceau]

cimman:

Chenonceau:

[quote=\"insider\"]
MummythreeStreams appear to me as a relatively new comer in this forum. She seems to be quite a 'relaxing' person seeking response from this thread 'innocently'.

This was your reply to her. You may mean well but may also unnecessary anxiety / fear into parents like her; something which I am thinking of 'moderating':

Oh sigh! If you really want, I can apologise to MummyThreeStreams. And I also apologise for causing fear to other clueless parents. It was not my intention.

We were just a bunch of stressed out people venting and hoping that others dun have to go through our stress.

oh, come now. There is really no need to apologise for airing your views. This forum exists purely for parents to share their personal views. Your views could be a shared sentiment of the majority of the parents here or it could be a minority view. It doesn't matter.
The point is to share it and if it resonates with another parent, and if that parent decides to try out your suggestions, well and good, but that parent is fully responsible for acting on your views.

People are mature enough to filter through the information and evaluate for themselves if it is appropriate for them, given their unique environment and personal beliefs.

For what's it's worth, I do resonate with your views. I pre teach my child as well. I do it during the holidays as during term time, there is just not enough time to focus on his weak areas. What with homework, CCA activities, reading, play, etc.. there is insufficient time to give due diligence to the child's weaker areas. Pre teaching gives the child a longer time to assimilate a difficult topic, and thus gives the brain a better chance to get the concepts into the long term memory.

Do continue to give your views and express them freely. If one were to consider the myraid implications of one's views before writing a post, this forum would not be as rich and lively as it is today.[/quote] No worries lah... I will continue to share. A gentle word turns away wrath. A little apology now and then means little... especially when well... people may really have been terrified by what I wrote. So...

[Vevey]

Chenonceau:

Whoa! Your brain has been working eh? These are great leads!! :love:

See what stimulation did to me? :lol:

[Chenonceau]

Vevey:

Chenonceau:

Whoa! Your brain has been working eh? These are great leads!! :love:

See what stimulation did to me? :lol:

Ummm... stimulation? I have notti thots. :oops:

[sunflower]

Chenonceau:

Vevey:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]

Whoa! Your brain has been working eh? These are great leads!! :love:

See what stimulation did to me? :lol:

Ummm... stimulation? I have notti thots. :oops:[/quote] :laugh:

[sunflower]

Seriously… just happened to see this thread after a long while…Didn’t managed to read thru everything, just the last page, but what first came to mind after reading the "stimulated" views/points was that exams/assessments need to align with the Teach Less Learn More strategy. They are currently out of sync, which creates a lot of unnecessary stress for both parents and students.

[Funx3]

Chenonceau:

Vevey:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]

Whoa! Your brain has been working eh? These are great leads!! :love:

See what stimulation did to me? :lol:

Ummm... stimulation? I have notti thots. :oops:[/quote]Wah ....
After the Past Few Pages Of Heavy Debates on the Topics ....
U Sure Do Need it ....
Ha Ha ....
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: