2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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elkniwt:
Peony:
Talking about \"dream schools\"... I want to ask, when did yout child start havig one? Has it been the same school?
We live near her dream school and drive by quite often and she is mesmerised by the clock tower, not knowing how it tough it is to get into that school. But now she knows. It has always been this school that she wants. But this mummy here is trying to tell her about other alternatives so that if things did not turn out well, she's ok. :xedfingers:
Same here. Whenever we drive pass That school, my DD and her young brothers will cheer \"(Her Name)'s future school!\". I have been assuring her, even if she doesn't get into That school, there are still many other good schools!
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HAPPYH:
Now CANNOT say 'check'. SAY 'RE-DO'.
100% true. My DD also does the same. She will also say that she checked for three or four times and found one or two mistakes (not sure true or she just says to satisfy mummy). But when the paper comes home, :stupid: She will give a sorry face. :slapshead:janet_lee88:
When my son was in P3-4, the teachers always remind them to check their work. The meaning of check is re-do. But these kids will just flip the pages and play with their pens, rulers etc etc.
My son is talkative but he better knows what to say and what not to. Don't be in a hurry to finish the exam...always reminding him.
I always tell the both of them, do not rush through the paper. What for ? Work so hard for this exam and don't get it done properly is so stupid. :mad:
Teachers always tell me during parent-teacher meetings that kids play with stationery instead :faint: when paper is marked and returned, they have a sorry look. -
janet_lee88:
Now CANNOT say 'check'. SAY 'RE-DO'.
100% true. My DD also does the same. She will also say that she checked for three or four times and found one or two mistakes (not sure true or she just says to satisfy mummy). But when the paper comes home, :stupid: She will give a sorry face. :slapshead:HAPPYH:
[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]
When my son was in P3-4, the teachers always remind them to check their work. The meaning of check is re-do. But these kids will just flip the pages and play with their pens, rulers etc etc.
My son is talkative but he better knows what to say and what not to. Don't be in a hurry to finish the exam...always reminding him.
I always tell the both of them, do not rush through the paper. What for ? Work so hard for this exam and don't get it done properly is so stupid. :mad:
Teachers always tell me during parent-teacher meetings that kids play with stationery instead :faint: when paper is marked and returned, they have a sorry look.[/quote]This is a common problem. Even during tuition lessons, my students play with their stationery.
How can we help?
1. Give them the most basic and simple stationery. Nothing fancy. Nothing extra. When doing work, just take out what is necessary and keep the pencil case aside.
2. Figure out ways for them to 'take a 1 second break' and quickly refocus. It's normal for children to lose their focus, but we need to work with them on how they can quickly focus again.
Even my elder son plays with his stationery. As a mother, I tend to want to buy the nice and fanciful stationery for him, thinking that if I were a kid, that's what I would want too.
Now, I realised - BIG MISTAKE. So I turned into 'mean mummy'. Yes, I still buy the fanciful stationery, but once I spot him playing with them, I confiscate all and give him basic items. Once, twice, thrice - he's got the message. *phew*
And yes, please don't use the word 'CHECK' anymore. It doesn't help. Tell them to 'RE-DO' the questions, especially those which they were not too confident of.
And encourage them to do 'space planning'. Write neatly starting from the top left of the space given. Draw a line on the right for working. This allows them some space left to re-do the question. Many of them told me, \"It's not that I don't want to redo the question, I have no space to redo!\" Then we stare at the paper, the answers were scribbled all over the place, random spaces/gaps in between. It's true - there's no space left!
Hope this helps!
Mrs Wong
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beanbear:
We worked out a number of choices for different scenarios eg if he gets 220 and below, what schools he would choose, if he gets 221 to 231, another set of options and then 231 - 241, etc. DS also decided that even if he scored 240 and above and his choices would certainly be widened, he said he wanted to go to a good neighbourhood school, no need well-known schools. He believes he'll cope better there.
