Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[Chenonceau]

PiggyLalala:

No lah, you dont have to go tuition to learn simultaneous equations. What i mean is the GE does not have specific worksheet to teach the kids on solving simultaneous equations. But the teachers may have solved some maths questions using simultaneous equation method whereas maybe the mainstream uses models? actually i also do not know how the ge trs teach maths. They dont categorise the questions for them like onsponge and the students are free to use any method that they want.

Maybe... maybe... I am beyond caring. My DS makes sure he does the adequate self-study and listens to Teacher whenever he can. No need for tuition. DS has no tuition.

[Chenonceau]

PiggyLalala:

GE teaching maybe just focus on the teaching of the concept and the students have to think of the solutions themselves.

Same like mainstream then. So you guys also help your kids out lor... at home. Or ask tutors to help.

[PiggyLalala]

Chenonceau:

PiggyLalala:

Ds also faced difficulties in solving area and perimeter on circles. Luckily for him, his psle is an easy maths paper.

It's ok lah... we will try our very best. I will be with him every step of the way. I will give him all the support and resources I can find. Difficult or easy paper in 2012, whatever will be will be. Whatever the resulting t-score, he is my son and I will be proud of him for the SOLE reason that he has worked hard and well in P5 and P6 and has shown himself to be a Boy of Character.

I am already proud of him. Last year, I made him skip school so that he could cover the challenging material not covered in school (but still tested) AND still be able to play on weekends. This year, he insists to go to school everyday because he wants to be with his friends, and he proposed that we consider the 5 mornings in school to be play days... and the weekends work days.

As a result, he is working all day on Sunday. I am not sure what to make of this. I have never made him work on Sunday before.

There is still time. I'm sure yr ds will do well for PSLE.

[Chenonceau]

PiggyLalala:

There is still time. I'm sure yr ds will do well for PSLE.

:hugs: Thank you. He is not bright.

[PiggyLalala]

Chenonceau:

PiggyLalala:

GE teaching maybe just focus on the teaching of the concept and the students have to think of the solutions themselves.

Same like mainstream then. So you guys also help your kids out lor... at home. Or ask tutors to help.

My ds has no tuition. I asked my ds to appoach the teachers for help after school. I would say he learnt most of the stuff from his school teachers.

[PiggyLalala]

I have a question. Why dont yr child approach his teachers for help to solve some of the difficult sums instead of learning on his own? Why not learnt from the teacher’s solution. Maybe there is a better method.

[Chenonceau]

PiggyLalala:

My ds has no tuition. I asked my ds to appoach the teachers for help after school. I would say he learnt most of the stuff from his school teachers.

We asked the Teacher for help for one question early last year. She said wait. We waited 2 weeks. We asked again nicely. She said that the question was not yet covered and we should wait until the class gets round to it. So we waited, thinking that such a question won't come out.

The exact same question with different numbers came out. Those who could do it had done Onsponge. That was when we went out to buy Onsponge. We didn't ask her anything anymore after that. Poor lady is just too busy. Too many classes to teach, and plenty of extra-curricular stuff to do.

We didn't complain. We just decided that we could only rely on ourselves. I don't think it is the Teacher's fault. She has too much to do. Mainstream classes are large (40), and Teachers have more classes each to teach I think.

I miss his P3-P4 teacher. She would collate all the difficult questions her class asked her and address them in class for everyone's benefit. I would cut and paste the questions onto a Word file and email her so that she could show to her class from the computer. I miss her a great deal.

[PiggyLalala]

nice talking to you. Thank you for de-stressing me.. Haha .. I just had a big fight with my difficult ds1. You are a great mother. I really have to learn from you. talk to u again. Going for my dinner.

[PiggyLalala]

Chenonceau:

PiggyLalala:

My ds has no tuition. I asked my ds to appoach the teachers for help after school. I would say he learnt most of the stuff from his school teachers.

We asked the Teacher for help for one question early last year. She said wait. We waited 2 weeks. We asked again nicely. She said that the question was not yet covered and we should wait until the class gets round to it. So we waited, thinking that such a question won't come out.

The exact same question with different numbers came out. Those who could do it had done Onsponge. That was when we went out to buy Onsponge. We didn't ask her anything anymore after that. Poor lady is just too busy. Too many classes to teach, and plenty of extra-curricular stuff to do.

We didn't complain. We just decided that we could only rely on ourselves. I don't think it is the Teacher's fault. She has too much to do. Mainstream classes are large (40), and Teachers have more classes each to teach I think.

I miss his P3-P4 teacher. She would collate all the difficult questions her class asked her and address them in class for everyone's benefit. I would cut and paste the questions onto a Word file and email her so that she could show to her class from the computer. I miss her a great deal.

why did the teacher say wait? haha.. she cant solve or explain the concept? I thought most teachers would just explain and solve the question on the spot.

[PiggyLalala]

Chenonceau:

PiggyLalala:

My ds has no tuition. I asked my ds to appoach the teachers for help after school. I would say he learnt most of the stuff from his school teachers.

We asked the Teacher for help for one question early last year. She said wait. We waited 2 weeks. We asked again nicely. She said that the question was not yet covered and we should wait until the class gets round to it. So we waited, thinking that such a question won't come out.

The exact same question with different numbers came out. Those who could do it had done Onsponge. That was when we went out to buy Onsponge. We didn't ask her anything anymore after that. Poor lady is just too busy. Too many classes to teach, and plenty of extra-curricular stuff to do.

We didn't complain. We just decided that we could only rely on ourselves. I don't think it is the Teacher's fault. She has too much to do. Mainstream classes are large (40), and Teachers have more classes each to teach I think.

I miss his P3-P4 teacher. She would collate all the difficult questions her class asked her and address them in class for everyone's benefit. I would cut and paste the questions onto a Word file and email her so that she could show to her class from the computer. I miss her a great deal.

Yup.. not all teachers are good.