Using Secondary School material to prepare my PSLE kid

[MummySTay]

I admit I am one of those parents that uses secondary materials on my primary kid, but only compositions. However, I do not encourage everyone to do this; if the child cannot cope, there can be adverse effects. In DD’s case, I did not force her to read secondary compositions. In fact, I caught her reading DS’s secondary composition guides one day and she actually enjoyed them, more so than her primary ones. Since then, I have been buying sec sample compositions for her.

Personally, I do not think that Popular should encourage parents to do that. It will take away the joy of learning and put the poor children under a lot of undue stress.

[pixiedust]

I remember reading in threads here that parents/tutors recommend that P6 should read EPH Secondary schools science guides. One tutor even quoted a PSLE question that was from Secondary 1 assessment…can’t remember where is the thread now.


Popular is just a commerical establishment, parents want higher standard, they give ?

[sleepy]

Or popular staff could have noticed this trend in parents so when another parent come asking for advice, they share their observation

[Helping--Hand]

Last week, i went to popular to get some stuffs. I picked up a secondary 1 english practice book and began browsing it....

I was suprised :? that the practice is so similiar to p6's english: Synthesis, grammar,vocab, punctuation(i think there is) and etc.
Is Seconday 1's english similiar to p6? Can anyone tell me? Thanks ^^
(actually i thought that sec 1 is supposed to be difficult&different)

[kitty2]

Helping--Hand:

Last week, i went to popular to get some stuffs. I picked up a secondary 1 english practice book and began browsing it....

I was suprised :? that the practice is so similiar to p6's english: Synthesis, grammar,vocab, punctuation(i think there is) and etc.
Is Seconday 1's english similiar to p6? Can anyone tell me? Thanks ^^
(actually i thought that sec 1 is supposed to be difficult&different)

Sec sch don't have synthesis anymore.They've vocab,compo,oral and comphresion.My friend used sec 1 & 2 sci guide books for her PSLE kids.You'll be surprised some of the questions are from there.

[Helping--Hand]

kitty2:

Helping--Hand:

Last week, i went to popular to get some stuffs. I picked up a secondary 1 english practice book and began browsing it....

I was suprised :? that the practice is so similiar to p6's english: Synthesis, grammar,vocab, punctuation(i think there is) and etc.
Is Seconday 1's english similiar to p6? Can anyone tell me? Thanks ^^
(actually i thought that sec 1 is supposed to be difficult&different)

Sec sch don't have synthesis anymore.They've vocab,compo,oral and comphresion.My friend used sec 1 & 2 sci guide books for her PSLE kids.You'll be surprised some of the questions are from there.

Eh..... then i should have bought some sec 1&2 guide books... :slapshead: :slapshead: :slapshead:
hahahahaha :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[verykiasu2010]

Pen88n:

VKS2010, you made me :shock: :scared: I dread to think if this trend continues, I will be getting P6 materials for my DD when she is in P3 in a few years' time :yikes:.


Why is this education system (not only school, but tuition centres and KS parents out there) making life so difficult for everyone??? Will go :siao: if generation and generation gets more KS like this :nailbite:

On a lighter note, I'm so glad I've :siam: and not born in this generation. I doubt I can survive :sick: :faint:

I don't think we should blame the education system

Some kids find the current level not challenging enough, some kids want to push ahead, each to his/her own ability to do it or not to do it

a few IP schools are actually using sec 3 text from year 1 onward, esp the science subjects and geog

[Chenonceau]

I definitely use Sec 3 materials for the languages. For Science, we use the internet and Youtube and tons of videos from Amazon… plus entire experiment kits sourced from US. For Science, none of the materials in Popular pass my stringent standards for ease of use, effective teaching and high rate of retention. For Math… the best books cannot be bought at Popular.


Don’t expect the schools to teach Science with these. They are still using textbooks and worksheets and concept maps.

[Pen88n]

Chenonceau:

I definitely use Sec 3 materials for the languages. For Science, we use the internet and Youtube and tons of videos from Amazon... plus entire experiment kits sourced from US. For Science, none of the materials in Popular pass my stringent standards for ease of use, effective teaching and high rate of retention. For Math... the best books cannot be bought at Popular.


Don't expect the schools to teach Science with these. They are still using textbooks and worksheets and concept maps.

Everytime I think about this, I worried about what the other poor parent is doing for his / her kid. One who is uneducated and do not know how to source for much materials, how to help his / her kid reach the best potential? In this current system, everyone uses additional resources that is beyond the level taught in school. School is merely equipping the kids with the mere basics, and this gap will be more obvious as we move up the level from lower to upper primary.

[LOLMum]

Pen88n:

Everytime I think about this, I worried about what the other poor parent is doing for his / her kid. One who is uneducated and do not know how to source for much materials, how to help his / her kid reach the best potential? In this current system, everyone uses additional resources that is beyond the level taught in school. School is merely equipping the kids with the mere basics, and this gap will be more obvious as we move up the level from lower to upper primary.

:goodpost:

many \"o\" & \"n\" levels, diploma and degree holders are struggling to teach their kids.