Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[Nebbermind]

24hr-mum:

my gal's classmates whose mum r ftwm did much bettr. i hv bn feelg v demoralised, duno where i did wrong. too much tuitn? too little practise? if she get 75 n more stil ok but 65 way too borderline

look on the bright side...it's good for it to surface during CA1...since it's science, it could be some misconception or maybe she failed to look out for some keywords.

Runs thru the mistakes and test (not formally) her understanding of the topic again.

Must have faith since she ever did well before!!!

[Sun_2010]

24hr-mum:

my gal's classmates whose mum r ftwm did much bettr. i hv bn feelg v demoralised, duno where i did wrong. too much tuitn? too little practise? if she get 75 n more stil ok but 65 way too borderline

:snuggles: 24hr-mum.

This is a mommy-thing
What did i do wrong? What i didnt do right? If only, but , had i, why did I, Why didnt I.... The list is endless. :sad:

My personal experience is wait awhile to ride out the emotions. Because when emotional we pass on the stress and disappointments to the kid. She probably is feeling it by herself. When you have build up ur strength then its time for cold claculated analysis and analyze. There maybe no magic cure , but you two together will overcome. Obstacles are there so you can prove yourself. And you will. :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[Chenonceau]

24-hr mum… yeah… it’s a Mommy thing. We always think we’re lousy Moms. Maybe that’s what keeps us trying to be better. Those who think they’re already very good, may actually be very bad and never know it. Kekekekekeke!


Keep your head up. It’ll get better.

[24hr-mum]

tks i felt more demoralised thn my gal n wonder os it my fault too

[Chenonceau]

24hr-mum:

tks i felt more demoralised thn my gal n wonder os it my fault too

:hugs: If it's any comfort, I also blamed myself for not enriching him earlier. I had the mistaken conception that tuition was shameful and only for dumb-dumbs. Nowadays tuition is cool beyond cool ... and NECESSARY. Once you realize this, the way forward is clear.

(1) Your DD is not dumb. She is tested beyond what she is taught.
(2) You need to level the playing field for her.

Take heart. She is only in P4. PSLE is 3 years away. You have time.

[SAHM_TAN]

Yes mummy face peer pressure too.


Maybe the attitude is to ignore others and just look at the child’s work and find out how to help

[24hr-mum]

prob is she does hv sci tuitn n a bit of math tuitn

[Chenonceau]

24hr-mum:

prob is she does hv sci tuitn n a bit of math tuitn

Tuition must be good quality.

[huanghou]

24hr-mum:

tks for ur encouragemt. i m devastated again cos she got 68 for sci ca. in p3 she had 89 ca1 then drop to 76 in sa2. she wks hard but by nature is careless n forgetful. mayb she nvr think hard enuf n rush r

thru. i cant accep cos its really v bad grade n despite tuitn n she isnt the kind of kid who so poor since p1. shes 2nd in a sought aft sch. her frd no tuitn can get 83　. hvnt get back ppr. now i duno shd i stop tuitn, change tuitn or wat

:snuggles: take care!

[Angelight]

I just learn today that one of my DD’s classmates attends chinese enrichment for 2 hrs weekly. Unbelievable! How can a 4-yr-old sit still for 2 hrs of tuition?


I know of other parents who also sent their preschoolers for English and chinese tuitions and other enrichment classes. On comparison, I have not sent DD for any enrichment except piano. But I teach her English, Chinese and Maths on my own. Will she lose out to those kids who have tuitions? Only time will tell…