Primary school maths: A vicious circle (from TODAY May 8)

[mamemo]

On the topic of failing kids, I cannot help but remember my own experience.


One fine day when I was in p6, my English Teacher decided to spring a surprise dictation on the class. The passage was "Marie Celeste", and it was a long long passage that spans across 10 pages of the exercise book. I remembered I even copied the title wrongly and a few of us got a big zero for this dictation. We were called up to stand in front of the class and the teacher sarcastically said that we are not fit to be in his best class of the school. I was demoralised and didn’t even dare to show my book to my mum. As expected, I got a good scolding and caning from my mum after that.

From then on, I began to be afraid of English as a subject. And English became my poorest subject, from PSLE to the "O"s to the "A"s.

I wonder, what benefits are there to set a paper that is beyond the capability of the average children? Is it a reverse-psychology thingy?

[Chenonceau]

mamemo:

On the topic of failing kids, I cannot help but remember my own experience.


One fine day when I was in p6, my English Teacher decided to spring a surprise dictation on the class. The passage was \"Marie Celeste\", and it was a long long passage that spans across 10 pages of the exercise book. I remembered I even copied the title wrongly and a few of us got a big zero for this dictation. We were called up to stand in front of the class and the teacher sarcastically said that we are not fit to be in his best class of the school. I was demoralised and didn't even dare to show my book to my mum. As expected, I got a good scolding and caning from my mum after that.

From then on, I began to be afraid of English as a subject. And English became my poorest subject, from PSLE to the \"O\"s to the \"A\"s.

I wonder, what benefits are there to set a paper that is beyond the capability of the average children? Is it a reverse-psychology thingy?

They modelled it after Genghis Khan http://petunialee.blogspot.com/2012/02/teaching-resilience-by-failing-kids.html

[Pris.011283tang]

thanks for the blog link.

[looking4Tutor]

I concurred that the level of difficulty of Primary School Leaving Examination mathematics "has not increased over the years", just that children nowadays have smaller brains, so do parents.

[Suz855]

Sorry, I cannot agree w u, our children drink expensive milk powder wit DHA ...etc .... They are suppose to help in brain development blah blah blah .. So how can their brain grow smaller


:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[peapot]

In our university days, weren’t we tested on what was taught? AND when the lecturer was in a good mood he might even drop hints what will come out for exams. The primary school kids are having a harder time than uni students?

[Pris.011283tang]

Suz855:

Sorry, I cannot agree w u, our children drink expensive milk powder wit DHA ...etc .... They are suppose to help in brain development blah blah blah .. So how can their brain grow smaller


:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Dont say my kids drink all this so expensive milk powder my granny been telling everyone i drink s26 when i was small so my brain also cannot be growing smaller

[peapot]

Wah! Did I read correctly? are you implying that All the parents and children in this forum are small brain?? Think you can argue your case but no need for insult.

[Pris.011283tang]

peapot:

Wah! Did I read correctly? are you implying that All the parents and children in this forum are small brain?? Think you can argue your case but no need for insult.

Peapot i am not implying anything hope i did not hurt u in anyway

[Suz855]

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