Preparing kids for P5 in 2011
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janet_lee88:
Daily supplementary EL (vocab and Synthesis) worksheets are super tough now...even though some are MCQs, the options are so close and almost impossible to use elimination method :faint: What in the world is MOE doing ? Is it necessary to kill the students' confidence and motivation using this harsh wake-up call ? [/quote]SHAMEFUL!!!
Oic, so now knowing that P5 English papers are usually more difficult than PSLE papers, thanks for sharing.Passion88:
[quote=\"Peony\"]Passion88,
Since the school uses such hard tactics, we counter with support e.g. I make it known clearly to DD that this is the school's strategy to pressure kids and parents so that they think they are doing badly, hire all kinds of outside support (hence booming tuition industry) so that when the actual PSLE comes, they do so well that the school gets all the glory and fame.
Harsh? Our coping strategy to papers that have reached ridiculous levels esp English papers at P5 that are way more difficult than any PSLE paper I've seen!!!
Yup had already told her that it is the school strategy of 'wake-up' call for the students & parents to prepare for the SA2 exam.
In mid year SA1 exam, it was the Math paper with more than 85% failed, and now English paper in CA2 so guess when comes to SA2 it will be the Science paper.
My DD's self-esteem and mental well-being is worth more than her results!
Going back to Passion88's post: more than 85% failed???
What is alarming to me is more than 85% plus their parents are made to feel like failures?!!!
How I interpret this?
School super KS. Want to die die get plentiful A*!!!
Who prepares the kids? Based on DD's experince... NOT the school.
And we wonder why more kids are having mental problems!! -
janet_lee88:
OMG :yikes: if my son has CA2 and has to submit greeting card for Teachers' Day...that piece of homework will be daddy's 'job'. In fact last year when son had to design a CNY greeting card, it was done by hubby and colouring was by younger daughter...his teachers literally piled on homework everyday last year...if we didn't help him then, he would have to sleep very late.Passion88:
My niece CA2 will start from next Mon to Fri and yet
they were told last Fri to submit Teacher's Day greeting
cards today for school contest.
Exactly, we offered to help her so that she can complete faster but she insisted that it has to be done & completed by herself as it is an \"Appreciation Card\" especially for her favorite teacher.
No choice, so we sat down just helping to find and pass her the required accessories. -
I don’t remember son’s teachers teaching class any skills to write compo…just throw them the compo, give them some phrases and ‘GET IT DONE’.
Schools want recognition for producing ACE students and yet don’t teach the students how to get the STARS, do they know how to spell ‘SHAME’ ?
Parents have to send kids to tuition centres…when kids’ results improve, school gets the credit for producing such good results.
As for art work, hubby has been the one doing all of it since P3. There was a year when my son had to design something to raise money for the school. Fortunately daddy’s artistic skill is better than mummy. -
Passion88:
I totally agree... Why must they set extremely tough papers? It is so demoralizing and affected the rest of the papers. My girl had an extremely difficult Maths paper during her SA1. As a result, it affected her 2 papers that she sat the next 2 days. :rant:
Was told that their coming CA2 English paper is a tough one and that their english teacher will give them a treat if anyone can score above 56 /100 !!! Guest the most difficult section will be on the vocab. &Passion88:
My niece CA2 will start from next Mon to Fri and yet
they were told last Fri to submit Teacher's Day greeting
cards today for school contest.
comprehension.
Don't understand why the teachers need to set papers to such high
standard, tend to 'kill' the student's confidence?? Still haven't sit for
the exam & they are already 'giving up', :nunchuk: -
I dare not imagine what kind of questions will be appearing for SA2 :nailbite: the daily EL suppl worksheets are making me damn scared.
As if this craziness at P5 is insufficient, I am also facing stress of preparing my daughter in P1 for continuous summative tests every 10 weeks. I am :imdrowning: stretched both ways, no thanks to MOE for doing this. -
Hang in there, Janet!! Don’t let the stress get to you.
Next week is DD’s exams. I bet her peers are all studying hard.
As for us, we’re going to the night safari on Friday!
When the going gets tough, the tough relaxes and become stronger!! -
Peony:
Hang in there, Janet!! Don't let the stress get to you.
Next week is DD's exams. I bet her peers are all studying hard.
As for us, we're going to the night safari on Friday!
When the going gets tough, the tough relaxes and become stronger!!
Yup! Yup! Son stopped studying last week. We will pick up intense studying again on the day after exams. -
Yes, Chenonceau!! Learnt from you too!
Was contemplating the night safari trip, and what \"sealed\" it for me was when DD came back and told me how the teacher added more pressure by once again setting high targets.
Already the paper bound to be super tough... yet she requires them to all exceed 80%. The cheek!!! Considering she hardly teaches!! :stompfeet:
The marks are not counted... so should we turn the tables and give her the heart attack instead? :siam: -
Peony:
The marks are not counted... so should we turn the tables and give her the heart attack instead? :siam:
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Chenonceau:
Son doesn't have CA2...but I'm making him revise for CL 5A as well as Science. Can't possibly start next month. I'm feeling mentally tired...so just asked him to do a chapter on Science. With both of them at home today, I've gone nuts :stompfeet:
Yup! Yup! Son stopped studying last week. We will pick up intense studying again on the day after exams.Peony:
Hang in there, Janet!! Don't let the stress get to you.
Next week is DD's exams. I bet her peers are all studying hard.
As for us, we're going to the night safari on Friday!
When the going gets tough, the tough relaxes and become stronger!!
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