Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[Mychildren]

I don’t even bother to ask my DSs to do their Hao Peng You.

[corneyAmber]

Chenonceau:

The CL paper in SAP and non-SAP schools are the same level.


It is the extra training in HCL that gives the SAP students and advantage in CL.

Yes?

By right, I see it that way because HCL learns more characters and answers tougher comprehension questions. But I have encountered a few strange cases whereby the kids would do better in HCL than CL, reason given to me was perhaps the HCL paper was shorter....... :scratchhead:

The prerequisite to opt for doing HCL in a non-SAP school is a good score in CL and this is ASSESSED yearly if one qualifies or not whereas in a SAP school, everyone is auto on HCL until P5 they can choose to drop to CL level. So in a non-SAP school, a child can yo-yo yearly to be in or out of HCL until they reach P5 where it determines whether they could do HCL for PSLE.

[Chenonceau]

Oh boy… the more you explain… the more blur I get. Don’t tell me the rationale yet. I’m not there yet.


I just wanna know (because I am selfish and worried) whether IF DS in SAP school, his CL paper is same difficulty as CL paper in non-SAP… or more difficult. It’s ok if you dunno. I am just trying my luck.

[corneyAmber]

Chenonceau:

Oh boy... the more you explain... the more blur I get. Don't tell me the rationale yet. I'm not there yet.


I just wanna know (because I am selfish and worried) whether IF DS in SAP school, his CL paper is same difficulty as CL paper in non-SAP... or more difficult. It's ok if you dunno. I am just trying my luck.

From what I see in the past years top school papers, it is higher in standard for SAP school's Chinese paper(naturally so because everyone learns HCL until P5) but that is advantageous because at PSLE they take the same CL paper.

[Chenonceau]

ksi:

From what I see in the past years top school papers, it is higher in standard for SAP school's Chinese paper(naturally so because everyone learns HCL until P5) but that is advantageous because at PSLE they take the same CL paper.

Thanks much!

[corneyAmber]

Mychildren:

I don't even bother to ask my DSs to do their Hao Peng You.

Actually 好朋友 is good for a regular read which some children are very lacking like mine, so it cultivates habits. Most sections of work are optional as it varies from teacher to teacher and the teacher does not even mark it. I see my child does it diligently because she likes doing it. What I see it helps is it just expands her characters bank unconsciously as she does it. I am not sure of its direct implication on exam but the love for the language by engaging in a regular material is helping her cope. For me as a parent, since the school insists on using it as a regularly distributed material, then don't waste it since trees are already killed for it. :rotflmao:

[Edureach]

If parents are unable to provide a conductive enviroment to the learning of CL, is best to avoid "certain type" of schools. That’s my advice when parents asked me.


Enviroment is the single most important factor.

[corneyAmber]

Chenonceau:

ksi:

From what I see in the past years top school papers, it is higher in standard for SAP school's Chinese paper(naturally so because everyone learns HCL until P5) but that is advantageous because at PSLE they take the same CL paper.

Thanks much!

Your DS in SAP school?

[Mychildren]

<Well, if you have the luxury… of coz… but for those families which both parents need to struggle to make ends meet… teaching their kids may not be a viable option for them…>

by limlim

For parents that need to make ends meet, yes, they can passed their kids to tuition or enrichment centres.
If you are mentioning those that are struggling to make end meets and cannot afford tuition or enrichment centres, I don’t think they’ll be accessing KSP whereby they cannot afford a computer and have the time or $$ to be online.

We do have the option of whether we want to teach kids ourselves. I have chose to teach them myself unless I really not up to the task. I do enjoy the process of learning though it takes up some of my sleeping hours. I usually plans and read when they are asleep.

[Mychildren]

<Actually 好朋友 is good for a regular read which some children are very lacking like mine, so it cultivates habits. Most sections of work are optional as it varies from teacher to teacher and the teacher does not even mark it. I see my child does it diligently because she likes doing it. What I see it helps is it just expands her characters bank unconsciously as she does it. I am not sure of its direct implication on exam but the love for the language by engaging in a regular material is helping her cope. For me as a parent, since the school insists on using it as a regularly distributed material, then don't waste it since trees are already killed for it. :rotflmao:>

by ksi

I would not like to subscribe to it but this is a must for my DS school, so no choice.
My DS don't like to do them and their teacher don't mark. I'm lazy to force them & also lazy to mark. I don't see my DS Chinese improve or start to love Chinese after doing them for at least a year. It works for your child but not mine.