2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Zekezachzoom]

fifiyeo:

Maybe this is a bit off topic, but was wondering if anyone knows what is CDC & CCC Edusave Good Progress Award?? Any imput would be most appreciated?

I think it should be referring to the award given out by MOE. See link below
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/funds-grants-awards/#good-progress

[Xmasbaby]

Dear psle2011mum


Thank you very much for your generous detailed sharing in the preparation journey for PSLE. It was simply amazing! Your posts have really inspired me!

Looking forward to your many posts in future!

[fifiyeo]

Zekezachzoom:

fifiyeo:

Maybe this is a bit off topic, but was wondering if anyone knows what is CDC & CCC Edusave Good Progress Award?? Any imput would be most appreciated?

I think it should be referring to the award given out by MOE. See link below
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/funds-grants-awards/#good-progress

Thanks Zekezachzoom!

We just got one in our mail and was taken by surprise. I guess DS deserves a reward.

[Zekezachzoom]

fifiyeo:

Zekezachzoom:

[quote=\"fifiyeo\"]Maybe this is a bit off topic, but was wondering if anyone knows what is CDC & CCC Edusave Good Progress Award?? Any imput would be most appreciated?

I think it should be referring to the award given out by MOE. See link below
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/funds-grants-awards/#good-progress

Thanks Zekezachzoom!

We just got one in our mail and was taken by surprise. I guess DS deserves a reward.[/quote] :congrats: My ds2 got it last year too. It is a great encouragement for him to do better;)

[coast]

psle2011mum:

Side Note

I’ve had some questions asking me about Secondary School and I have also been asked particularly if I continued to support DD1 and will continue to support DD2 in this same way as they rise. The answer is a categorical “No”. DD1 is 2 years ahead and in 2010 when she started school, I simply told her to call on me if she needed help. Over the 2 years, I’ve had to re-fresh my memory on 3 occasions [quadratic equations, valencies and DNA replication] to help, but I no longer take charge of DD1’s studies. DD1 found that whatever we had done in the run up for PSLE for math and science was “good enough” through to the first half of 2011 [even in a higher ability class] with minimal help from me.

All the best!

hi psle2011mum, first of all, congrats that your DD has done so well in PSLE!

Frankly, when I was reading your posts, I did ponder for a while whether your DD would over-rely on you for her studies in future. I’m very impressed that you would “let go” when you think it is the right time

Thanks for sharing so much about your journey. Certainly a lot of useful pointers. Looking forward to your upcoming posts too!!!

[Mychildren]

Fantastic! Love what you've written psle2011mum! Thanks for your kind heart in sharing! My younger boy's compo always makes me faint, whether it is sentence structure or grammar error, its like bits and pieces here and there. I was cracking my head how I can help him. You really enlighten me and I think I can save up some $, to try to be patience and teach him myself rather than sending him for tuition which may not help at all. Once again, I thank you from my heart! :lovesite:

[Monica Yeoh]

Yup. My daughter told me the same thing as well. Tuition for language subject was not helpful. Language subjects are very much depending on reading. She read a lot and relied on few primary composition guides book, think that was the secret to her A * for 2011 PSLE.

[janet88]

SAHM_TAN:

Dear psle2011mum,


What you have posted are the type of infor that I was unconsciously looking around. My DD1 will only be in P1 next yr but I have 3 kids and I really need to plan ahead..........plus DH is hinting number 4 which I'm :faint: and hope he was only joking......
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Education today is not easy and nerve wrecking...I am stressed out with 2. Older one facing PSLE next year. My hubby is stressed finding time to coach younger one.
Since your eldest is just going to P1, don't think too far. Most schools allow en-bloc from P1-2. There are several tests throughout the year for some schools since there isn't any exams.

[kaka]

psle2011mum,

Thanks for your posts .. they are so detailed that I need to set some time aside and take notes to digest
I tried to teach my 3 kids in the last two years - but I am often discouraged by my lack of ability to teach effectively. I have resigned to \"out-sourced\" some of the subjects. Reading your posts, you have rekindled my \"passion\" to be more hands on again :love:

[Chenonceau]

janet_lee88:

Education today is not easy and nerve wrecking...I am stressed out with 2. Older one facing PSLE next year. My hubby is stressed finding time to coach younger one.
Since your eldest is just going to P1, don't think too far. Most schools allow en-bloc from P1-2. There are several tests throughout the year for some schools since there isn't any exams.

I hope you dun mind... I worry a little about your kids, you know...

If parents are always stressed, it'll rub off on the children. When I work with my son, I am usually not stressed. The rare times when I was stressed, I could tell it was counter-productive. So, I had to take time off to pray and to regain my own emotional equilibrium.

With my son, I just focus on the small little goals (one at a time) that I know will lead to the big big one e.g., one Chinese compo a day. As long as we have done that, we are happy. On a daily basis, we don't think about exams. We think about the work we have to do, and when we do it, we are happy. Being happy is motivating. The small pleasures in life build motivation and give hope.

Our glass is half full because we see the part that is full. Those who see the glass half empty as you go through the PSLE journey will be very frustrated. There is a fair bit of good quality research on the benefits of optimism. A bit of this research is reported in a book edited by Alice Isen, Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. It demonstrates that optimism contributes to academic success. See reference here... http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=H8iyRo7raTgC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=optimism+isen&source=bl&ots=oMr-Na0_C8&sig=OmbNoSt6CxF4Ir51xIvMF-SmVjQ&hl=en&ei=juTnTpb7I4K4rAfTvsWPBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=optimism%20isen&f=false

You write well. You have great planning and organization skills. You are deeply involved with your kids. These are all wonderful things that in themselves predispose your kids to some success. You're a great, wonderful and dedicated Mommy. Don't be so hard on yourself because if you are, it will translate to 10 times more pressure on your kiddies.

Of course, the same research that I linked you above also discussed the benefits of defensive pessimism. Maybe that is what works for you. In which case, being stressed may be good for you after all!! In any case, do consider the possibility that your stress may not be good for your kiddos and then make up your own mind about the whole issue eh?