:goodpost: Beanbear, thanks for this post. This is what we're planning to work out too. Prepare early so that once you get the results you won't be kan chiong! -
jedamum:
If it's within 1 hour should be fine and not more than that.We did something similar earlier this year. I started with asking my p4 boy what is his target. He said 240. After going thru a List of schs with him, we concluded that to have at least 4 choices, he needs to comfortably hit 245 n above. Anything below 242, he'll go to a band 3 sch a stone's throw away from home cos it make sense due to distance. Anything below that sch's cop, I will choose for him most probably emphasise on distance as the few band 5 to 7 schs around our area, I roughly know which r the less desired ones.
Think I asked b4 but here I go again-is 50min transport time including waiting n walking, reasonable for sec sch commuting? What is your tolerance limit? -
mn:
I previously taught in Secondary schools and many students require 1 hour to 1.5 hour travel (one way). My observation was that those who had to travel further were not very much affected by the distance. In fact, most of them seem to have better time management.
If it's within 1 hour should be fine and not more than that.jedamum:
We did something similar earlier this year. I started with asking my p4 boy what is his target. He said 240. After going thru a List of schs with him, we concluded that to have at least 4 choices, he needs to comfortably hit 245 n above. Anything below 242, he'll go to a band 3 sch a stone's throw away from home cos it make sense due to distance. Anything below that sch's cop, I will choose for him most probably emphasise on distance as the few band 5 to 7 schs around our area, I roughly know which r the less desired ones.
Think I asked b4 but here I go again-is 50min transport time including waiting n walking, reasonable for sec sch commuting? What is your tolerance limit?
I think 1 hour is quite alright. -
mrswongtuition:
Wow! Mrs Wong, thank you so much. So much things to handle and I didn't even realise that we need to take note of this \"space planning\". Will share with DS about this.And yes, please don't use the word 'CHECK' anymore. It doesn't help. Tell them to 'RE-DO' the questions, especially those which they were not too confident of.
And encourage them to do 'space planning'. Write neatly starting from the top left of the space given. Draw a line on the right for working. This allows them some space left to re-do the question. Many of them told me, \"It's not that I don't want to redo the question, I have no space to redo!\" Then we stare at the paper, the answers were scribbled all over the place, random spaces/gaps in between. It's true - there's no space left!
Hope this helps!
Mrs Wong
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mrswongtuition:
During travel time students get a chance to relax, my DS normally travels for tuition and he told me that during his travel time he gets a chance to relax and mind gets refreshed. Brain is all ready to absorb the next set of coaching.I previously taught in Secondary schools and many students require 1 hour to 1.5 hour travel (one way). My observation was that those who had to travel further were not very much affected by the distance. In fact, most of them seem to have better time management.
I think 1 hour is quite alright. -
mn:
This is what I commonly observe with my students. They are great kids, just tend to be on the messy side. Show them the benefits of neat and tidy work and they will feel proud of being able to achieve it.
Wow! Mrs Wong, thank you so much. So much things to handle and I didn't even realise that we need to take note of this \"space planning\". Will share with DS about this.mrswongtuition:
And yes, please don't use the word 'CHECK' anymore. It doesn't help. Tell them to 'RE-DO' the questions, especially those which they were not too confident of.
And encourage them to do 'space planning'. Write neatly starting from the top left of the space given. Draw a line on the right for working. This allows them some space left to re-do the question. Many of them told me, \"It's not that I don't want to redo the question, I have no space to redo!\" Then we stare at the paper, the answers were scribbled all over the place, random spaces/gaps in between. It's true - there's no space left!
Hope this helps!
Mrs Wong
[email protected]
I have had students who can solve all the questions, but sadly, lost a lot of marks due to messy and hap-hazard working (his number sentences and workings were all over the place, not systematic listing).
If you have younger kids, it's a good habit to start young. For P1 and P2, they might still need to draw lines to help them write neatly.
Space planning not only applies to school work but also their everyday life. Space allocation for their study table helps them to be organised and with organisation, they will feel less frustrated and probably be able to concentrate better.
There's always a 'feel good' factor being at a neat and tidy desk.
Mrs Wong
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Is it true that the kids are not allow to use correction tape & fiction pens during the exam? That is what my boy’s teachers told the class.
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