MP echoes calls for PSLE to be scrapped
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Nebbermind:
Did I just felt some tremors? :rotflmao:
Oops ... Sori .. Pls hold tight to your leaf .. :evil: :rotflmao: -
Kiasucy:
I have also intended to start my ds sec 1 next year without tuition. :evil: I think for sec 1, we have the luxury to at least try it out. PSLE has indeed generated many tuition for the kids.[/quote]It's possible to do Sec without tuition, I'd think. I do leave my kids without as they start. My eldest only had tuition for 1yr for her Math in sec 3, and also for her chinese that year. She managed to cope on her own after that *boost*. My older boy may need tuition but no time so he tries hard to cope on his own and consults his teachers when he needs ;( Our current sec 1, *sigh*. Yeah, in the end needed Math tuition too which he started 2nd half of the year. Interestingly enough, he says he understands when his tutor explans, but not when his teachers do. Really *sigh*, bc then what are our teachers doing in school lessons? Our elder daughter also only improved after getting help from tutor - from F to A in a few months after getting tuition - again, how come the school teachers don't teach so that the child can get the A from the start? How come they are not teaching in a way the child understands and excels? Last time in secondary, it was my class math teacher who was so good at teaching in upper secondary that I went from F to A in Sec 3. How come now we have to use tutors... tutors \"BETTER\" than school teachers these days? Aiyoh.KSP:
[quote=\"Otah\"]Initially kiasuism lead us to book tuition for my ds at begining of sec 1. But later when he gets busy with school homework, CCA and projects time become limited and going for tuition has become secondary or unimportant. So we quit tuition to save up time for him to focus more on school work. yah,..it has been a year and everything goes on well without tuition! So be dare to \"quit that tuition!\" and try it out. Believe me, you will most enjoy $$$ saving.
:thankyou: :idea: i will try to let dd take more CCAs and have no time for tuition..... hope it will not get backfire .... :lightrod: -
back to the topic, who will, or which parent will, totally remove tuition n enrichment for the kids when its confirmed to scrap psle??
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verykiasumummy:
.. who will, or which parent will, totally remove tuition n enrichment for the kids when its confirmed to scrap psle??
Good question. Something for everyone to think about. -
No PSLE, then these children will still have to do O levels later on isn’t it? What difference does it make, hello? It’s just when they have to go through all that stress.
If they have never been exposed to such pressure since young, when they turn 16 would the stress level from this competition be much higher?
Education wasn’t freaking the kids out as much despite having CA1, SA1, CA2, SA2, streaming and PSLE. And this PSLE thing has been going on for years!
I think the problem lies with parents & teachers, on how they "educate" on the importance of getting into a good school. Also, the syllabus is progressing too quickly.
To scrape PSLE is definitely not the way to go here. -
With or without PSLE, it doesn’t change:
1. "All schools are good" not the same as "all schools are equally good"
2. It is not possible for any change of MOE policy to result in "all schools are equally good". It doesn’t matter if there is no banding, it doesn’t matter if resource allocation by MOE is the same for all schools, it doesn’t matter if each school has their own niche because how good a school is perceived to be depends on factors not controllable by MOE.
- Students are human, so they are of different ability, different learning attitude, go through different development cycle.
- Teachers are human, so they are of different teaching ability (even if they have the same qualification) and different level of dedication and commitment to their job (even though teachers are supposed to teach because of their passion for teaching and love for students)
- Parents are human, so they are of different mindset, some are more capable of coaching the children themselves, some have more money to go for external tuition or enrichment.
Hence, I support continuous improvement of our education system and I support effort to improve the quality of all schools but I don’t support any major changes just to show that our govt or MOE is listening.
Change is necessary but change is not always for the better. -
so which means KSP will still be KSP right?? haha…
the MP should hv asked us KSP before he propose to scrap la… since it doesnt help in reducing stress n pressure from students… -
noahgoh:
No PSLE, then these children will still have to do O levels later on isn't it? What difference does it make, hello? It's just when they have to go through all that stress.
If they have never been exposed to such pressure since young, when they turn 16 would the stress level from this competition be much higher?
Education wasn't freaking the kids out as much despite having CA1, SA1, CA2, SA2, streaming and PSLE. And this PSLE thing has been going on for years!
I think the problem lies with parents & teachers, on how they \"educate\" on the importance of getting into a good school. Also, the syllabus is progressing too quickly.
To scrape PSLE is definitely not the way to go here.![](\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBP0ozjne8Y/TdQPHRjgwCI/AAAAAAAAAP8/zr8v8mbP1rU/s1600/clap-animated-animation-clap-smiley-emoticon-000340-large.gif\")
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBP0ozjne8Y/TdQPHRjgwCI/AAAAAAAAAP8/zr8v8mbP1rU/s1600/clap-animated-animation-clap-smiley-emoticon-000340-large.gif\">
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wonderm:
With or without PSLE, it doesn't change:
1. \"All schools are good\" not the same as \"all schools are equally good\"
2. It is not possible for any change of MOE policy to result in \"all schools are equally good\". It doesn't matter if there is no banding, it doesn't matter if resource allocation by MOE is the same for all schools, it doesn't matter if each school has their own niche because how good a school is perceived to be depends on factors not controllable by MOE.
- Students are human, so they are of different ability, different learning attitude, go through different development cycle.
- Teachers are human, so they are of different teaching ability (even if they have the same qualification) and different level of dedication and commitment to their job (even though teachers are supposed to teach because of their passion for teaching and love for students)
- Parents are human, so they are of different mindset, some are more capable of coaching the children themselves, some have more money to go for external tuition or enrichment.
Hence, I support continuous improvement of our education system and I support effort to improve the quality of all schools but I don't support any major changes just to show that our govt or MOE is listening.
Change is necessary but change is not always for the better. -
vlim:
Nebbermind:
Did I just felt some tremors? :rotflmao:
Oops ... Sori .. Pls hold tight to your leaf .. :evil: :rotflmao:
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