Five-year-olds put to the test as kindy exams gain steam
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5-year old kids have their own paper to attempt. It is not like 5 year old kid ask to do 10-year-old test, right?
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Guess these centers are teaching advanced stuff or else they will not test the kids to make sure they can understand and keep up with the materials.
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friendship:
5-year old kids have their own paper to attempt. It is not like 5 year old kid ask to do 10-year-old test, right?
The assessment test paper that this \"Write Place\" request 5 year old K1 kids is of ... high standard.
can be equivalent to Primary 1 English standard. -
it is up to individual preference whether they want advance stuff or not.
They are people who really take part in every tests and appreciate advance stuff for their kids.
The test is transparent, whether take or not to take.
Why so scare of competition? kids not competitive enough then ’ jia you’, don’t lose out in the society when the population reaches 6M. -
phtthp:
Putting the charges for these tests aside, it makes sense for these centres to have entry tests.thus, going forward if you ask -
will there come a day in future where all K2 kids need to take a common entry test esp. for Primary 1 registration into the hot, popular schools, just like what US is doing now - who knows ? Then MOE will do away with all the phases from Phase 1 to Phase 2C, and all the murmur, grumbling, complaint(s) that kids staying less than 1 km from hot, popular school like Nanyang, Henry Park, Rosyth, Ai Tong, Catholic High, etc - fail to get in.
it may not happen now during our kids' generation.
but 20 or 30 years later, who know ?
it may happen to our grandchildren generation.
Eg, The Write Place focus mainly on building up writing skill. If the kids do not have some level of competency in the English language, it'll be difficult for the centre to enhance his writing skill. Certainly one need to at least have a good grasp on grammar and vocab before he can write well. -
friendship:
I cannot speak for other parents. I'm not scare of my kids dealing with competition. We are not competing with the potential of 6 mil pple. It's a gobal competition.it is up to individual preference whether they want advance stuff or not.
They are people who really take part in every tests and appreciate advance stuff for their kids.
The test is transparent, whether take or not to take.
Why so scare of competition? kids not competitive enough then ' jia you', don't lose out in the society when the population reaches 6M.
I have my reasons for not going with kindies that test kids. -
just curious (dun mind)…
in China -
do China K2 kindergarten kids need to take a common entrance test, to enrol their child into better primary school(s) ? heard that China also competitive -
Hi phtthp,
Can share what the components for the Write Place entry test are? I have actually put my kids on their K2 class wait list early this year, but then can’t make it for the assessment test timings as they are all in the afternoons.
Thanks! -
China, Korea has across the country EXAM for university entry right? those are competitiveness
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:? We have A levels, IB......
Different system
We have more routes into Uni.
Maybe I misunderstood, you prefer the stress level of Koreans in their attempts to Uni?
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