Q&A - P2 English

[KAN]

dd has creative writing test next week... anyone has any advise on how to give a crush course on P1 creative writing? :?:

[Callie Tan]

KAN:

dd has creative writing test next week... anyone has any advise on how to give a crush course on P1 creative writing? :?:

Creative Writing test?? At P1? Wow... may i know did the school do any exercises on that?

[KAN]

yes, the school teacher did do a few creative writing with the class. but looking at dd's work, i think she does not know how to write Any advise?

[Callie Tan]

KAN:

yes, the school teacher did do a few creative writing with the class. but looking at dd's work, i think she does not know how to write Any advise?

My girl's school hasn't really started on creative writing... they did some simple writing of 3-5 sentences of a story they read... that's all. However, she's doing a lot of compo writing with TLL... still I can tell she's still quite lost as to how to start writing...

I bought some assessments on creative writing... teaching her myself too. The books are more fundamental and basic, starting from writing about yourself and then the school... progressively lor...

[nms1]

KAN:

yes, the school teacher did do a few creative writing with the class. but looking at dd's work, i think she does not know how to write Any advise?

Can I be controversial and suggest that if the teacher really hasn't given them much guidance or practice, then just let her go in & take the test without any \"coaching\". The teacher needs to realise that it is her job not yours to teach your child. If she doesn't do well it's not going to be the end of the world

[Yong HL]

nms1:

[The teacher needs to realise that it is her job not yours to teach your child.

Sadly, now is the era of \"Teach less, learn more\". Schools expect children to learn more from external sources... :sad: Most parents disagree on this new education approach from other forums i read..

[KAN]

Yong HL:

nms1:

[The teacher needs to realise that it is her job not yours to teach your child.

Sadly, now is the era of \"Teach less, learn more\". Schools expect children to learn more from external sources... :sad: Most parents disagree on this new education approach from other forums i read..

I still cannot understand how can you \"teach less, learn more\"... is it possible for you to \"work less and earn more\"???

[Yong HL]

KAN:

Yong HL:

[quote=\"nms1\"][The teacher needs to realise that it is her job not yours to teach your child.

Sadly, now is the era of \"Teach less, learn more\". Schools expect children to learn more from external sources... :sad: Most parents disagree on this new education approach from other forums i read..

I still cannot understand how can you \"teach less, learn more\"... is it possible for you to \"work less and earn more\"???[/quote]Hi KAN
If you have school going kids (at least in primary school), you will know what i am talking about here.. School teach the basics. If school teachers go the extra mile to let students do extra worksheets from other schools or other assessment books, its a bonus. if not, we are on our own.. If only we can also work less and earn more too..

[KAN]

Hi Yong HL


Sorry if I sound blunt in my last post. DD is in p1 and i am still not use to and cannot agree to the "teach less, learn more"…

[Yong HL]

no problem KAN

my DD is also in P1 this year. from her tests papers, i do realise that she needs the exposure on the type of questions set so she will have the \"experience\" to tackle them. In order to have the experience, assessment books and enrichment centres comes into the picture. This also explains why parents buy past year top schools tests/exam papers for reference too.. to have a feel of what kind of questions can be expected for the level.. Like it or not, we begin our journey in this amazing race now. sigh...