Can we bring our students' learning away from tuition?

[coast]

Chenonceau:

coast:

:snuggles: :hugs:

Hope you feel better now...

:thankyou:

Well, it's my mistake for not putting my point clearly in the first place But my conscience is clear as I never thought that way.

Sorry about the colour coding ... have edited that post

[limlim]

Chenonceau:

coast:

[quote=\"buds\"]
Well yep... ideally if MOE just publishes the textbooks and resources/materials and not independent publishers... good. A wee far-fetched for now but i am optimistic it can be done by employing curriculum specialists. I used to furnish ideas and worksheets for the organization i worked with and their syllabus and worksheets are pretty much auto-run now plus children are sufficiently (if not more) prepared for primary school education and i'm not referring to just P1.

:goodpost:

Why far-fetched? :?

Yeah... why hah?

And Coast, why your colour-coding so odd?[/quote]Mebbe she highlight, click on colour.. type type.. then forgot.. then highlight again..?

[buds]

Far-fetched because...


1. There are curriculum specialists within the industry but they go to tuition centers to develop sound resources and materials to prepare for the supposed PSLE standard that are absent in our local textbooks.

2. There must be curriculum specialists within MOE as the curriculum gets updated certain years, ain't it? So instead of just updating the list of \"concepts to be covered\", delve right into churning out the \"actual\" resources for our students.

This too will help ease the parents' pockets from getting too many unnecessary guides, resources, materials, assessments and what nots OR worse for parents who don't even know what to get... they get too many that end up as white elephants.

3. Why far-fetched? Because we hear umpteen times of improvements to be implemented to level the playing field.. better resources for teachers.. better training.. uhhh... still waiting... sooo ... in other words, if you add one more task to the few suggested-look-intos to date... errr... when arh? :scratch head:

But like i said, it can be done. Yes, i AM optimistic.

It takes a hands-on leader and fellow educator to lead the education dept to whip the sub-depts into shape and also to follow thru with the promises and agendas as proposed time and time again. If need be, employ more people with the expertise to run the projects to succession... and not just lip-service... for once.

However, all that being said... my girls' teachers update us as and when and what courses, workshops or seminars they have to attend to keep up with the changes of the curriculum. In a way, internally they do have something in place which i think is doing good... for my children and their schoolmates at least. While MOE doesn't declare or have the need to declare everything they do, they are doing something. :please:

Baby steps i guess..

[Chenonceau]

buds:

Far-fetched because...


1. There are curriculum specialists within the industry but they go to tuition centers to develop sound resources and materials to prepare for the supposed PSLE standard that are absent in our local textbooks.

2. There must be curriculum specialists within MOE as the curriculum gets updated certain years, ain't it? So instead of just updating the list of \"concepts to be covered\", delve right into churning out the \"actual\" resources for our students.

This too will help ease the parents' pockets from getting too many unnecessary guides, resources, materials, assessments and what nots OR worse for parents who don't even know what to get... they get too many that end up as white elephants.

3. Why far-fetched? Because we hear umpteen times of improvements to be implemented to level the playing field.. better resources for teachers.. better training.. uhhh... still waiting... sooo ... in other words, if you add one more task to the few suggested-look-intos to date... errr... when arh? :scratch head:

But like i said, it can be done. Yes, i AM optimistic.

It takes a hands-on leader and fellow educator to lead the education dept to whip the sub-depts into shape and also to follow thru with the promises and agendas as proposed time and time again. If need be, employ more people with the expertise to run the projects to succession... and not just lip-service... for once.

However, all that being said... my girls' teachers update us as and when and what courses, workshops or seminars they have to attend to keep up with the changes of the curriculum. In a way, internally they do have something in place which i think is doing good... for my children and their schoolmates at least. While MOE doesn't declare or have the need to declare everything they do, they are doing something. :please:

Baby steps i guess..

I love you.

With all my heart and all my soul.

I love you.

[Chenonceau]

Now that you are sufficiently buttered up... which school?

[buds]

Okay...


It's this school....http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php

Too soft arh...



K, one more time...
It's this school... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php



:whut: Still cannot hear?
K, last chance...
It's this school....http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php



:dowan: Dowan laar..



http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php I'm mysterious buds you know.

[Chenonceau]

buds:

Okay...


It's this school....http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php

Too soft arh...



K, one more time...
It's this school... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php



:whut: Still cannot hear?
K, last chance...
It's this school....http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php



:dowan: Dowan laar..



http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php I'm mysterious buds you know.

Ok lor... ne'er mind.

[buds]

If my girls aren't still there i don't mind..

[Chenonceau]

buds:

If my girls aren't still there i don't mind..

I understand.

[coast]

buds:

Far-fetched because...


This too will help ease the parents' pockets from getting too many unnecessary guides, resources, materials, assessments and what nots OR worse for parents who don't even know what to get... they get too many that end up as white elephants.

But like i said, it can be done. Yes, i AM optimistic.

Baby steps i guess..

:udawoman:

Worse ... if parents ask their kids to spend hours and hours working regularly on the stuffs you listed above thinking it would work but even if the kids do well academically, at what price? Focusing too much on academics without a well-balanced life ... :sad: