Temasek Primary

[limlim]

brodybliss:

But pasir risk primary is also most popular in the area there... what about teachers? Any thoughts on that?

Well.. Some views/comments..

1. The teachers like to use short forms.. I feel this is very unprofessional. For e.g., when the students are asked to take down notes in their pupil's planner, the teachers wrote things like

\"Do Maths WS 2, Ex 1 to 4\"
\"Do Eng WB 2\" etc..

I feel that teachers should not be lazy and write in full \"Do Maths Worksheet 2, Exercise 1 to 4\".. How they expect P1 students to decipher or parent to decipher what they're writing.. And I feel using shortforms is not conductive to student's learning.

2. Many cases, the level of English used is not suitable for a P1 student.. Basically, for some homeworks/assignments, if the parent never assist, the student would not be able to understand a thing.. The student cannot be independent and this is not good for the student's learning progress if they are used to everything also must ask when doing homework which is supposed to be individual effort...

This brings up another point.. Are the school expecting parents to do a teacher's job??v Parents are not trained to teach.. it is quite frustrating sometimes to get a P1 kid to understand some concepts..

[brownapplesugar]

limlim:

brodybliss:

But pasir risk primary is also most popular in the area there... what about teachers? Any thoughts on that?

Well.. Some views/comments..

1. The teachers like to use short forms.. I feel this is very unprofessional. For e.g., when the students are asked to take down notes in their pupil's planner, the teachers wrote things like

\"Do Maths WS 2, Ex 1 to 4\"
\"Do Eng WB 2\" etc..

I feel that teachers should not be lazy and write in full \"Do Maths Worksheet 2, Exercise 1 to 4\".. How they expect P1 students to decipher or parent to decipher what they're writing.. And I feel using shortforms is not conductive to student's learning.

2. Many cases, the level of English used is not suitable for a P1 student.. Basically, for some homeworks/assignments, if the parent never assist, the student would not be able to understand a thing.. The student cannot be independent and this is not good for the student's learning progress if they are used to everything also must ask when doing homework which is supposed to be individual effort...

This brings up another point.. Are the school expecting parents to do a teacher's job??v Parents are not trained to teach.. it is quite frustrating sometimes to get a P1 kid to understand some concepts..

Hi!
Regarding what you just mentioned,

(1) Usage of short forms: In my opinion, the teacher would have explained to the class, or at least shown them the pages they would need to do. If the child was paying attention, she would have known what the abbreviations meant. Moreover, the teacher would have used the abbreviations many times when giving homework, so if there was any uncertainty right from the beginning, the students would have raised it up. Granted that probably for P1 kids they arent that vocal, but the teacher would have said verbally said, \"Worksheet 2, Page 1\" etc.

It being unconducive for students' learning is too far fetched an allegation too. This is something the students have to learn, in the past or present. ERP, HDB, CPF etc etc. Even our teaching methods are TPS (Think, pair, share), or even our education policies, have abbreviations: TLLM (Teach less learn more). Imo, abbreviations are just part and parcel of learning in SG schools, no?

(2) On parents doing a teacher's job: In the beginning years of a child's education, her parents play an important role, especially in their involvement in her schoolwork as well as teacher-parent partnership. True enough, parents are not trained to teach, that's what teachers are for. Many a time, worksheets are given to students in the hope that they will do, and return to the teachers. These worksheets will be marked and returned, discussed and explained in class. That's at least what a teacher would do. It is good that you are involved in your child's work, hence your worries that he/she might not be able to cope. but not to worry, your child's teacher will take care of that area and at least, go through so that the class will understand.

Learning has to be on the part of the kid, that's when he or she will remember the lessons and use them in future. That's the basis of many lesson plans created by teachers nowadays. Dont be too harsh on the teachers of today, they are really trying their best!

[limlim]

brownapplesugar:

Hi!
Regarding what you just mentioned,

(1)

It being unconducive for students' learning is too far fetched an allegation too. This is something the students have to learn, in the past or present. ERP, HDB, CPF etc etc. Even our teaching methods are TPS (Think, pair, share), or even our education policies, have abbreviations: TLLM (Teach less learn more). Imo, abbreviations are just part and parcel of learning in SG schools, no?

(2) On parents doing a teacher's job: In the beginning years of a child's education, her parents play an important role, especially in their involvement in her schoolwork as well as teacher-parent partnership. True enough, parents are not trained to teach, that's what teachers are for. Many a time, worksheets are given to students in the hope that they will do, and return to the teachers. These worksheets will be marked and returned, discussed and explained in class. That's at least what a teacher would do. It is good that you are involved in your child's work, hence your worries that he/she might not be able to cope. but not to worry, your child's teacher will take care of that area and at least, go through so that the class will understand.

Learning has to be on the part of the kid, that's when he or she will remember the lessons and use them in future. That's the basis of many lesson plans created by teachers nowadays. Dont be too harsh on the teachers of today, they are really trying their best!

1) They should start using short forms only from, say, P3 when the student already have a good foundation, and not right from the start at P1!

Let me give an example. Nowadays, calculators are cheap and common. Why do the teachers teach manual calculation then? Simple, because it is necessary for them to understand before they really too much on electronics. Same reasoning. P1 student must be taught the correct words and understandings before they use shortcuts. It is sad that since day 1, the teachers is already using shortforms.. Can't they even spare the effort to write a few more letters?

2. What I'm saying is, there should be more diagrams/simple english to allow the student to be able to read themselves.

Anyway, I also feel that there is no enough notes/study guides for P1 students to help them understand. They should give more homework and practice for the weaker students..

[kiasu mummy]

Is CCA compulsary for P1 students at Temasek? I heard robotics is popular there? Any adv on how a child select CCA? accordance to their interest?

[brodybliss]

Any advice which school will be a better choice? Pasir Ris primary or Temasek Primary?

[oinkoink]

Hi, I am a newbie here. My son will be joining Temasek in 2012. I was thinking of enrolling him in the martial arts as CCA.

Do they have such course conducted in school?
Any advice is very much appreciated.

[limlim]

oinkoink:

Hi, I am a newbie here. My son will be joining Temasek in 2012. I was thinking of enrolling him in the martial arts as CCA.

Do they have such course conducted in school?
Any advice is very much appreciated.

I believe some CCAs are only from P3.. P1 and P2 don't have.. IIRC..

[kiasu mummy]

Hi,


My ds will be in P1 next year and would like to find out how much allowance are you giving your kid?

Thanks!

[limlim]

$2 should be more than enuff…

[kiasu mummy]

limlim:

$2 should be more than enuff..

:thankyou: