2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

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verykiasu2010:

Augmum:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]okay this is sounding like madly kiasu to the extreme, the 2011 PSLE has just collected the last script from the kids and now talk about 2013 PSLE ?

Harlow vks2010
before i clicked on this thread from the front page, am thinking.....
hmm....who is the tutor who had started this thread :lol:
but was seriously astonished to see yr big name......

heng arhh......i am already done with PSLE.........

i honestly seriously thought that every one reading my posting would have a jar of salt next to the computer mouse and also has the tongue sticking out from the cheek :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:[/quote] :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
besides, a reminder to potential readers to measure her/his blood pressure and heart rate after reading.... :shock:

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

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[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]okay this is sounding like madly kiasu to the extreme, the 2011 PSLE has just collected the last script from the kids and now talk about 2013 PSLE ?

Harlow vks2010
before i clicked on this thread from the front page, am thinking.....
hmm....who is the tutor who had started this thread :lol:
and was seriously astonished to see yr big name......

heng arhh......i am already done with PSLE.........

i honestly seriously thought that every one reading my posting would have a jar of salt next to the computer mouse and also has the tongue sticking out from the cheek :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:[/quote]That's so true. :rotflmao: But sometimes the innate kiasu cells cannot help but surface. So if you start an extreme kiasu thread, people will come. :evil:

[verykiasu2010]

kiasu means different thing to different people


I started the 2012 PSLE thread in July 2011. Looking back I think it was a bit late because Pri 5 is already half way through. For some, especially those aiming for DSA in Pri 6, it may be quite rush to buck up in pri 5 over the last few months, having some regrets perhaps.

I agree completely with the previous principal of NYPS (now principal of NYGH) when she said during the year-end briefing for pri 4 parents going pri 5 the next year : "PSLE preparation starts in pri 5, not pri 6".

Hence I thought parents need to take a slightly longer term view of PSLE preparation. It is a journey, not a ‘quick lunch over burgers’. Make an assessment after the pri 4 results are in and plan accordingly what need to be implemented in pri 5 : enrichment classes, tuition, cut back CCA commitment, step up supervision and monitoring…etc etc and avoid burn out. The target is to peak at PSLE, not before or after. There is a book on "Peak Performance" or something like that, some parents may be familiar with. A friend of mine called up in july desperate for CL tuition because it dawned upon him that the kid needs help.

Also, end of year holiday for pri 4 will be like a "last fling" before settling down to serious work stretching all the way to PSLE, with short breaks in between perhaps, instead of long vacation at end of pri 5 which is not recommended.

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verykiasu2010:

Also, end of year holiday for pri 4 will be like a \"last fling\" before settling down to serious work stretching all the way to PSLE, with short breaks in between perhaps, instead of long vacation at end of pri 5 which is not recommended.

Guess different strokes for different folks. We actually went for a 2 week holiday at end of P5 and a shorter break in June during PSLE year.

Felt that the break was good for my kids to recharge. The hols were a way to reward them for working so hard throughout the year and the short break in June was a breather from studying.

Aim is not to push our kids so hard that they burn out. Kids (and us parents) were grateful for the break and came back more refreshed.

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jtoh:

That's so true. :rotflmao: But sometimes the innate kiasu cells cannot help but surface. So if you start an extreme kiasu thread, people will come. :evil:

herd mentality?

[jtoh]

schweppes:

jtoh:

That's so true. :rotflmao: But sometimes the innate kiasu cells cannot help but surface. So if you start an extreme kiasu thread, people will come. :evil:

herd mentality?

more like lemming mentality. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[verykiasu2010]

schweppes:

verykiasu2010:

Also, end of year holiday for pri 4 will be like a \"last fling\" before settling down to serious work stretching all the way to PSLE, with short breaks in between perhaps, instead of long vacation at end of pri 5 which is not recommended.

Guess different strokes for different folks. We actually went for a 2 week holiday at end of P5 and a shorter break in June during PSLE year.

Felt that the break was good for my kids to recharge. The hols were a way to reward them for working so hard throughout the year and the short break in June was a breather from studying.

Aim is not to push our kids so hard that they burn out. Kids (and us parents) were grateful for the break and came back more refreshed.

yes, short breaks, in between. for my DS in pri 6, he went for church camp in june and took part in competitions right up to prelims .... (he actually took it as a form of relaxation ...tsk tsk)

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jtoh:

schweppes:

herd mentality?

more like lemming mentality. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[SAHM_TAN]

I think at every stage of the education journey, a good foundation must be built to ensure that there’s no last minute rush. Or else there will be more and more cracks to fill, which can be very stressful. Yet we still have to balance life with the demands of education so as not to cause additional cracks.

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My son will be taking PSLE in 2015. :idea: So, shall I start a thread on this now? :siam:

Not forgetting, my girl will be having her PSLE in 2016. Better remember to start a thread on this, too. :evil: