Worried parents taking children to psychologists

[Daddy D]

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_764711.html


\"These days, enrichment classes are not the only extras in children's schedules.
Parents are also packing their children off to see psychologists - paying upwards of $100 per hour - fearing that they may have learning disabilities.
Some do so on the advice of teachers. Others do so because their children have problems coping in school, presumably because of the accelerated pace of learning...
But many parents are confusing anxiety to perform in school with learning disabilities...\"

Sad lah... And they still say our kids no drive... Later all drive to IMH...
:faint:

[Joule]

I think it is the parents that are ‘mental’, not the kids.

[Nebbermind]

brings to mind Glenn Hoddle and his faith healer during the 1998 world cup finals!!

[Daddy D]

The ST article today also listed out some Maths questions...


E.g. Primary 2 Maths Q

\"Mrs Tan had 30 chickens and ducks. She put the chickens in six baskets and the ducks in four baskets. The number of chickens in each of the six baskets was equal to the number of ducks in each of the four baskets. How many chickens and how many ducks did Mrs Tan have?
Answer: 18 chickens and 12 ducks.\"

I was like :siao: :faint:
How long-winded can u get?

[truffle]

Poor kids!!!Why make life so difficult for them!!

who ever set this kind of maths questions need to reflect!!! Is it nesscessary??

:mad: :mad:

[silverhorse]

Daddy

The ST article today also listed out some Maths questions... E.g. Primary 2 Maths Q \"Mrs Tan had 30 chickens and ducks. She put the chickens in six baskets and the ducks in four baskets. The number of chickens in each of the six baskets was equal to the number of ducks in each of the four baskets. How many chickens and how many ducks did Mrs Tan have? Answer: 18 chickens and 12 ducks.\" I was like :siao: :faint: How long-winded can u get?

Agree, kids are put off once they start reading the question. I am gonna let my DS1 try out the P4 questions on ST today ...already, I find his school maths paper soooo tough.

[Oppsgal]

I don't know how to get the answer... :oops:

[pinky]

truffle:

Poor kids!!!Why make life so difficult for them!!

who ever set this kind of maths questions need to reflect!!! Is it nesscessary??

:mad: :mad:

the so called 'challenging' questions to further 'push' our kids to 'think out of the box' :siao:
understandable why kids are so stressed nowasdays :sad:

[Oppsgal]

The number of chickens in each of the six baskets was equal to the number of ducks in each of the four baskets


So? number of chickens in 1 chicken basket = number of ducks in 1 duck basket :?

Luckily I am not in this generation. Think the sentence is confusing enough. :yikes:

Actually answer is 30 of animals divided by 10 units? Chicken 6 units so 3X6. Duck 4 units so 3X4? Ok...I cheated a little by looking at the answer.

[silverhorse]

pinky:

truffle:

Poor kids!!!Why make life so difficult for them!!

who ever set this kind of maths questions need to reflect!!! Is it nesscessary??

:mad: :mad:

the so called 'challenging' questions to further 'push' our kids to 'think out of the box' :siao:
understandable why kids are so stressed nowasdays :sad:

So at P1, the kids language skills and analytical skills have to be honed. If not, catch no ball.