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serpent2105:
Hi Jane, i am an indian n donot speak chinese. But my DD is well versed in chinese since she learnt frm her childcare frm 18 mths onwards. Still contemplating whether to take up CH or TML (tamil) for MT. DD is gng P1 in 2012.[/quote]Hi serpent2105,Tinkerbelle:
[quote=\"jane_lewis\"]hello. I'm new to Kiasu parents. my girl will be going to Marymount convent school next year. we are Eurasians and i'm wondering if i should let her study Chinese or not take any 2nd language at all. i took Chinese myself back when i was in school but it was tough and very embarrassing for me. so my dilemma is whether to let my daughter take up Chinese. Any non-Chinese families out there who is letting your daughter take Chinese?
Hi jane-lewis,
:welcome: :rahrah: :welcome:
I think it'll be good to expose your DD to Chinese. Instill interest at a young age and with lots of encouragement, your DD will enjoy Chinese. MCS has a few Indian students and students of other nationalities who take up Chinese as their second language despite their parents not speaking Chinese.
If you intend to apply for exemption from MT, I think it might be a good idea for you to check with MOE regarding your DD's eligibility for exemption from MT for P1. Another MCS forummer (I think it's RainbowFairy) mentioned before that her elder DD got exemption from MT when they returned to Singapore from NZ when her DD was in P3 but her P1 DD was was not exempted from MT as she started in P1.
:welcome: to MCS. I understand your dilemma. You still have time to weigh the pros & cons before deciding.....all the best.
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Hi Jane Lewis
Welcome. Generally we felt MMC does not really emphasize much on MT-Chinese. Our DD’s MT lessons and homework is about 20% or less of all subjects and you can feel MT topics are not treated as impt as English or Maths. Not sure if this is the same feelings as rest of the parents though. -
Tinkerbelle, I am so glad to hear that your dd found the paper easy! I have been kaypohing around the PSLE Maths thread, and I found the questions so hard (I guess its because I'm not \"trained\" to think that way back in primary school days) that I was starting to panic though dd is not even in primary school :faint: But since your dd thinks its manageable, I am beginning to think there is hope
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WorriedParent74:
Worriedparent74, my dd is not even in P1 yet, so I do not know anything about the MT. However, once I heard a Chinese tuition teacher who has an MCS student in P4 comment that though it can't be compared to the SAP schools, the Chinese standard in MCS is not low either. I guess that is some consolation... but now its for us parents to do personal chinese \"immersion programmes\" to push up their individual standardsHi Jane Lewis
Welcome. Generally we felt MMC does not really emphasize much on MT-Chinese. Our DD's MT lessons and homework is about 20% or less of all subjects and you can feel MT topics are not treated as impt as English or Maths. Not sure if this is the same feelings as rest of the parents though. -
HI michyms
Not too sure abt P4 but my P1 DD is not getting enough for MT. So far they have only one comprehension but they will be tested in SA2. I compared with my nephews of same standard in other schools and they are getting more for MT. -
worriedparent74, oh dear, only 1 comprehension and they are going to be tested? :shock: I guess then we all confirm have to send the kids to chinese tuition then... :nailbite:
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michyms:
Tinkerbelle, I am so glad to hear that your dd found the paper easy! I have been kaypohing around the PSLE Maths thread, and I found the questions so hard (I guess its because I'm not \"trained\" to think that way back in primary school days) that I was starting to panic though dd is not even in primary school :faint: But since your dd thinks its manageable, I am beginning to think there is hope
Hi michyms,
Keke...yes, there's hope. :rahrah:
Actually, all of DD's classmates found the papers relatively easy. Guess the sch has prepared them well as they found the PSLE papers easier than their usual MCS exams.
No need to panic, your DD is only starting P1 next yr.....As you learn with her, you'll soon get the hang of it. 'Models' & 'Heuristics' were completely new to me too when DD1 started P2. I had to learn the various methods & strategies to guide her. At first, it may seem 'tough' but you'll soon be a pro. :nunchuk: -
Tinkerbelle, thanks, I feel so assured that MCS has done a good job preparing the kids for PSLE Maths. Does your dd also go for tuition classes? I think parents are still the best teachers, even if kids have tuition, so I'll need to study alongside dd. Seems like I'm going back to primary school all over
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michyms:
Tinkerbelle, thanks, I feel so assured that MCS has done a good job preparing the kids for PSLE Maths. Does your dd also go for tuition classes? I think parents are still the best teachers, even if kids have tuition, so I'll need to study alongside dd. Seems like I'm going back to primary school all over
Hi michyms,
Ya, know what you mean, to be involved in the kid's education, it's like going back to sch all over again. :evil:
DD doesn't go for tuition as I can still teach her myself at this stage but think sec sch maths will be too challenging for me next year...haha.
Hopefully, she will be independent enough to learn on her own. :xedfingers: Time for me to focus on DD2 now.
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