"shocked and horrified at how bad many [state schools] were"
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For P6 English, the text is simply useless. How can the content possibly give kids a TRUE indication that PSLE is nothing like what they see in textbooks???
Grammar, vocab, comprehension cloze, comprehension OE etc…these are components tested. But are they found in the textbook?
Since school is made mandatory, MOE should do something about the text/workbooks and teaching style in schools. The poor quality is the reason why tuition centers are flourishing. -
Seems like the mindset of many parents now is to accept without question. If textbooks are lousy,just buy... then buy more guide books and assessments.
If a child does not quite understand the lesson.. seek help... but help from tutors. :roll: -
Lilac66:
hmmm...the best speaker for the ongoing debate shall represent KSP and register a formal complaint to the MOE on the inadequacy of the recommended texts in pri school!!! AYE??Seems like the mindset of many parents now is to accept without question. If textbooks are lousy,just buy... then buy more guide books and assessments.
If a child does not quite understand the lesson.. seek help... but help from tutors. :roll: -
Nebbermind:
hmmm...the best speaker for the ongoing debate shall represent KSP and register a formal complaint to the MOE on the inadequacy of the recommended texts in pri school!!! AYE??
Yes !
may i nominate Janet lee ? -
What debate? Looks to me like \"uni-directional collapse\" or \"one side fall\"
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phtthp:
Oops!! Was referring to the KSP debate @ playground!!Nebbermind:
hmmm...the best speaker for the ongoing debate shall represent KSP and register a formal complaint to the MOE on the inadequacy of the recommended texts in pri school!!! AYE??
Yes !
may i nominate Janet lee ?
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My kids are still in kindy and elder one is going to P1 next yr. I am shocked to read from here that sch textbooks are useless! Are they really??
I remember when I was in Pri sch we used the textbooks but for English in P5 and P6 my English teacher often referred to another guidebook that I bought as well. This book contained exercises on grammar etc. I still remember the thick blue book
I also remember that my teacher photocopied many worksheets for us for comprehension, cloze passage etc.
I think some form of supplement is still required on top of the textbooks, but to say that textbooks are totally useless just shocks me! Guess I will know come next year! -
I think I am going to supplement DD’s English by making her do what I did in my days, get her to read more than 100 Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Alfred Hitchcock & the Three Investigators etc. Yeah, how quaint. Nowadays can use Harry Potter. Guaranteed to make your DC’s English more powderful than the Powerpuff Girls.
Should have done that for my Chinese too, but meh, nobody told me there are readable Chinese books like Condor Heroes until after secondary school. A few sets of Jin Yong novels will do wonders.
Only problem is I may have to disconnect the internet connection… -
Lilac66:
i support u to go for official complaint too... if there is a need, ask everyone in ksp to write a letter each....Seems like the mindset of many parents now is to accept without question. If textbooks are lousy,just buy... then buy more guide books and assessments.
If a child does not quite understand the lesson.. seek help... but help from tutors. :roll:
maybe we have the power to change the history of education..!! -
2hotTOhandle:
in our times, the difference between text n exams are probably 30% more difficult in exams only. but nowadays exams are like 90% more difficult than the text, that's why parents here are complaining so much...My kids are still in kindy and elder one is going to P1 next yr. I am shocked to read from here that sch textbooks are useless! Are they really??
I remember when I was in Pri sch we used the textbooks but for English in P5 and P6 my English teacher often referred to another guidebook that I bought as well. This book contained exercises on grammar etc. I still remember the thick blue book
I also remember that my teacher photocopied many worksheets for us for comprehension, cloze passage etc.
I think some form of supplement is still required on top of the textbooks, but to say that textbooks are totally useless just shocks me! Guess I will know come next year!
u will get to realise it soon...
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