Nanyang Primary

[GoopPwr]

Like to find out from parents if their kids been given homework that you wld find excessive?


Especially over the labour day long week end . This is not the normal lot, but something like 80 to 100 pages. EL, CL, Math, etc. EL itself something like 20 pages, out of which they have to write out the sentences ( i.e. The entire question and the answer itself on several exercises, even though one can simply write the answer itself on the Essential English grammar book.

And about 300 words minimum on EL journal of composition nature, and the EL comp exam was last week!

Apparently, this EL homework partially is to punish the whole class because of one student’s mis-behaviour. The other subject homework does not seemed too bad, infact rather appropriate .

Do Teachers co-ordinate at all ? My child was on the vie of tearing whe I pick him up from school. And did not want to talk for a good 5 minutes.

This is not the first time, but one of the worst, given especially time is of the essence as the exams are drawing so near.

Other times it seemed like they are merely making a last minute attempt to fill up some homework quota.

Is there the need to put so much unnecessary pressure on the kids, when they are already under so much pressure? Especially so with the study less , learn more idea I don’t know
how they intend to achieve this . As I personally find that on certain occasions , only superficial level teachings were done in class, and students are expected to do
homework on that topic right after . We as parents have to teach so much at home.

On a few occassions, our hope of having a normal weekend with the family were as good as gone because of the amount of teaching needed and the sheer amount of homework to be completed over a certain amount of time.

Sorry for the rant, but I would appreciate if parents would come forward to share their experience on this.

Thanks

[8228]

My dd is in P3. There is no much homework. Is your child in P6?

[Busymom]

Wintersoul15:

Hi VeryKiasu 2010,

Thanks for the info. I met e VP n she told me it's 130pm for P1. She will check it out why so many classes are down so early. She has seen it herself!

I thought it is 1.20pm, 10 mins earlier than P3-6, so that younger ones do not get knocked over by older ones.

My DD, even though tall for her age, was once knocked to the floor and hit her head as a result by an older P5 boy in school. The boy was apparently running out of the hall and bumped right into her. According to her, he didn't even apologize and just ran off.:(

[Busymom]

GoopPwr:

Apparently, this EL homework impartially to punish the whole class because of one student's mis-behaviour. The other subject homework does not seemed too bad, infect rather appropriate .

Do Teachers co-ordinate at all ?

Homework as a punishment?? That's terrible. What on earth is the teacher thinking of?

Maybe you could try to feedback to department head or level coordinator about this need to coordinate. Makes a lot of sense.

[GoopPwr]

Busymom:

GoopPwr:

Apparently, this EL homework impartially to punish the whole class because of one student's mis-behaviour. The other subject homework does not seemed too bad, infect rather appropriate .

Do Teachers co-ordinate at all ?

Homework as a punishment?? That's terrible. What on earth is the teacher thinking of?

Maybe you could try to feedback to department head or level coordinator about this need to coordinate. Makes a lot of sense.

Over the years, there have been incidence ranging from trivial , bullying , to those that border on that it may cost someone's career and rice bowl. I am trying very hard not to be overly protective , and to give the teachers the benefit of doubt . Maybe the teacher have a difficult family issue.

It is becoming very difficult.

This is a fully grown adult, dealing with 7,6 , 10 years old. A fully grown adult in a position of trust and responsibility, abusing .

[verykiasu2010]

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[cwwsim]

Dear All Forumers,


My daughter is currently in NYPS P6. We recently have to change her Chinese tutor due to some personal reasons. I am urgently looking for a Chinese tutor replacement. Should any parents have any good tutor or good tuition centres around NYPS area, kindly email me at [email protected]

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You very much.

Rgds
Cindy

[Aaronmom]

Can anyone tell me what textbooks you are using for Primary One English, Math, Science, Chinese? Author, title, workbook etc?

I would like to purchase it for my son through popular bookstore online… We are in USA. We can be kiasu too. Thanks so much!!!

Nanyang Alumni

[verykiasu2010]

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