All About Preparing For Secondary One
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daisyt & schellen
How many types of texts for history & geography accross the schs?
History: Southest Asia, China & India
Geography: Our Earth
I think Chinese is same for all. -
schellen:
True too .... Between Geo and History, my girl finds Geo more difficult while I find History more difficult.daisyt:
When looking at my girl's syllabus, I find History more difficult than Geo. Geo is purely memorise while History need analysise, key words and intereptation.
This pt I disagree. Geo only need to memorise definitions and formulae, but if you try to memorise all the facts, you will fail terribly unless you \"update\" your facts every now and then since Geo case studies need to be up-to-date. Also, Geo has so many case studies, it is impossible to \"spot\" exactly which case study will be used in assignments/tests/exams. You need to know the concepts and skills (like those used in History and Social Studies) in order to be able to \"adapt\" your \"memorised facts\" to the current case study.
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caroline3sg:
caroline3sg, in dd's school, they are not using the one you mentioned above. Their history \"textbook\" is printed by the school and they have to take down a lot of notes in class. Geo, yes, our earth. Chinese, should be the same but got additional other works.daisyt & schellen
How many types of texts for history & geography accross the schs?
History: Southest Asia, China & India
Geography: Our Earth
I think Chinese is same for all. -
Side track - Do you send your sec 1s for tution? If yes, on what subject? Isn't necessary to have tution (in the 1st plc are there any tution centre) for Geo, History & Lit?
MTIA
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caroline3sg:
Texts will differ for Humanities subjects as MOE allows publishers to \"advertise\" their materials to the schs. They can approach the schs directly. Of course, these materials have been approved by MOE and will follow MOE's syllabus. However, to compete with each other, publishers will create materials that go beyond the basic syllabus and provide additional teaching materials and after-sales service too. It is then up to the schs to decide.daisyt & schellen
How many types of texts for history & geography accross the schs?
History: Southest Asia, China & India
Geography: Our Earth
I think Chinese is same for all. -
nani:
So far, I have not come across any students who attend tuition for Humanities subjects outside sch. (In sch, tuition = remedial.) I don't think that it is because there is no need for such tuition but more for the following reasons:Side track - Do you send your sec 1s for tution? If yes, on what subject? Isn't necessary to have tution (in the 1st plc are there any tution centre) for Geo, History & Lit?
MTIA
1. Tuition is not cheap so parents prefer to \"target\" the core subjects only/first.
2. Tuition takes up time and sec sch students have very busy schedules after sch hours. Priority goes to core subjects.
3. Parents don't see Humanities subjects as core subjects so they are unwilling to spend even if they can afford it. They'd rather send their children to enrichment classes instead, in the hope that skills picked up during such classes will boost their scores for the core subjects. -
nani:
No tuition centre for Literature. Because different sch use different books, hence not possible for tutor to teach.Side track - Do you send your sec 1s for tution? If yes, on what subject? Isn't necessary to have tution (in the 1st plc are there any tution centre) for Geo, History & Lit?
MTIA -
Hi Kiasu Parent,
Need your help to intro good tuition teachers for East Coast area. Top need is Chinese. Prefer 1 to 1 that go to student house.
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Hmmm…In primary school, the kids have tuition and do a lot of assessment / past year papers. Is it common for secondary students to have tuition? My guess is probably yes for Chinese. What about other subjects? Also do the kids need to do assessment books? Do they have time? Can anyone advise? Thanks.
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Usually for English (added in L1R5, so die die must get A1) and Chinese (if intend to get A1, else dont bother as it’s easy to pass).
Other subjects will depend on the child and his timing. As for assessment, forget it. No time at all for this. Maybe in Sec3/4, can start working on ten year series.
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