Child Underperforms Because Tested Above Cognitive Level
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Hi champ!
For entering in certain primary school the kids no need to pass any exam . Then how the school decide this material is not suitable for their kids.esp the newspaper no harm for any kids. CCA, why our kids cannot take their desired one, cos of the school doesn’t have.Is it all the kids give same opportunity to learn and excel. -
smartmummy:
smartmummy... your logic cuts deep...Hi champ!
For entering in certain primary school the kids no need to pass any exam . Then how the school decide this material is not suitable for their kids.esp the newspaper no harm for any kids. CCA, why our kids cannot take their desired one, cos of the school doesn't have.Is it all the kids give same opportunity to learn and excel. -
Chenonceau:
Thank you Chenonceau!
smartmummy... your logic cuts deep...smartmummy:
Hi champ!
For entering in certain primary school the kids no need to pass any exam . Then how the school decide this material is not suitable for their kids.esp the newspaper no harm for any kids. CCA, why our kids cannot take their desired one, cos of the school doesn't have.Is it all the kids give same opportunity to learn and excel. -
smartmummy:
The school only starts to decide the different materials for different kids after streaming happens. Prior to that, the cohort gets the same things. So it depends on when school starts streaming. Some schools may even stream a small group in P1 to focus on something, so it is hard to pinpoint as MOE does not decide the streaming age. Having said this, Chenonceau has been asking for MOE to set some systemic approach to cut down the non-standard practices across all schools. For CCA, it also varies from school to school I believe. In my school, some CCAs has competitive versus recreational, eg gym and some CCAs only completely competitive eg, dance. This is already considered an acceptable compromise for us considering there is always a constraint of resources on school's side. Perhaps some schools with more constraint will only focus on competitive teams. I am not saying this is correct practice or not, just that there is a wide variation of practices in schools now. I believe MOE is probably struggling between empowerment and standardisation, where to strike the balance. My gut says go with empowerment but collect all the best practices for standardisation across the schools and review school practices often to render better support.Hi champ!
For entering in certain primary school the kids no need to pass any exam . Then how the school decide this material is not suitable for their kids.esp the newspaper no harm for any kids. CCA, why our kids cannot take their desired one, cos of the school doesn't have.Is it all the kids give same opportunity to learn and excel. -
To add on for CCA, some schools also have parents who are more willing to pay so these schools have no problem getting in external vendors to provide certain enrichment CCAs.
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smartmummy,
there are alternatives.
when my boy does not have access to LRD last year, we were prepared to fork out money to subscribe to Today or MyPaper for that additional enrichment reading. ended up, we let him read Straits Times Online after the grandparents who are Straits Times subscribers told us about the promotional subscription they were having.
when my boy’s sch did not subscribe to Chinese magazine last year, i went to buy fortnightly copies off the newstand too.
for CCA-wise that one really depends on luck. even if the sch has the CCA that your kid wants to join, sometimes, they only cherrypick potential students to fill in the limited vacancies. -
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smartmummy:
I heard the LRD is a good one, I can't order by myself, means ST website mentioned parents can order through school only.[/quote]Yes I agree, I wrote to straits times to subscribe the LRD. But they told me to contact school instead.
Actually, if given a choice, I'd rather not spend money on any subscriptions. Or let me decide myself what I want to subscribe for the kids. Don't want all these mags piling up in the house. Worse case is newspapers subscription (LRD or Big Thumb or Comma), I end up having 2 copies of ST or Zaobao from my kids in diff schools!!keroppi:
[quote=\"smartmummy\"]One school subscribes good materials and others not?
Why all the kids can't treat equally?
Sometimes the teachers would use the (subscribed) materials in class but from my experience, that's not usually the case.
Today sms DD1's form teacher. She was good to help me check with English level head. But got the reply that since school do not subscribe this magazine, we have to try to subscribe some other magazine..
Why make life difficult for kids who love to read and want to learn? Every child/student should get equal opportunity and access to resources..which can help them shine.. -
I am all for empowerment. One can ensure complete equity in access to resources and STILL have empowerment. It is not one or the other. MOE is in the business of knowledge transfer. Organisational Consultants are also in the business of knowledge transfer.
More than 10 years ago, as a young consultant, I hadn't yet amassed the kind of experience I have today. My company had consulting offices in 66 countries worldwide. We were linked to a common BRAIN with every imaginable case study possible from all 66 countries. In there, I could access with a few clicks, research papers and consulting reports written for every client that the company had ever had, in every country that the company worked in. If I wanted, I could make a request for raw data too... Everything was there. Formulae, models, spreadsheets...
We had to Think Global Act Local. No... I didn't work in HSBC. Nonetheless, we were still asked to do that. Back in those days, IT networks weren't quite as advanced. The company ran hardwired cables to carry the kind of data consultants needed to be able to tailor interventions to clients. Many of our clients were MNCs. They expected the same level of quality service in the different countries they were present in. When Caltex first set up HQ in Singapore, their Global HR Director was a PhD. She gave my company business not because of me. I had NO PhD. I didn't KNOW research. She knew more than me, except that I was a conduit through which my company passed know-how to her.
It didn't matter who was the consultant, you had access to the same materials, the same BRAIN. The company just needed to recruit people who could think and process fast, so that we could process all that data and info, and pass it on. I was young and inexperienced but I was greatly empowered. No one told me what to do with the client. As long as there are no complaints, you do your job with little interference. I was EMPOWERED no less by access to the BRAIN. If I had trouble, there were practice leaders to ask. These could be in ANY country.
MOE is in a single country. It's Teachers don't share teaching resources. It's schools don't share teaching resources. Why? Households are fast getting open net. Mindef gives its recruits iPADs. MOE does not have a e-sharing platform that would cost a fraction to set up today compared to the system we set up to link up 66 offices worldwide. Why?
MOE has been sleeping all these years, and it still thinks it is world class. MOE management was busy getting Teachers to serve that it forgot that they need to serve the Teachers too. -
Oops… not countries… 66 locations.
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