All About T-Score

[Nebbermind]

MyBaby:

For me, a good PSLE score is when my child has put in his/her best effort. If the child has a positive learning attitude, listens in class, completes homework, do the necessarily revision and practice papers prior to examination and has given his/her best, then I, as well as my child, will be satisfied with the score.

Actually, my kids have never done any of the underlined voluntarily, so 'best effort' is questionable. But 'best possible effort' still can qualify

[MyBaby]

Imami:

MyBaby:

Why judge the worth of your child by a mere 3 digit?

Like. Very good statement. I shall keep that in mind.

Well, Imami, I learnt that from other wise parents. Glad to pass it on.

[MyBaby]

Sun_2010:

MyBaby, your attitude is worth emulating. :salute:

I think , you misunderstood Nebbermind.

His response is a tongue-in-cheek reply to your nick. I mean he is saying \"my baby\" aka his child will not get a good score. He is kidding as his kid is a \"good\" student and will definitely be in the top 1% . And he will perhaps among the few parents who are hardly kiasu, sees achievements beyond the marks and ranks . Come to think of it , almost like you. He just likes to pretend to be funny, we usually humour him

See nebbermind, I rite or note? Can see thru you, afterall you not dressed rite?:evil:

Tks, Sun_2010 for pointing out the pun. Was wondering how Nebbermind came to the conclusion that \"my baby will not ever get a good PSLE score\" based on my post.

[ruohoo97]

MyBaby:

Sun_2010:

MyBaby, your attitude is worth emulating. :salute:

I think , you misunderstood Nebbermind.

His response is a tongue-in-cheek reply to your nick. I mean he is saying \"my baby\" aka his child will not get a good score. He is kidding as his kid is a \"good\" student and will definitely be in the top 1% . And he will perhaps among the few parents who are hardly kiasu, sees achievements beyond the marks and ranks . Come to think of it , almost like you. He just likes to pretend to be funny, we usually humour him

See nebbermind, I rite or note? Can see thru you, afterall you not dressed rite?:evil:

Tks, Sun_2010 for pointing out the pun. Was wondering how Nebbermind came to the conclusion that \"my baby will not ever get a good PSLE score\" based on my post.

Thanks Sun_2010, I often didn't get Nebbermind's humor, 还是你一叶知秋呀！

[mummy so kiasu]

alng:

MyBaby:

Sorry to disappoint you, Nebbermind, my first child did PSLE last year and got above 270.


I have two children and both are very different. DC1 is very motivated and academically capable. Throughout primary sch, there is no need to push or nag her (even during PSLE period). During \"Meet Parent\" sessions, her teachers complimented her on her postive learning attitudes and good behaviour. So DH and I knew that we will be satisfied with whatever PSLE t-score she would come back with as she has put in her best effort. We (including her teachers) had expected an above 260 score but she delighted us with 270 and she definitely deserves it.

DC2 is in Pri 3 - more playful and has a \"get-by\" attitude. He refuses to be drilled and dislikes doing revision papers. So we have an agreement where
- he needs to complete his homework
- he needs to maintain a certain target for each subject (targets vary from subject to subject)
- if he does not, then he will have to do revision paper to work on his weak areas
- no negative feedback from his teacher about his learning attitude (eg. not paying attention in class, slip-shod work etc)

At the way things are going now, with DC2, we do not forsee him performing as well as DC1 for PSLE, but as long as he has done his best, so be it.

Why judge the worth of your child by a mere 3 digit?

My dd1 is taking PSLE this year and she is like your dd1. My dh and I will be very happy with whatever t-score she achieves.

My ds2, who is in P1 now, is more playful, more forgetful, more careless, less smart as he does not even clarify when he does not understand his teachers. :faint:

All kids are different. At least you have a self motivated & disciplined one. What about those parents with both kids need to be pushed?

[Essential]

The lowes for 2011, 2010 is 43

[GLORYmum]

Essential:

The lowes for 2011, 2010 is 43

T score of 43 ? How is this possible??

[Essential]

Ya it’s true perhaps they are from foundation

[Nebbermind]

Possible. Some school have special needs kids who psle too.

[MyBaby]

mummy so kiasu:

All kids are different. At least you have a self motivated & disciplined one. What about those parents with both kids need to be pushed?

I think there are two aspects of \"push\" here.
1. \"Push\" as in wanting kids to deliver more
2. \"Push\" as in have to tell and nag to get kids to get things done.

Being satisfied with the results when they have done their best does not mean that I do not need to push (meaning 1) them. We set expectations based on their capabilities and we push them when we know that they are performing below their potential.

For DC 1, it is just that she is motivated and we do not need to push (meaning 2) her in her academic pursuit. However, it does not mean that it is a breeze parenting her as there are other aspects that we need to guide her in. For DC2, given his \"laid back\" attitude in his academic pursuit, we have to push him more.

For me, at the end of the day, if my kids have given their best, then whatever T-score they are going to bring back I will be happy to accept it. But if I know that my kids have not done their best, even if they obtain a T-score of above 250 (benchmark set by person who started this thread as she said \"Someone told me that any score lower than 250 is the end of the world...\"), I will feel that they have short-changed themselves.