about "ask me your burning maths questions" topic

[acforfamily]

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

[ChiefKiasu]

acforfamily:

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

Better to understand and face the reality than to live a momentary existence of bliss through ignorance.
It is true that a number of those questions in the Maths Guru thread are olympiad-type questions, but equally true that others posted there are fair game for PSLE.
If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

[RRMummy]

ChiefKiasu:

If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

I have the exact same feeling.. actually made me have a nightmare the other night... :faint:

[Mum1113]

ChiefKiasu:

acforfamily:

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

Better to understand and face the reality than to live a momentary existence of bliss through ignorance.
It is true that a number of those questions in the Maths Guru thread are olympiad-type questions, but equally true that others posted there are fair game for PSLE.
If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

Chief, I won't say I live in ignorance for past years and only to wake up this year when ds in taking his PSLE this year.......but joining this forum only beginning of this year does give me Heads Up and live in more Reality when so many helpful parents are here to share their experiences which at times, can be really s-c-a-r-y ....

[Mum1113]

RRMummy:

ChiefKiasu:

If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

I have the exact same feeling.. actually made me have a nightmare the other night... :faint:

lol, yours taking PSLE this year ? Dun dwell on it too much during the day, and dreams come 'true' at night....u know the chinese saying

[RRMummy]

Mum1113:

RRMummy:

I have the exact same feeling.. actually made me have a nightmare the other night... :faint:

lol, yours taking PSLE this year ? Dun dwell on it too much during the day, and dreams come 'true' at night....u know the chinese saying

Thank God no... DD1 is in P1 this year..i went in to kpo then ran for my life :yikes: :siam:

yeah I know the chinese saying... geez... I think i might fail if you ask me to sit for a PSLE Maths within the specified time... :faint:

like DH said, time for me to buy P6 books and study first...

[mr_ding]

Interesting thread! I stopped trying to understand the maths questions posted there after reading a few sentences of the 1st question..lol


I rmbed that the easy questions are mostly at the first few pages and it gets tougher at the back. But just in case I missed easy questions behind, I always scan through the whole exam paper before doing. Just in case. Well, was tricked once.

SO, tip to your DDs: Scan through the whole paper before you start doing!

[Pen88n]

RRMummy:

Mum1113:

[quote=\"RRMummy\"]I have the exact same feeling.. actually made me have a nightmare the other night... :faint:

lol, yours taking PSLE this year ? Dun dwell on it too much during the day, and dreams come 'true' at night....u know the chinese saying

Thank God no... DD1 is in P1 this year..i went in to kpo then ran for my life :yikes: :siam:

yeah I know the chinese saying... geez... I think i might fail if you ask me to sit for a PSLE Maths within the specified time... :faint:

like DH said, time for me to buy P6 books and study first... [/quote]RRmummy,
I think your DH meant for you to buy P3 - P6 Maths books to study. If you \"jump\" direct to P6 Maths book, can't say for sure you can understand what is there in the P6 book. A lot of the school syllabus are different from our time, and we really need to \"re-learn\" before we can even teach (for most subjects in fact, not only Maths).

[Mum1113]

RRMummy:

Thank God no... DD1 is in P1 this year..i went in to kpo then ran for my life :yikes: :siam:

yeah I know the chinese saying... geez... I think i might fail if you ask me to sit for a PSLE Maths within the specified time... :faint:

like DH said, time for me to buy P6 books and study first...

Take it easy RRmummy, enjoy the honeymoon first. BUild the foundation slow n steady, no need kanchiong in those upper pri stuff yet :love:

[mr_ding]

These high IQ maths questions can be psychologically harmful to kids. I meant, what if a confident kid saw one of these questions at the start of this paper and panicked??? Every question thereafter feels like a trick question already, even though it might be straightforward actually. :yikes:


Really need a good tuition centre that can train the students academically and also mentally. Don't know if any of the http://www.tuitionreviews.sg/browse-all/tag/subjectstaught/maths/criteria:1/ at Tuitionreviews.sg directory are any good for this. Did not see any good reviews yet from parents leh...