Boy, 9, aces international equivalent of O-level maths

[Joule]

Daddy

http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_779779.html



The three boys follow a daily timetable which includes English, maths, science, Chinese, history and enrichment activities such as mental arithmetic lessons under the close watch of their mother, a former maths teacher at Hwa Chong Institution....\"

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Maths teacher la, chey!

[Pen88n]

verykiasu2010:

another Sheldon Kieran Tan

Sheldon already done some A level subjects, and scoring good marks I heard.

[Herbie]

May be she skipped teaching pri maths and zoom into teaching just o level maths

Afterall, sloving maths using model are useless at sec level.

[Daddy D]

\"Any child granted exemption from compulsory education to be home-schooled has to attempt the Primary School Leaving Examination in four subjects at standard level. They must sit the exam again the following year if they do not meet the benchmark.\"


So the 9yr old boy haven't take PSLE?
But took O level liao?
:?

[verykiasu2010]

Daddy

\"Any child granted exemption from compulsory education to be home-schooled has to attempt the Primary School Leaving Examination in four subjects at standard level. They must sit the exam again the following year if they do not meet the benchmark.\"


So the 9yr old boy haven't take PSLE?
But took O level liao?
:?

quite normal

there is no prerequisite edu / academic cert to show before registering for the iGCSE exams

probably the 9 y/o treat it like just another of those NSW test

[jtoh]

Herbie:

May be she skipped teaching pri maths and zoom into teaching just o level maths

Afterall, sloving maths using model are useless at sec level.

If you're talented at Math you can easily skip all the lower primary Math and proceed straight to P5/6 Math or even secondary Math with no problems. The problem with being in a mainstream school is you have to solve P1/2 Math when you're already capable of solving P5/6 Math.

[zeemimi]

concern2:

Strparent:

[quote]HOT NEWS! My 9yr old boy scored A in Cambridge exam ( 21/3 Straits Times pg B2 )
Email/SMS for workshop:
SECRETS TO HOW EVERY CHILD CAN BE GENIUS
[email protected]

http://i40.tinypic.com/o9ixc9.gif\"> EVERY child ???? zzzzzz kns

??? Same boy's parent promoting workshop?[/quote]The one promoting the workshop is the boy's father.

[pinky]

the 2nd son will be taking the same exam too…

[Joule]

The father is probably like this:


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[atutor2001]

zeemimi:

[quote]HOT NEWS! My 9yr old boy scored A in Cambridge exam ( 21/3 Straits Times pg B2 )
Email/SMS for workshop:
SECRETS TO HOW EVERY CHILD CAN BE GENIUS
[email protected]

http://i40.tinypic.com/o9ixc9.gif\"> EVERY child ???? zzzzzz kns[/quote]I have received the same sms and deleted, wondering what it was all about. After finding out the fact here, I feel sad for the poor boy. Being \"Used\" to advance business. Don't give me the crap that he is sharing his knowledge and experience with everyone. With intensive hot housing, many above-average kids can clear O level at lower primary. However, I will not encourage anyone to do it.