"shocked and horrified at how bad many [state schools] were"

[Imami]

Coolkidsrock2:

Imami:

[quote=\"Coolkidsrock2\"]Save for the Chinese textbooks, I did not buy textbooks for my DD this year. Even the workbooks are quite useless. Working on exam papers seem more effective. Am planning do the same for DS next year.

Can do? I thought all students are expected to buy and use textbooks?

I wrote to the school explaining that based on my experience, the texts have never been used, waste of $ and resources and to let me know if there is compelling reasons to buy it. Never hear from school thereafter, so take it as can lor. Seriously, there is nothing that is in the texts that is not covered in exam papers and teachers teach using the board.[/quote]
Wah, like that also can...

[corneyAmber]

Chenonceau:

Coolkidsrock2:

[quote=\"Imami\"]
Can do? I thought all students are expected to buy and use textbooks?

I wrote to the school explaining that based on my experience, the texts have never been used, waste of $ and resources and to let me know if there is compelling reasons to buy it. Never hear from school thereafter, so take it as can lor. Seriously, there is nothing that is in the texts that is not covered in exam papers and teachers teach using the board.

I am IMPRESSED. I am not easily IMPRESSED. You have so much GUTS! I wanted to do that since Primary 4 but never dared. I only dared to stand up against the system in other ways for my son because I was desperate. If I had dared to NOT buy textbooks since P4, I could have saved $300. Man! You have guts.[/quote]We also never bought textbooks for Math for P2/P3 because not all teachers use the textbook and bought only if required. They used the workbooks.

[Imami]

So workbook must buy. Textbooks, up to parents. What happen ar…? I don’t understand. No wonder so many parents say textbooks no use.

[szepinge]

I always tell my school students to buy a guide

book for science from popular.
I even wrote their titles on the board,
and they copied and bought.
In fact, all bought. But because it’s too thick,
I didn’t use it class. It’s too heavy for them to carry.
Told them to use for their revision
at home.
And also told them not to depend on their
Science textbooks because it has nothing.
They even keep their textbook in their lockers
and I’m fine with it.

Yes, science teachers all stress key words,
Simply because it is easier to explain
to the parents.
But it’s not the case, I find that logical scientific
concepts and answers matter more than key
words.

[janet88]

Imami:

So workbook must buy. Textbooks, up to parents. What happen ar....? I don't understand. No wonder so many parents say textbooks no use.

The Science textbook, workbook and English text are all a waste of money. They simply do not give students the true picture of what they will be tested during exams. Why do we parents have to waste money every year buying all these useless titles :mad: :mad:

Exams are FAR FAR more difficult.
I seriously think MOE should review what's happening, for eg the textbooks we are made to buy.

[Imami]

Do all schools use the same text? Ok, even if there are a few variants to choose from, are all these scoped and scripted by moe?

[Mychildren]

Imami:

Do all schools use the same text? Ok, even if there are a few variants to choose from, are all these scoped and scripted by moe?

Not too sure whether scripted by MOE but one thing for sure, its not enough to prepare u for exams.

I'm not :mad: with u the previous time just joke along with u. Hope u don't mind the downpour :gloomy: .

[Imami]

Mychildren:

I'm not :mad: with u the previous time just joke along with u. Hope u don't mind the downpour :gloomy: .

? What happened between us?

[Mychildren]

Imami:

Mychildren:

I'm not :mad: with u the previous time just joke along with u. Hope u don't mind the downpour :gloomy: .

? What happened between us?

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[janet88]

Imami:

Do all schools use the same text? Ok, even if there are a few variants to choose from, are all these scoped and scripted by moe?

Son's school uses 'Perfect Match'...in my opinion, bullshit. Lousy match more like it. When he was in primary P3/4, there were 2 supplementary assessment ordered for students - home practice and test units which at least gave him an idea that science isn't what he sees in stupid text. Strangely for upper pri, these titles were not ordered...instead some title by Ace Publishing.

Can MOE do something about those books we have to buy ?