2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[mummy so kiasu]

QLL:

donren:

O...pray hard MT Paper 2 is easy for DS

Not sure if we are behaving normal, since weekend, we have been very slack with our preparation for MT and Science. DS is relaxing most of the time and i am just not motivated to push.... :imdrowning:

Same here. Everyone was celebrating lantern festival.

[QLL]

mummy so kiasu:

QLL:

[quote=\"donren\"]O...pray hard MT Paper 2 is easy for DS

Not sure if we are behaving normal, since weekend, we have been very slack with our preparation for MT and Science. DS is relaxing most of the time and i am just not motivated to push.... :imdrowning:

Same here. Maybe it is weekend & everyone is celebrating lantern festival[/quote]\\

You are right! can't wait to get it over and done, very exhausted!

[Chenonceau]

mummy so kiasu:

Hi Chen, if Chinese has the narrowest bell curve & Math has the widest bell curve, does it mean that someone weaker in Chinese will be more disadvantage than someone weaker in Math?

Ooops... I almost missed seeing this post. Trying to scan forum quickly. Please don't get concerned about Chinese having the narrowest bell curve? It is an assertion without adequate factual support. I did up that table last year to show my DS. DS' weakest subject is Chinese. It made sense (at that time) to show him Chinese as being the narrowest bell curve then. It gave us a reason to work hard at Chinese.

On the eve of the Chinese exam... during or even AFTER the Chinese exam... let's not take it as FACT that Chinese has the narrowest bell curve. We will scare our kids unnecessarily, and ourselves.

My own DS thinks it is a FACT but he has had time to come to terms with it. He has also put in all the effort he can put into it. We cannot catch up on 6 years Chinese in 2 years so we accept that he will be only slightly above average in Chinese. We are not emotionally affected. Now that PSLE Chinese is upon us, I advise you just tell yourself \"Pooh! It is not a given that Chinese has the narrowest spread. For all I know, it could have the WIDEST spread and Math would have the narrowest.\"

BUT for whichever the subject (might not be Chinese... might be Science... might be Math) that has the narrowest bell curve AND the lowest average, THAT is the subject that has the largest contribution to the t-score for every one mark gained. Does this make sense now?

[Zann]

Can’t wait for PSLE to be over and go gai gai with ds now …

[Chenonceau]

Zann:

Can't wait for PSLE to be over and go gai gai with ds now ...

Paintball Wars... here we come!!

[Nebbermind]

Chenonceau:

Zann:

Can't wait for PSLE to be over and go gai gai with ds now ...

Paintball Wars... here we come!!

That's fun...besides shooting someone's butt with paper bullets!!

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mummy so kiasu:

QLL:

[quote=\"donren\"]O...pray hard MT Paper 2 is easy for DS

Not sure if we are behaving normal, since weekend, we have been very slack with our preparation for MT and Science. DS is relaxing most of the time and i am just not motivated to push.... :imdrowning:

Same here. Everyone was celebrating lantern festival.[/quote]I think I am also in the same boat as you all. DS was just relaxing and was reading his notes. I didn't push him either. I was relaxing the most. :imcool:

[niza6666.028774hotmail.028774com]

10 more mins for the MT paper to be over…counting down the papers…2 more to go…before we chiong…

[Chenonceau]

Nebbermind:

Chenonceau:

[quote=\"Zann\"]Can't wait for PSLE to be over and go gai gai with ds now ...

Paintball Wars... here we come!!

That's fun...besides shooting someone's butt with paper bullets!! [/quote]Paper bullets with thumb tacks inside....

[mummy so kiasu]

mummy so kiasu:

Chenonceau:

[quote=\"mummy so kiasu\"]Hi Chen, if Chinese has the narrowest bell curve & Math has the widest bell curve, does it mean that someone weaker in Chinese will be more disadvantage than someone weaker in Math?

Ooops... I almost missed seeing this post. Trying to scan forum quickly. Please don't get concerned about Chinese having the narrowest bell curve? It is an assertion without adequate factual support. I did up that table last year to show my DS. DS' weakest subject is Chinese. It made sense (at that time) to show him Chinese as being the narrowest bell curve then. It gave us a reason to work hard at Chinese.

On the eve of the Chinese exam... during or even AFTER the Chinese exam... let's not take it as FACT that Chinese has the narrowest bell curve. We will scare our kids unnecessarily, and ourselves.

My own DS thinks it is a FACT but he has had time to come to terms with it. He has also put in all the effort he can put into it. We cannot catch up on 6 years Chinese in 2 years so we accept that he will be only slightly above average in Chinese. We are not emotionally affected. Now that PSLE Chinese is upon us, I advise you just tell yourself \"Pooh! It is not a given that Chinese has the narrowest spread. For all I know, it could have the WIDEST spread and Math would have the narrowest.\"

BUT for whichever the subject (might not be Chinese... might be Science... might be Math) that has the narrowest bell curve AND the lowest average, THAT is the subject that has the largest contribution to the t-score for every one mark gained. Does this make sense now?

I think I know the answer. :thankyou: My boy is in the same position as your boy. Just hope that it is an easy paper. :xedfingers:[/quote]