School Examinations Too Difficult

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

Present math syllabus is tough enough...cannot comprehend why it is made tougher with heuristic. Plain :siao: yours truly here is already stupid where Math is concerned. Alamak, now it is worst !!! In the math assessment for P2, there is this 'guess and check' etc etc.

Mummy Janet,
:hi5: Me too ---- I am super lousy when comes to Maths and will literally :siao: and :nailbite: and feel :snooze: :snooze: whenever My P4 Dd1 comes to me with a \"challenging / higher ability\" Maths problem sum.

Now that my DD2 has entered into the Pri School Education, I am also aware that Maths in P1 is not only 1+19 =20 but she has to know number bond that make up 20; what is 1 more than 19? ; 20 is 1 more than__? 1 less than 20 is___? what is the number more than 18 but less than 20? etc etc... This might sound very fundamental for a P1 child but if one is not strong with language, Maths can actually be a struggle for a 6 going 7 years old child JMHO

[janet88]

Hi champion,

It's tough enough dealing with a year-end child...fact is that some kids are just 6 when they are in P1 and 7 in P2. How can they be expected to be on par with those who were born at least 6 months earlier?
Last night, my son asked me something about math...told him to approach daddy. I cannot help...although it sounds somewhat familiar :rotflmao:
2 nights ago, father and daughter were having squabble when junior was told to learn 2/3 times table. I :siam: to kitchen.

[phtthp]

the crazy Maths qns set making us parents all stressed up …


i eat chicken feet (brewedmany hours in soup), but i never bother to count howmany chicken leg / feet i’d eaten.

[BeContented]

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janet_lee88:

Hi champion,

It's tough enough dealing with a year-end child...fact is that some kids are just 6 when they are in P1 and 7 in P2. How can they be expected to be on par with those who were born at least 6 months earlier?

Hi Janet, stay positive
Year-end kids can shine too. Be patient cos sometimes they just need a little more time to catch up. We tend to be too stressed & pushed them when they are not ready yet. DD is a last-day year-end child (actually I had to cesarean her 2.5 weeks early so she end up starting her life one year early).
Her early years looked 'dim & slow' - compared to peers & one-yr older brother. Now she has definitely caught up. She can still be quite childish but I find her cute (cos chubby mah ) & I let her be cos she probably has ~1yr less playtime?!?! With your dedication, your DD will catch up. :love:

Actually on hindsight, it could be a blessing in disguise when she started in a rather lousy neighborhood primary school. Sch was rather relax & easy from P1-P3. She had lotsa time to play (hardly any Sch work every day) & no tuition except Berries & Piano. She was a late starter in reading - at 7 (this is my only regret. I believe it's important to read from young). In her new Sch, life is different now......do pity her. The workload is equivalent to her P6 brother. But by now, I believe they are ready for more hardship. Most important, do their best :).

[DesertWind]

Just need to know plus, minus, times and divide. The rest get use the computer, calculator to do. Oh ya, also algebra formula and simultaneous equations is good to know, help solve practical problems. Also must know how to count money and do foreign exchange conversion.


Other than that, what other Maths you need in life…???

[jedamum]

DesertWind:

Just need to know plus, minus, times and divide. The rest get use the computer, calculator to do. Oh ya, also algebra formula and simultaneous equations is good to know, help solve practical problems. Also must know how to count money and do foreign exchange conversion.


Other than that, what other Maths you need in life....???

My ex line of work need to use perimeter n area n volume chapter of math.

[janet88]

Hi BeContended,

I love to read newspapers and magazines...but don't know why these 2 fellas do not. My son in P6 literally skims through when I get him to read a book. Now, he has difficulty with comprehension passages :slapshead:
As for my daughter, I get her to sit beside me when I read newspapers. This way, I tell her what I am reading.
To me, Math is to know how to count money & compare prices ( :oops: typical housewife). Addition, subtraction and converting currency is the job of calculator.

Her school system is rather patient, although teacher has taught stuff like Models, heuristic and the English standard is more demanding. She needs constant refreshment before we can move on...her teacher said we just have to work hand in hand to get her through. Cant rush. This year, the focus is totally on her. Hope she improves in memory and learning to pass all her subjects at the end of this year.

[Mychildren]

janet_lee88:

Hi champion,

It's tough enough dealing with a year-end child...fact is that some kids are just 6 when they are in P1 and 7 in P2. How can they be expected to be on par with those who were born at least 6 months earlier?
Last night, my son asked me something about math...told him to approach daddy. I cannot help...although it sounds somewhat familiar :rotflmao:
2 nights ago, father and daughter were having squabble when junior was told to learn 2/3 times table. I :siam: to kitchen.

I do understand year end child problem cause my 2nd DS is born year end too. He always tell me, \"I'm the youngest in class.\" But in real life, the teachers in fact don't care whether you are year end or which month you're born in. They want good results and good behaviour from their students so I told my son,\"This is not an excuse!\"

I'm stress with his attitude before and his childish way too when all his friend were more mature. Not blaming on him, its just that he is born year end and I've to accept it and do my best for him. Seeking his cooperation is already a very tough job. :rant:

Always been complain by teachers for his follies since his kindergarten days till now. Even the parent and grandparents of his classmates gave me angry faces as though I the one who had spoilt him. Sometimes, feel like crying but no choice, had to face reality and do whatever I can to guide him.

Though he is a headache, I still love him and its still my responsibility to help him grow into a upright and mature person. :hi5:

[janet88]

Some people do not believe in this ‘year end child’ being slower. But that is a fact. While other kids born in Jan or Apr are already drinking milk or solids, my gal wasn’t even born. My daughter is the ‘baby’ in class. She is cute and childish…thank goodness she is a girl. But I know schools are not very forgiving and most aim to look at overall.

[phtthp]

MOE don’t care whether child is born beginning of year or end of year.

So long as child is born within that year, all will study in that same level.