2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[underthesea]

fifiyeo:

Hi Chenonceau,


Your post gave me some fruit for thought.

I'm more of a Math / Sci person than a language person. Sometimes that makes it really hard for me to understand how my DS just cannot sail through his Math / Sci exams. It's been a really painful process. I guess for DS's case, accuracy is a big issue. Sigh...

same here, I coach DD maths & science. DD is so careless in her maths. She can do well in paper 2 but paper 1 is like :stupid: !!

[fifiyeo]

DH says I should let go and let things run its course. My strong areas may not be DS’s strong areas. Hiaz…since prelims ended a few days ago. I haven’t pushed him. He’s enjoying himself playing.


All I see is an A grade struggling, struggling…
Whether paper easy or difficult is also no difference in grades. Harder papers DS thinks harder. Easier papers DS makes countless careless mistakes.

[mummy so kiasu]

tclhub:

Hmmmm... yeah... so I think it was a blessing that I am an idiot in Math. I couldn't help my son and so he HAD to figure out his Math sums. See... God loves me and my son.


We were as butterflies coming out the cocoon. The process was painful. We had little help because no tuition... but it gave Little Boy a better education WITHOUT me knowing it - http://mrmom.amaonline.com/stories/benefits.htm.

Dear Chenoceau
I like your attached article about butterflies coming out the cocoon. Conversely, I coach my daughter's Math and monitor her Math work very closely because I am a Mathematics graduate. Unfortunately, she is only getting As most of the time (hardly A*). I wonder if I should just let go and figure out herself without coming to me for help. Perhaps this helps?
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Hi tclhub,
You can give it a try. Maybe your DD depends too much on you. I am also an idiot when come to Maths. However, my son is an A* student for Maths. He never approach me for help & he knows I can't help him.

[tclhub]

mummy so kiasu:

tclhub:

Hmmmm... yeah... so I think it was a blessing that I am an idiot in Math. I couldn't help my son and so he HAD to figure out his Math sums. See... God loves me and my son.


We were as butterflies coming out the cocoon. The process was painful. We had little help because no tuition... but it gave Little Boy a better education WITHOUT me knowing it - http://mrmom.amaonline.com/stories/benefits.htm.

Dear Chenoceau
I like your attached article about butterflies coming out the cocoon. Conversely, I coach my daughter's Math and monitor her Math work very closely because I am a Mathematics graduate. Unfortunately, she is only getting As most of the time (hardly A*). I wonder if I should just let go and figure out herself without coming to me for help. Perhaps this helps?

Hi tclhub,
You can give it a try. Maybe your DD depends too much on you. I am also an idiot when come to Maths. However, my son is an A* student for Maths. He never approach me for help & he knows I can't help him.[/quote]

Thanks for the advice, mummy so kiasu. I am gradually learning to let go, what will be will be. When she struggles, perhaps it will stimulate her thinking process better.

[janet88]

fifiyeo:

All I see is an A grade struggling, struggling...
Whether paper easy or difficult is also no difference in grades. Harder papers DS thinks harder. Easier papers DS makes countless careless mistakes.

At least yours has A grade. Mine here refuses to think harder :mad: . Which subject now has questions given on a silver platter? They all require thinking.
I just issued warning, if he doesn't wake up, all resources will be withdrawn, with immediate effect and given to younger child.

[fifiyeo]

janet_lee88:

fifiyeo:

All I see is an A grade struggling, struggling...
Whether paper easy or difficult is also no difference in grades. Harder papers DS thinks harder. Easier papers DS makes countless careless mistakes.

At least yours has A grade. Mine here refuses to think harder :mad: . Which subject now has questions given on a silver platter? They all require thinking.
I just issued warning, if he doesn't wake up, all resources will be withdrawn, with immediate effect and given to younger child.

Yes, yes. Me too have given DS1 the same warning. Little one has been left to survive on his own since P1 and now in P2 with SA2 coming up (his 1st exam) I don't know how he'll survive.

[fifiyeo]

Janet,


A grade struggling, struggling means almost cannot make it. Sway a bit off course means B already lah.

Once a year without fail he must sway there once before he scares himself enough to work a little harder. He started his year like that with shocking :yikes: results in CA1 for all subjects because he thought that he had gotten a good progress award in P5 so is \"King\" already! :mad: Now then regret because he sees friends got accepted through DSA.

[balu_priya]

Hi parents,

PSLE is one month away. I heard several parents mentioning that they were going to buy 2012 prelim papers to do. Is that what we should be doing now? If yes, where to get them? Experienced parents, please help this blur mummy. :thankyou: :udawoman: :udaman:

[Peony]

balu_priya:

Hi parents,

PSLE is one month away. I heard several parents mentioning that they were going to buy 2012 prelim papers to do. Is that what we should be doing now? If yes, where to get them? Experienced parents, please help this blur mummy. :thankyou: :udawoman: :udaman:

Hi,
IMHO, ask yourself. Will that benefit your DC? Don't do just because others are doing as each child is different.

Am sure it will benefit some but in my case am not getting for DD as her school already gives varied and tough papers. And from what I gathered from my nephew's PSLE experience, some school zones share prelim papers to each other to benefit their students.

Good luck!!!!

[fifiyeo]

I’m also not buying since school is giving a lot of papers and there is no time to even finish what I’ve bought earlier.