Competition among primary schools
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SmartParent:
I think that if a child can learn more advanced techniques or knowledge in a good school, then he should be given the chance.
I think most parents believe that good schools, or rather, famous schools like Nanyang, Tao Nan, RGPS etc, have very good teachers that teach advanced techniques or knowledge. But from what I have heard in this forum, teachers in those schools don't teach much, they expect every student to have tuition teachers. Students who score less than 90 marks are asked to get tuition.
I think there are also many parents who want their kids to mix with other kids from the same social economic background. That is to say that parents who live in landed or private property, do not wish that their kids mix with HDB dwellers, for fear that they may pick up something undesirable, like Singlish ?sleepy:
I have heard of parents caning their kids if they don't do well in school. One mommy said that if she cane her son, he will get full marks in spelling, otherwise, he will get zero.oops, perhaps I can be classified as KS parent then?
I like to prepare my kids for primary school. Be as well prepared as possible. Isn't it even more stressful if the child cannot cope in school? definitely going to affect self-esteem
Besides enrichment classes, assessment books for my girl, I also did my part by doing PV in the primary school nearest to my house so that she doesn't need to travel far & both of us can have more sleep
But frankly speaking, no matter how KS the parent, I don't think it's possible to force the child to do anything she doesn't want.
I mean how to force the kid to do homework or attend enrichment classes? I can't possibly be holding a cane next to her, right? nah, that's my mom's era.
What I can do is encourage my girl & be supportive. I also explain to her the cause & consequence.
I believe in providing her early exposure to all areas (languages, exercise, arts, mathematics, puzzles, IQ toys) & teach advanced topics if she can absorb. I hope to discover her interests along the way so that I can nurture her in that particular area
Actually I am also preparing my kids very well for primary school. But I am only sending them to one Chinese enrichment class. I only make sure that they read and write consistently at home. I am happy enough with their progress.
I think teaching the child from a young age, is not being kiasu. What is kiasu, is when the child is being told that he is not good enough if he doesn't get full marks, or if he gets below 90 marks. -
Have you ever give it a thought that by over preparing your child in P1 & put them in not so stress school, it might be result in kids being bored in school? What will you do then when your kids say, class is boring, teacher keeps on repeating, teacher teach so slowly etc? Worst still, school does not have eca for P1 or any sport activity programs. Just make me realize I should have been more careful in my primary school selection.
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I am not so worried about my boy being bored from over preparation. He actually feel happier being able to breeze through the lessons. Problem comes in only when the teacher taught something new (stuff that i have not exposed him to) that day and he'll get all stressed up (teacher said he is too serious) and come home reprimanding me on why i have not prepare him in advance for such stuff. :roll:
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EN:
Have you ever give it a thought that by over preparing your child in P1 & put them in not so stress school, it might be result in kids being bored in school? What will you do then when your kids say, class is boring, teacher keeps on repeating, teacher teach so slowly etc? Worst still, school does not have eca for P1 or any sport activity programs. Just make me realize I should have been more careful in my primary school selection.
I am not worried about my girl getting bored in school. She enjoys socializing with other kids in her K1 class. If she enters P1 and tell me that it is boring, then I will tell her that the teacher has to teach the whole class, with kids of different abilities, she must learn to be considerate to other kids. She loves to draw, so I am sure she can pass her time in class by drawing cute pictures.
However, I heard that if kids are over prepared, they will not pay attention in primary school, and end up making mistakes in exams.
I have heard of kids who can do P3/P4 maths at Kumon before they enter primary school. I only plan on teaching my girl add/subtract/multiply/division, double digit addition with carry, and simple fractions. I don't drill her, I only make sure that she understands the concepts. My boy can probably only understand addition/subtraction by K2, but that is good enough to me. -
I did prepare but not extensive. No enrichment class either. But comes P1, he literally is bored because the phase is too slow & repetition of what has been taught in PCF. In PCF, there are general knowledge topics that were covered. Classes are smaller & discussion are allowed. There are no such scenario in P1. Iām not so sure if drawing is allowed when lessons are on and my son loves drawing too.
My son develop ticks, grows sullen, loads of careless mistakes & when I go through revision at home, his eyes are dead. He is a very expressive child. So his body language and eyes expression tell that he had enough. His best friend in school just like him, is becoming a great distraction. Very disruptive and a class clown. -
EN:
I did prepare but not extensive. No enrichment class either. But comes P1, he literally is bored because the phase is too slow & repetition of what has been taught in PCF. In PCF, there are general knowledge topics that were covered. Classes are smaller & discussion are allowed. There are no such scenario in P1. I'm not so sure if drawing is allowed when lessons are on and my son loves drawing too.
I am surprised that your son's P1 class teach the same thing as PCF kindergarten.
West Grove, the school I plan to send my girl to, requires the students to write composition at P1. My girl's PCF will probably only let them write simple sentences by K2. She is attending the \"premium\" PCF kindergarten which costs twice as much as normal PCF kindergarten and her class is of a higher standard than those normal ones. Normal PCF only start to have spelling at K2.
I will be very unhappy if the teacher in P1 does not allow my girl to draw or do other things, so long as she has finished all her school work and she is not disturbing others. That teacher obviously does not know how to teach a class of students with various capabilities. I will definitely talk to the principal about this. -
jedamum:
...Problem comes in only when the teacher taught something new (stuff that i have not exposed him to) that day and he'll get all stressed up (teacher said he is too serious) and come home reprimanding me on why i have not prepare him in advance for such stuff. :roll:
OK... we have a serious case of kiasu child here :shock: . Shall we start a KiasuKina.com to complement KiasuParents.com? :lol: -
tamarind:
...I have heard of kids who can do P3/P4 maths at Kumon before they enter primary school. I only plan on teaching my girl add/subtract/multiply/division, double digit addition with carry, and simple fractions. I don't drill her, I only make sure that she understands the concepts. My boy can probably only understand addition/subtraction by K2, but that is good enough to me.
Errm... add/subtract/multiply/divide/fractions ARE P3 math. Congrats tamarind... you can start your kid in P3 now :). -
tamarind:
:lol: :lol:
Normal PCF only start to have spelling at K2.
I guess my boy's PCF is 'adnormal'. Now with hardly 3 mths left, there are still no sign of spelling or tingxie.
Everyday is play play play and do some simple worksheets. -
ChiefKiasu:
What can I say? Its in the genes.
OK... we have a serious case of kiasu child here :shock: . Shall we start a KiasuKina.com to complement KiasuParents.com? :lol:
But kiasuism does not equate to hardworking-ism, and i still have to do my fair share of nagging to start his engine.
Teacher asked them to bring boxes or bottles or cans, and he said better to bring boxes AND bottles AND cans in case need anyone of those for the craftwork. :lol:
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