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[coast]

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coast:

DS did not want to go school during nursery (lasted many weeks) and kindergarten (a few weeks). But luckily he met some experienced teachers who would make him the little teacher guiding the weaker ones ... learning with older kids rather than peers ... or other incentives such as \"students who finish your work first can start playing\".


Luckily, he enjoyed every single bit of his P1 days because his teachers assigned him to be class monitor, group leader, little teacher, ... etc

I hope your DS's P2 teachers will find ways to get him engaged and enjoy school

WOW Coast,

Your DS's school sounds appealing. May i know which school is it ?

Thank you

It's 3 different schools ... nursery, kindergarten and current primary school. So I suppose most educators are aware of these techniques.

His first nursery teacher was inexperienced (the long period that he was reluctant to go nursery) but luckily, there was a switch of teacher and this new teacher was the one who did this and that (made him the little teacher guiding the weaker ones ... learning with older kids rather than peers). She was the one who told me \"your DS is basically my little teacher\" during parent-teacher meeting.

I believe in individual teachers much more than institutions ... a structured curriculum would certainly help esp for bigger kids but passionate, experienced teachers can do wonders and these teachers exist everywhere

During another parent-teacher meeting, we told our DS's first chinese teacher that the curriculum seemed \"weird\", she actually agreed with us and said that she had no choice as the curriculum were from the \"institution\", but she assured us and told us about the methods she used in school ... I was impressed! DS would come home happily every day ... saying teacher brought and cut different fruits to share (teach them the different fruits in chinese, including Durians!), told them stories and shared real-life stuffs on each festival (mooncake, CNY, dumplings festival, ... etc). None of these were in the \"curriculum\", the teacher did it on her own. Till this day, DS would still fondly remember many things that he was taught by this teacher.

I am thankful that most of my DS's teachers are really great ... so either he is lucky or ... majority of our teachers are great

[coast]

hearty_dolphin:

He's at St Stephen School. This year, start of the term I already let his form teacher aware of what's going on last year. So everything will be fine.

Oh, they actually switch to a new form teacher after P1?

I am glad that most of DS's teachers remain the same since he has enjoyed school so much last year. But I think the teachers would be different and even the pupils would be reshuffled as well Just hoping that he and some of his good friends will be in the same P3 class next year.

[mgm]

Hi!


I’ll be moving to Singapore next week and I’m glad to find this site.

Looking forward to getting connected to moms in Singapore.

[coast]

mgm:

Hi!


I'll be moving to Singapore next week and I'm glad to find this site.

Looking forward to getting connected to moms in Singapore.

Welcome to KSP and hope to see you here soon (our kids same age :)) :rahrah:

[Fei Fish]

Hi, I’m Amy. My girl just finished SA2 but result not so good.Anyone can give advise on how to teach English Composition.

[Oppa]

Hi Amy, my son shown great improvement in his Compo after attending creative writing lessons for a year. They learned like 10 nice phrases each week and used them to write a compo every week.


His work was selected for the school’s young writers publication. I was surprised when I read them. I guessed the lessons helps a great deal. You may like to find out more.

[snowball]

Oppa:

Hi Amy, my son shown great improvement in his Compo after attending creative writing lessons for a year. They learned like 10 nice phrases each week and used them to write a compo every week.


His work was selected for the school's young writers publication. I was surprised when I read them. I guessed the lessons helps a great deal. You may like to find out more.

My ds did not do well in both english & chinese compos too. Thinking where to learn compo writing for both, any suggestions ? :boogie:

[Oppa]

Hi snowball, send you a PM.

[snowball]

Oppa:

Hi snowball, send you a PM.

noted with thanks

[clubby_thomas]

Hi, I am also interested where to go for creative writing. Please send the contact. Thanks.