NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[CuttleFish31]

Jennifer:

#1 had taken the bad new quite well.


Now there is a yo-yo craze in school. I just told him off for spending his free time playing with a makeshift yo-yo he came up with using lego parts. I hv seen him playing it in the afternoon, after dinner and now before sleeping. He rebuked that he had already finished his sch work. I asked him if he knows he is not going to score A* just by completing sch assigned work and nothing extras. I think it hit a spot and now he has gone to bed grudgingly.

Kids being smart but not motivated is a deadly prescription for parents :x

Personally, I believe that primary school children are going through a stressful period in their life as they only have one more year before their reach a major milestone in their life. Thus, they should use the time to fully experience the joy of childhood as they will only be a child once in their lifetime and the amount of obstacles they will face from now on will increase logistically. The time they possess should be used to fully immerse themselves in the joys and simplicity of childhood. You should give him the freedom to spend time on his interests and explore his curiosities. Him making a makeshift Yo-yo is an example of him using available material to form useful objects. This trait of creativity and critical thinking is essential in his future as responsible citizen. Instead of stopping, maybe you could him some freedom to develop this trait of his. One way of doing this may be to have a heart to heart talk with him about his activities. Lay down before him all the responsibilities he has and come to a compromise between him fulfilling his responsibilities and participating in his hobbies. This way, he would willing fulfill his tasks willingly and develop his latent talents in the same time. I do not intend to criticize your methods of parenting but offer you a possible alternative which may have better effects in the long run in the raising of your child.

[Jennifer]

CuttleFish31:

Personally, I believe that primary school children are going through a stressful period in their life as they only have one more year before their reach a major milestone in their life. Thus, they should use the time to fully experience the joy of childhood as they will only be a child once in their lifetime and the amount of obstacles they will face from now on will increase logistically. The time they possess should be used to fully immerse themselves in the joys and simplicity of childhood. You should give him the freedom to spend time on his interests and explore his curiosities. Him making a makeshift Yo-yo is an example of him using available material to form useful objects. This trait of creativity and critical thinking is essential in his future as responsible citizen. Instead of stopping, maybe you could him some freedom to develop this trait of his. One way of doing this may be to have a heart to heart talk with him about his activities. Lay down before him all the responsibilities he has and come to a compromise between him fulfilling his responsibilities and participating in his hobbies. This way, he would willing fulfill his tasks willingly and develop his latent talents in the same time. I do not intend to criticize your methods of parenting but offer you a possible alternative which may have better effects in the long run in the raising of your child.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I fully agree that a joyous childhood is sth we as parents should give our children.

He is making great progress with his makeshift yo-yo and had came up with a few new tricks. Meanwhile, the PSLE specimen papers are still sitting on his desk :stupid: .

[holyaxile]

First off, to clarify the situation, I'm a Year 2 student in NUS High School. I joined this cos i was googling for nus high to see what i could find and thought some of you could use some info about the school.


For DSA, I'm not quite sure about the criteria but 2 years ago, the PSLE entry requirements was an A* in math and science and at least 250 aggregate score. In NUS High, we start biology, physics and chemistry from Year 1. The other subjects are mostly the same. It's pretty manageable, not much stress. Compared to my peers in other good schools like RI, my school life is very slack. Hope that helped. Willing to answer more questions.

EDIT: To provide some more general info, I got 272 for my PSLE. I was in the GEP in HPPS. And I didn't do much extra studying. Sorry if it makes you go :x but hey, it's the truth.

[Jennifer]

holyaxile:

First off, to clarify the situation, I'm a Year 2 student in NUS High School. I joined this cos i was googling for nus high to see what i could find and thought some of you could use some info about the school.

Hi, Holyaxile. Thanks for sharing.

[kiasiparent]

Your child's school uniform


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[kuzco]

Whenever I see NUSH students, I notice that many of them tend to wear the polo t-shirt for their tops. Seldom see them wearing that shirt leh. Just my personal observation.... :lol:

[Jenn]

kuzco:

Whenever I see NUSH students, I notice that many of them tend to wear the polo t-shirt for their tops. Seldom see them wearing that shirt leh. Just my personal observation.... :lol:

Everyday, they wear shorts and polo T shirts for school and classes. Except on mondays when they have to be in formal for assembly. Formal for the boys means long pants and tie. For girls it is the picture shown with tie.

[kuzco]

Oic, thanks for clarifying. So lucky for them, and so comfy to wear shorts and polo t-shirt instead of the normal shirt as my son is always complaining that his school shirt makes him hot and sweaty.

[mathsparks]

holyaxile:

First off, to clarify the situation, I'm a Year 2 student in NUS High School. I joined this cos i was googling for nus high to see what i could find and thought some of you could use some info about the school.


For DSA, I'm not quite sure about the criteria but 2 years ago, the PSLE entry requirements was an A* in math and science and at least 250 aggregate score. In NUS High, we start biology, physics and chemistry from Year 1. The other subjects are mostly the same. It's pretty manageable, not much stress. Compared to my peers in other good schools like RI, my school life is very slack. Hope that helped. Willing to answer more questions.

EDIT: To provide some more general info, I got 272 for my PSLE. I was in the GEP in HPPS. And I didn't do much extra studying. Sorry if it makes you go :x but hey, it's the truth.

:welcome:, holyaxile. Just wondering what your nick means? It's good to have a student here so we clueless parents considering nush would have more info to base our decisions on.

It doesn't make me :x that you don't study much. Some people are fortunate to be born so very intelligent.

That's why I always doubt it when people say success is 1% talent and 99% hardwork. To me it's 30% intelligence and 70% hardwork. It tends to be true that if you're intelligent, you don't need to put it so many hours study, study and study.

Go thank yr parents for yr good genes. :lol:
See ya around!

[Merlion]

> And I didn't do much extra studying.


EXTRA is the keyword here.

> It's good to have a student here so we clueless parents ....

I think none of the KiasuParents.com members is clueless. At least you found Kiasuparents.com right?