2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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atutor2001:
hey author 2001, wrong number leh :slapshead: ! i am NOT the one who is worried with 93 marks hor (please read very carefully all previous posts)! :rant:
ya parents cannot simply demand for good results. We need to earn that right to scold our kids. If we can't solve the problem sum ourselves how can we expect our kids to solve them. If we don't understand grammar, how can we expect those little ones to write good comp....No lah, not true. If we don't know, I think the best way is to study with them. We can then understand their problem and the level of difficulty. We can then empathise and encourage. Those times were so painful and fearful and I am so glad that it is over.ppnqq:
Can't agree more! No offence but in this case, it is the parents' expectations that make the children stress!
When they are saying these, wonder if they have imagined what if they are in the shoes of those who are just average or even below and it is not due to laziness for not studying hard enough but that these children may be late bloomers or slower than others and had worked and studied very hard!
I said this because I know of some parents who simply ignored the hard work their children put in and focus only on the results. They were reprimanded or even punished when they could not get the results their parents expected. One of them was even forced to still attend school and tuition although she was having a high fever!
By the way, I can understand why firefly38 is worried with 93 marks. To get to the top school, the kid needs a 270 to be comfortable. If a kid is not that strong in the 2 languages, he/she need to strive for perfect score for math and science (very difficult) to cover the shortfall.
in fact, i feel sad when i read about 2 parents complaining about their children doing \"badly' in their math exam as they got only 91.5 and 93 marks. i feel that parents are getting very greedy & hard to please, hence causing our poor children to be sooo stressed nowadays! :sad:
as ppnqq mentioned in her post, we need to be sensitive towards other parents' feelings whenever we post our thoughts here. imagine how will parents with 'average' kids feel, when they read such posts.
btw, i will be the last parent to worry about the '93 marks' thingy, as DS has already secured COs from RI & HCI
! as i have always told DS, as long as he has tried his best (which he always does), i will be very proud of him, regardless of what marks he gets.. :hugs: :snuggles:
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smartiemommy:
But all these are very good marks already. 90+++????? Even for prelims??? I don't understand why you all are agonising over it?
sigh.. mine even worse.. for prelim get only 91.5... now already lost about 5 marks in PSLE already.. A* flying away!!!!irelaxonli:
aiyo. your children all so smart math paper almost get full marks. But my DD onli (Confirmed) get 93 for maths quite sure t score will suffer...
aiyo.. so stressed
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firefly38:
Exactly, firefly38. I don't understand this. My ds is the 50-60 kind of marks, even for prelims for math. Can you imagine me drooling on reading the 90+marks? But the parents are unhappy about that? *sad*. I'd be whooping happy!
wow.. 91.5 or 93 marks is considered not good enough.. parents are getting very greedy & hard to pleased.. no wonder our children are feeling so stressed nowadays! :sad: :sad: -
firefly38:
Exactly, firefly38. I don't understand this. My ds is the 50-60 kind of marks, even for prelims for math. Can you imagine me drooling on reading the 90+marks? But the parents are unhappy about that? *sad*. I'd be whooping happy!
wow.. 91.5 or 93 marks is considered not good enough.. parents are getting very greedy & hard to pleased.. no wonder our children are feeling so stressed nowadays! :sad: :sad: -
You have come this far so press on for the last leg. For compo, since so last minute already, go memorize some good phrases and words for compo beginning and endings for a few different scenarios, you should be fine. Read some model compos. Just don't write out of point, write logical plot and remember to write compo number. If you are weak in Chinese, please choose picture compo, don't bother about ming ti. Unless the picture very cheem haha. And leave time to check for wrong words. All the best! :rahrah:[/quote]
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:goodpost: sound like an experience Chinese teacher
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atutor2001:
No need 270 lah.
ya parents cannot simply demand for good results. We need to earn that right to scold our kids. If we can't solve the problem sum ourselves how can we expect our kids to solve them. If we don't understand grammar, how can we expect those little ones to write good comp....No lah, not true. If we don't know, I think the best way is to study with them. We can then understand their problem and the level of difficulty. We can then empathise and encourage. Those times were so painful and fearful and I am so glad that it is over.ppnqq:
Can't agree more! No offence but in this case, it is the parents' expectations that make the children stress!
When they are saying these, wonder if they have imagined what if they are in the shoes of those who are just average or even below and it is not due to laziness for not studying hard enough but that these children may be late bloomers or slower than others and had worked and studied very hard!
I said this because I know of some parents who simply ignored the hard work their children put in and focus only on the results. They were reprimanded or even punished when they could not get the results their parents expected. One of them was even forced to still attend school and tuition although she was having a high fever!
By the way, I can understand why firefly38 is worried with 93 marks. To get to the top school, the kid needs a 270 to be comfortable. If a kid is not that strong in the 2 languages, he/she need to strive for perfect score for math and science (very difficult) to cover the shortfall.
Last year NYGH with the highest COP also at 262, not 270. -
atutor2001:
I disagree. The COPs for the top schools are in the low 260s, so 265 should secure you a place in the top schools. If we were to send the message to our kids that they have to score minimum 270 and perfect scores in Math and Science we would have VERY stressed-out kids. How many kids are capable of scoring >270? Just a small percentage of the entire population. And not getting into a top school is not the end of the world. It might even be better to be a big fish in a smaller pond.
... To get to the top school, the kid needs a 270 to be comfortable. If a kid is not that strong in the 2 languages, he/she need to strive for perfect score for math and science (very difficult) to cover the shortfall. -
firefly38:
wow.. 91.5 or 93 marks is considered not good enough.. parents are getting very greedy & hard to pleased.. no wonder our children are feeling so stressed nowadays! :sad: :sad:[/quote]you are right firefly38....why is 91 or 93 something to fret about???
sigh.. mine even worse.. for prelim get only 91.5... now already lost about 5 marks in PSLE already.. A* flying away!!!!smartiemommy:
[quote=\"irelaxonli\"]aiyo. your children all so smart math paper almost get full marks. But my DD onli (Confirmed) get 93 for maths quite sure t score will suffer...
aiyo.. so stressed
i really dont get it......*scratch-head*
Speechless?!
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Snow Crystal:
i've been asking my DD to sleep early. but she still wants to study till 12am! sighh...smartiemommy:
i'm very worried for my DD as she is very afraid of the Chinese and Science papers as she is not good in the subjects... she is having trouble sleeping well. she gets only borderline As for the subjects.. she wants to have 4 A*s! i'm worried for her.... i can't believe children can have so much stress too! :nailbite:
Dear smartiemommy, depending on her school standard and difficulty of the prelims, her usual performance of borderline As is not impossible to translate to A*. But if her school papers are set at normal standards and her usual is borderline As but her aim is 4A*, as a mother, you have to manage her expectations for PSLE. You have to give her lots of TLC (tender loving care) and encouragement at this moment. Please tell her to just do her best and don't think so much. We can't control results outcome. Do watch her emotional and mental health closely since she's not sleeping well. For you and your DD jiayou jiayou :rahrah: :rahrah: -
firefly38:
wow.. 91.5 or 93 marks is considered not good enough.. parents are getting very greedy & hard to pleased.. no wonder our children are feeling so stressed nowadays! :sad: :sad:[/quote]no la.. is my DD's own expectations! top 10 in the level leh, what you expect
sigh.. mine even worse.. for prelim get only 91.5... now already lost about 5 marks in PSLE already.. A* flying away!!!!smartiemommy:
[quote=\"irelaxonli\"]aiyo. your children all so smart math paper almost get full marks. But my DD onli (Confirmed) get 93 for maths quite sure t score will suffer...
aiyo.. so stressed
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