Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[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.

[corneyAmber]

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.

Fair enough.

[kiddo]

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.

Yah lor Edureach-- the predominantly bery \"ang moh\" type of school
speak Englishe kuat kuat de.......read tonne of Lit .....but SG chinese kid doono why need to learn CL ..i dont blame them ...no environment
and encouragement to learn CL .

DH dont read CL, me CL given back to school after so many year
but was pleasantly surprised DS manage a A2 in CL in sec sch .... :?
so he now need to scrap HCL .....yap in a Chinese
environment school which definitely help a lot ...encourage
the child to appreciate the language and the reason to learn it because
fellow student are good in CL ...
A2 in CL according to DS is only 10% of class , most got A1 in CL

[wonderm]

Chenonceau:

ksi:

Chenon, Chinese standard is low to SAP schools learners and high to non-SAP school learners so I suppose HCL is supposed to make that differentiation of a higher competency student in Chinese and that one allows one to upgrade to a SAP school in sec or remain in a non-SAP school in sec.

Not quite getting you.

The same CL paper at PSLE is of low standard when done by SAP learners, but high when done by non-SAP learners? So, if DS is in a non-SAP school and doing badly in Chinese, he will do even worse in PSLE? If DS is in an SAP school and doing badly in Chinese, I needn't worry?

Something like that?

Cheon,
If I get your question correctly, my suggestion to you: take a look at your DS school's past PSLE performance in CL. The national % of A/A* for CL is around 80%. You can see if you should expect a more difficult or easier PSLE CL paper compared to what he is getting in school.

[Edureach]

kiddo:

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.

Yah lor Edureach-- the predominantly bery \"ang moh\" type of school
speak Englishe kuat kuat de.......read tonne of Lit .....but SG chinese kid doono why need to learn CL ..i dont blame them ...no environment
and encouragement to learn CL .

DH dont read CL, me CL given back to school after so many year
but was pleasantly surprised DS manage a A2 in CL in sec sch .... :?
so he now need to scrap HCL .....yap in a Chinese
environment school which definitely help a lot ...encourage
the child to appreciate the language and the reason to learn it because
fellow student are good in CL ...
A2 in CL according to DS is only 10% of class , most got A1 in CL

Good for your ds! If all ang mo pai parents were to think like you, the issue of CL being too difficult to handle shall disappear. Actually, i had picked up this advice from a chinese businessman years ago.

Vice versa, those from predominantly chinese speaking families must aim to get their kids to potatoes' schools. That's the way to go!