Preparing kids for P5 in 2011
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Brenda, Janet and Linden… Yeah!!
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Chenonceau:
Brenda, Janet and Linden... Yeah!!
I don't mind principals or teachers reading (better still if someone from MOE)...bcos we are really voicing out concerns at our end...it would be GREAT if teachers understand what headaches we parents are facing. These concerns are objective and not offensive to anyone. -
janet_lee88:
Chenonceau:
Brenda, Janet and Linden... Yeah!!
I don't mind principals or teachers reading (better still if someone from MOE)...bcos we are really voicing out concerns at our end...it would be GREAT if teachers understand what headaches we parents are facing. These concerns are objective and not offensive to anyone.
Exactly! Many people not in our boat still assume that it's parents like us that place pressure on the kids to perform. Hallo? That is so last century!! -
Brenda10:
And therefore the child will feel more motivated.
Agree, usually the full marks of EL spelling with sticker will make the child happy and delighted!Chenonceau:
My son gets spelling lists with \"grunted\" and \"granted\"... If the teacher can't pronounce, the child gets it wrong. I know that DS can spell both, say both and use both. But he is not getting full marks for spelling because his teacher can't pronounce and the word lists are designed to trick students.
What's wrong with allowing students some sense of achievement at spelling? Is there are need to trick and outwit our little ones at every turn? -
Peony:
janet_lee88:
[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]Brenda, Janet and Linden... Yeah!!
I don't mind principals or teachers reading (better still if someone from MOE)...bcos we are really voicing out concerns at our end...it would be GREAT if teachers understand what headaches we parents are facing. These concerns are objective and not offensive to anyone.
Exactly! Many people not in our boat still assume that it's parents like us that place pressure on the kids to perform. Hallo? That is so last century!![/quote]Peony... you really are one gutsy lady. You've just written what I didn't dare to write in such plain terms. Basically, the schools are desirous to do well in the PSLE rankings too. Schools figure that in P5, they will light a fire under the parents' butts so that parents will sit up and help their kids A LOT, therefore maximising the chances of success at PSLE.
The strategy is targetted at parents BUT the children are those that bear the brunt of the demoralizing practice. Little wonder then that kids with little family support choose to escape into the world of play. In the past many trishaw men were opium addicts. You can look down on them and think that they are weak in character and morals until you realise that they work at a very demanding profession and are too poor to have leisure time... so they escape into the numbing effects of opium.
Play is a child's opium. When they are going through pain, they wanna escape into play. If you and I were still kids, we would do the same. -
Chenonceau:
And therefore the child will feel more motivated.
That is true! :celebrate: -
Chenonceau:
Exactly! Many people not in our boat still assume that it's parents like us that place pressure on the kids to perform. Hallo? That is so last century!![/quote]Play is a child's opium. When they are going through pain, they wanna escape into play. If you and I were still kids, we would do the same.[/quote]Peony:
[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Brenda, Janet and Linden... Yeah!!
I don't mind principals or teachers reading (better still if someone from MOE)...bcos we are really voicing out concerns at our end...it would be GREAT if teachers understand what headaches we parents are facing. These concerns are objective and not offensive to anyone.
Parents NOT in our boats (yet) assume WE give kids pressure. On the contrary, I think many of us have slowed down bcos the schools are doing that...it cannot be a 2 side push or the kids will jump off the cliff.
When my son is stressed, he will play with his toys and pretend to be the hero defeating enemies. -
Brenda10:
My son at P5 still lives for those 'excellent' stickers pasted in his spelling/ting xie. I have bought stamps with 'improved', 'well-done' to boost his motivation.
That is true! :celebrate:Chenonceau:
And therefore the child will feel more motivated. -
I wish there was a list that ranked schools in the way I would value, based on these scales:
- build or kill self-esteem
- motivate or humiliate
- teach or prescribe (external) tutors -
Chenonceau:
Play is a child's opium. When they are going through pain, they wanna escape into play. If you and I were still kids, we would do the same.
Perhaps that why when dd back after supplementary class the first thing she want is to have some makan then follow by either playing, reading or watching cartoon show.
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