2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Tiramisu Coco]

kitty2:

fifiyeo:

[quote=\"Tiramisu Coco\"]Hi fifiyeo,

Sound like a fun read. Can share title of book & author/publisher?
TIA.

Was recommended earlier by someone on this thread. It's \"PSLE Survival Guide for the Family\". You can pick it up from Popular and it's $14.90 if I'm not wrong.

You can borrow from the library too.[/quote]Hi fifiyeo & kitty2,
Thanks for your sharing!

[AdvancedAcademia]

The tendency for many is to load children with tons of practice papers and assessments. It might turn some pupils off from studying as it becomes a routine without clarity of purpose. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying don’t practice, but rather be focused about it. Take time with each paper, clarify why did he/she get a question wrong, also why did he/she get it right! Its always important to understand why something is right or wrong, it also gives pupil great confidence.


For those really weak in certain subjects, get help early. Especially for languages! Its amazing how many people come looking for classes / lessons in the last one or two months before the paper and say they want to do well for their language papers! Language skills are very wide and need time to develop.

Hope that helps.

[AdvancedAcademia]

The tendency for many is to load children with tons of practice papers and assessments. It might turn some pupils off from studying as it becomes a routine without clarity of purpose. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying don’t practice, but rather be focused about it. Take time with each paper, clarify why did he/she get a question wrong, also why did he/she get it right! Its always important to understand why something is right or wrong, it also gives pupil great confidence.


For those really weak in certain subjects, get help early. Especially for languages! Its amazing how many people come looking for classes / lessons in the last one or two months before the paper and say they want to do well for their language papers! Language skills are very wide and need time to develop.

Hope that helps.

[janet88]

AdvancedAcademia:

The tendency for many is to load children with tons of practice papers and assessments. It might turn some pupils off from studying as it becomes a routine without clarity of purpose. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying don't practice, but rather be focused about it. Take time with each paper, clarify why did he/she get a question wrong, also why did he/she get it right! Its always important to understand why something is right or wrong, it also gives pupil great confidence.


Hope that helps.

Parents must look out for their kids...encourage the child to speak up if he/she needs help early and not just 1-2 months before exams...tutors/enrichment centres can't do miracles. For past year papers, I usually ask my son to get certain schools/sections done. Then I'll file those he has done with corrections to read through again...no point just getting many papers done. Practice is definitely impt but must go through the mistakes and NOT make them again.

[Chenonceau]

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

[BeContented]

Chenonceau:

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

This sounds so weird.
Or the CL teacher planning to quit and start her own tuition....so collating some good materials ?!?! :skeptical:

[Chenonceau]

cwc:

Chenonceau:

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

This sounds so weird.
Or the CL teacher planning to quit and start her own tuition....so collating some good materials ?!?! :skeptical:

It sounds weird alright!! I was so shocked!!

[jesschan]

Chenonceau:

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

This reminds me of what my niece told me. Her teacher saw her drawing some Science concept maps, happily took it to reproduce for the whole class and thereafter kept asking her for more on other topics. Maybe some teachers don't realise that children do share with their parents what happens in school....

[wonderm]

Chenonceau:

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

It could also happen the other way round. Once my son's school CL teacher told them one of her students attending outside tuition received a worksheet which still has this school CL teacher's name on it as she was the one who developed the material.

[Chenonceau]

wonderm:

Chenonceau:

DS came home and said that his CL Teacher had asked his whole class to hand up resources provided by their tuition teachers, for her to compile and give out to the class. If this does not show that MOE is lacking in materials and methods, then I dunno what does.

It could also happen the other way round. Once my son's school CL teacher told them one of her students attending outside tuition received a worksheet which still has this school CL teacher's name on it as she was the one who developed the material.

One can understand that a no-name unaccredited tuition teacher parasites off MOE's materials... this would be a compliment to MOE. But for an accredited MOE teacher teaching HCL to parasite indiscriminately off a whole class of students' tutors, is an indictment of MOE's inability to provide/distribute/share enough high quality materials properly among all schools and teachers for their use.