Preparing kids for P5 in 2011

[Peony]

janet_lee88:

Hi Mummies,

I just cannot understand what the school teachers are for, if they cannot teach the students...the tuition industry is booming as such and parents like us have to scrimp and save every cent...btw, it's not for scoring high grades but to pass exams. :rant:

Janet,
What to do???

But glad that more parents realise this.

Anyways, as I've mentioned before, this knowledge will certainly affect how I select a secondary school for DD.

[linden2000]

Herbie:

It is important that we communicate with our kids often.


My son told me last year that he attended the maths remedial class and he & another boy managed to solve the problem given by their teacher and they ended up having to explain to their maths teacher how to solve the problem.

Guess what? His maths teacher collated the qns for them and she herself doesn't know how to solve some of the qns.

:stupid:

This one I heard from my son before too. There was this Maths worksheet he brought back for homework. The two of us cracked our brains until almost 11pm at night before I gave up and told him to let teacher know he doesn't know how to solve those questions. The next day when he came back from school. ask him whether he found out how to solve. Guess what, his teacher says does not know how to solve either as she hasn't worked on them yet! :faint: If that's the case, why make the kids do it as homework!

[janet88]

Peony:

janet_lee88:

the tuition industry is booming as such and parents like us have to scrimp and save every cent...btw, it's not for scoring high grades but to pass exams. :rant:

Janet,
What to do???

But glad that more parents realise this.

Anyways, as I've mentioned before, this knowledge will certainly affect how I select a secondary school for DD.

Yes, the stupid situation is such...but why is MOE allowing this to happen ??? I believe many households are having huge expenses on grocery and tuition bills now.

[Herbie]

actually this tuition thingy may not go away even when the kids enter sec sch. Which is why even the sec tuition service is booming.


If you visit crown plaza u will be shocked to see there are so many tuition centre for sec/jc students.

[MandyMummy]

Herbie:

actually this tuition thingy may not go away even when the kids enter sec sch. Which is why even the sec tuition service is booming.


If you visit crown plaza u will be shocked to see there are so many tuition centre for sec/jc students.

:offtopic: and there are some classes that are exclusively for some JCs only.

[janet88]

Herbie:

actually this tuition thingy may not go away even when the kids enter sec sch. Which is why even the sec tuition service is booming.


If you visit crown plaza u will be shocked to see there are so many tuition centre for sec/jc students.

Yes, with 4 subjects, it's already so tough :slapshead: can you imagine 9 or 10 subjects ? Fine, not all are academic but there is history, geography, literature which are killer subjects. What in the world is MOE doing ? Is their objective to kill the parents ?

[Peony]

Herbie:

actually this tuition thingy may not go away even when the kids enter sec sch. Which is why even the sec tuition service is booming.


If you visit crown plaza u will be shocked to see there are so many tuition centre for sec/jc students.

What I imply by saying this will affect how I choose secondary schools is that - am gonna select by my own list of criteria and at the top of the list is... the teaching culture.

Yes, lots of sussing out to do. And lots of other parents of current batch of students to talk to. How are the teachers? Do you depend more on tutors? Do they help?

My nephew is doing well in an above-average neighbourhood secondary school and my sis does not have a single tutor for him. That's the kind of school I want for my DD.

Have also spoken to an ex-student of a top secondary school (need to talk to more). She clearly stated that her teachers did not teach much. The school is off my personal \"schools to aspire for list\". Instead it's in my \"banned\" list. :siam:

[Chenonceau]

Peony:

Have also spoken to an ex-student of a top secondary school (need to talk to more). She clearly stated that her teachers did not teach much. The school is off my personal \"schools to aspire for list\". Instead it's in my \"banned\" list. :siam:

This is a good reminder to me.

[Peony]

Hallo stressed-out parents,

I hate this time of year... my busiest time at work coincides with DD's exams.

Worst still, had mass resignations at work so the stress has reached new levels.

I told DD that she has to step up and be independent.

Can't wait for the year to be over coz am feeling so burnt out... :imdrowning:

[ksme]

Peony:

Hallo stressed-out parents,

I hate this time of year... my busiest time at work coincides with DD's exams.

Worst still, had mass resignations at work so the stress has reached new levels.

I told DD that she has to step up and be independent.

Can't wait for the year to be over coz am feeling so burnt out... :imdrowning:

Take care Peony. Hope things at work will work out soon.

Yes, we are feeling the stress from the coming exams too. Console myself that it will be over very soon. Time really flies nowadays when we are busy.

Good luck to all P5 kiddos and their parents. Jia You!