Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[buds]

Toddles hun.. you guys double income still not too bad. :hugs:


Besides... having given your DD1 good preschool education is a good start. I can never reiterate it enuf. Foundation is very important. I believe ur
girls are in good hands.. in school and under both yours n hubby's guidance.

[buds]

janet_lee88:

Chenonceau:

Tuition?

I strongly think so.

Erm...MOE, are you reading this ? Is it possible for kids to be able to cope on their own ?

Neighborhood school community leh girls..
Not heard of that many taking any external
help but I'll ask DD1 to ask around anyhow..
Just for fun.

[KSP]

janet_lee88:

Champion:

[quote=\"zeemimi\"]

we should just sack most of our sch teachers because they ain't doing their job properly. maybe it is also due to the class size of 40.

:offtopic: but I have actually heard that one of the school that produced top PSLE scholar last year has a class size of 45 students in the P4 top class this year! :yikes:

Funny leh...P1-2 only 30 in a class. P5 and P6 should stay at 30.
Well, if the top student has 44 classmates, does she have tuition ?[/quote]P1/2 still blur blur in school, come P3 they are smarter than the teacher -not academic of course but getting used to the school environment.

But then 25 for GEP class is another story.

[Chenonceau]

KSP:

that is why i feel this thread is really disconnected with the real world situation.... :sad:

Disconnected? How?

[KSP]

Chenonceau:

KSP:

that is why i feel this thread is really disconnected with the real world situation.... :sad:

Disconnected? How?

The high demand of enrichment classes in the real world vs no need in this thread.

[toddles]

buds:

Toddles hun.. you guys double income still not too bad. :hugs:


Besides... having given your DD1 good preschool education is a good start. I can never reiterate it enuf. Foundation is very important. I believe ur
girls are in good hands.. in school and under both yours n hubby's guidance.

thanks for the vote of confidence! double income is a double edged sword - just means significantly less time to spend at home nurturing kids.

[Chenonceau]

Ah so… understooded.

[toddles]

Chenonceau:

KSP:

that is why i feel this thread is really disconnected with the real world situation.... :sad:

Disconnected? How?

think \"this thread\" is with reference to the subject title.

[beanbear]

Chenonceau:

doodbug:

Chenonceau,


The time management tips are very useful, but how many parents will have the time, energy, ability, guts, whatever, to

(1) plan and manage a child's time and curriculum;
(2) suss out the useful from the unproductive resources;
(3) see to the child's physical (enough rest and sleep) and mental and psychological well being;
(4) sieve out useless homework assignments.

I feel errr, pretty inadequate to handle these. No wonder many parents are feeling overwhelmed.

When your child is in pain, a mother will find the resources somehow. There are tutors... When push comes to shove, MOE knows that parents are emotionally invested in our child. They make use of this to help their schools do well.

Exactly so!!! Each mother will weigh out how much she can stand seeing her child in pain. Some of us will go through a period of denial, thinking things will get better, then feel lost when things get worse, then get angry and then finally .....Me, I - the MOTHER of my child will do SOMETHING!!!

Dear Doodbug, Take baby steps..pick one thing to try out with your child...experience small successes, let your child redeem his confidence & belief that he is good enough, that the gaps are not his fault....many reasons for his not doing well is multi-factorial and beyond his control. But let him know \"MUMMY will do something to help you!!!\"

[buds]

Hubs n I opted for DD to be exempted from supplementary lessons after school. No trouble whatsoever after brief follow up call by Teacher after our note/request. She even offered to extend resources/materials from what they do in the afternoon should I want to hv extra for her to cover at home. :please: it's nice to have understanding teachers, who also understand a child's sufficient rest is above anything else.


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