2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[mummy so kiasu]

My case is just opposite of Peony, my boy’s English & Chinese papers have some improvement. However, his Science & Maths has dropped quite a lot. Have to find a way to help him with his science before running out of time.

[Snow Crystal]

mummy so kiasu:

My case is just opposite of Peony, my boy's English & Chinese papers have some improvement. However, his Science & Maths has dropped quite a lot. Have to find a way to help him with his science before running out of time.

For a boy to improve on his languages is wonderful news and sweet music to the ears of us parents with tough nutty DSs to crack

[Chenonceau]

Whooooooooooooooo… Janet! I am soooooooooooooooooooooo happy for you. Your pain and your worry has been weighing on me too and I am soooooooooooooo glad your son has improved. This is WONDERFUL news!

[mummy so kiasu]

Hi Snow Crystal, your name sounds cool to me. In a way, I am happy that my boy’s language papers have improved. Both from high end B to low end A. He used to dislike Chinese & he does not read Chinese books. Maybe he spends more time on reading books instead of practicing Science worksheets. His Science has dropped from high end A to low end A. That goes to his strongest subject, which is Maths, has also dropped from A* to A.

[pixiedust]

My son’s class no one scored full marks for Science MCQ (60marks).


For maths, some of the known ‘good in maths’ were not able to complete the last few 5marks question. Some in the top class (not my son’s class) hit 60+…hence everyone is kind of in panic mode. So this is what the school wants to achieve ?

I am trying to stay objective but the sense of defeat is overwhelming ! sigh

Btw, Janet, congrats on the good news !

[mummy so kiasu]

Hi pixiedust, I guess your boy’s school also set killer papers. Don’t have to worry. As long as his marks is comparable with his peers, he is fine. Just like most of the schools, using CA1 as wake up call. It is difficult to make comparison with other schools, due to standard of papers is different.

[Snow Crystal]

mummy so kiasu:

Hi Snow Crystal, your name sounds cool to me. In a way, I am happy that my boy's language papers have improved. Both from high end B to low end A. He used to dislike Chinese & he does not read Chinese books. Maybe he spends more time on reading books instead of practicing Science worksheets. His Science has dropped from high end A to low end A. That goes to his strongest subject, which is Maths, has also dropped from A* to A.

I am Snow Crystal so i am 'cool' (pun intended) *shivers in the cold*...
Perhaps you should assess the difficulty of the Math n Science papers first.
Hope your Sch is not those which sets killer papers :faint:
For Math, it's practise and practise and given his A* calibre, going back to A* is not such a big mountain to scale.
For Science - given that he was high end A, the difference in marks comes mainly from Section A? Every MCQ costs 2 marks - very expensive leh... Again, need more exposure to questions.
Add oil! :boogie:

[Chenonceau]

pixiedust:

I am trying to stay objective but the sense of defeat is overwhelming ! *sigh*

I can relate to this. I always think I am so great at keeping my panic under wraps... but DS came and said \"Mom, why are you so worried. Don't be so worried. Otherwise, you're running fast in the same spot. Waste a lotta energy and dun get anywhere. We have plan, right? Our plan looks good. Let's follow the plan and end up where we end up. It will definitely be better than here.\"

:scratchhead: I'm not sure anymore which of us is the Mom - him or me. But I felt much better especially after he patted my shoulder and kissed my nose.

I think I have to start calling my son \"Dad\".

[mummy so kiasu]

Thank you Snow Crystal, you are very encouraging. You are right, the difference in Science marks come from MCQ. Lowest in classes for MCQ is only 13. Really expensive! Just like what you say, time to add oil.

[mummy so kiasu]

Thank you Snow Crystal, you are very encouraging. You are right, the difference in Science marks come from MCQ. Lowest in classes for MCQ is only 13. Really expensive! Just like what you say, time to add oil. :thankyou: