2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[concerned_of_PSLE 10]

mummy so kiasu:

pchong:

[quote=\"KoalaMummy\"]my ds school have a whole list of Post PSLE Programme line up for all the P6s DAILY... Doesn't other school have these?

The sch does not have any activity for the kids. The teacher reads her own book in class while the rest of the kids chat and play with each other. So yesterday, the teacher booked the computer lab and let the kids surf net. I'm finding it a waste of time.

That is the problem of bringing forward the PSLE. It used to be mid Oct & now early Oct. Schools had to rush to complete the syllabus & kids now have nothing to do. The school should engage external vendors to conduct workshops such as public speaking, speech & drama or oil painting for the kids to keep them occupy meaningfully.[/quote]We hav so many until i can say we are not spared a second.

Tmrw got swordplay. Jus had talk on anti-smoking and 3hours of PE.sweating like mad everyday,still got P6 bazaar, graduation party, visit to 2 museum, multi sporta carnival, church visit,sec1introduction from some company.
See gonna suffocate :slapshead:

[concerned_of_PSLE 10]

paranoid:

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment; full effort is full victory.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Our greatest glory is not in never fallng, but in rising up every time we fall.
Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
坚持到底，千万不能轻易放弃。每个人生活中一定会遇到很多困难和曲折，需要对自己有信心才会成功。
Persevere... :salute:

:udawoman:

[Honey]

To a child … thank you for sharing from your heart. I enjoy reading your posts alot as you write with feelings. I always tell my dd that when she writes with feelings & shares from her heart, people will enjoy reading what her writing. Your sharings give us parents a precious insight into our kids’ world. My dd & I are very close & we share a great deal. Still I learn so much from your sharing & it gives me a better understanding as to what’s to come when she enters secondary school. Thank you for taking time to drop by & keep sharing with us. Remember to follow us up to Sec One next year. We may ask you some questions to help us along the way.

[Rational_Parent]

@a child, you are indeed a special child although you would like to think otherwise. You are not in RGS by accident. We all know obtaining good grades does not define a person; they are just icing on the cake.


I somehow believe your contributing to forums and performing community services give you an outlet to speak your mind and give you an extra sense of purpose.

Sometimes I rest my head high up on my pillow in the night and wonder why you chose the nickname 'a child' is this forum, and I am still wondering.

Thank you once again for sharing your journey with us. We are truly appreciative of your continual participation in this forum.

[Rational_Parent]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

Thanks everybody for comforting me. It is just tat i feel tat something is constantly bugging me....
Tat feeling is really terrible.....thinking of all the wrong answers i gave,i feel i am really dumb

Learn to let go and get back on your feet when the chips are down or appears so. Think about it this way - will your parents be sad to see you this way? I can assure you most, if not all, parents would prefer to see their children happy and strong then be overly concerned with their academic achievement.

Never read too much into your PSLE performance when the result is still not out. And when it does, tell yourself you're definitely not among the worse with your head held high.

So pick yourself up, bite the bullet and say to yourself that you'll make amends, and move on. Enjoy life for there are much more to life than pursuing grades.

[janet88]

Hi a child,

You're only in Sec 2 :yikes: and you can express yourself so well. That's amazing !!! You are mature beyond your age, say 14?
Keep up the good work.

[ruohoo97]

a child:

Hi, exams just ended today for me so I might be posting more if I'm free (not sure if I'll be though).


Firstly, just wanted to reiterate that some independence for kids are good. My parents never took leave for my PSLE. I had no tuition, though they did get me assessments. It was a gradual independence since I was younger, and they believed and trusted that I would be strong and grow up on my own. I have made many many mistakes on my own, gotten addicted to the internet. I've come out stronger than ever. And now, even though I still have the emotional support of my parents, they never ask about academics anymore. They have no idea which subjects I'm currently taking, or the full list of my extracurriculars. The time we spend is mostly spent together enjoying, holidaying, going to parks and shopping. We never argue over my marks anymore, or even talk about my studies. It hasn't been that bad actually. And even though it seems easy for my parents actually it was really painful for them. To slowly let go, know that my marks will never be top but accept that and love me so much anyway. They painstakingly talked about their own experiences from being poor in farms to their current relative success, we talked a lot about life and they got me to read a lot. This education they provided me is priceless beyond measure. So even though you may want to take charge of your kids education tightly again, send them for tuition - I would suggest instead tell them to read, broadly, widely, books about war and poverty and suffering which touch hearts, history channel, discovery channel, anything - and love learning. And let go, expose them to the world so that they appreciate, and let them learn on their own. Induced success is artificial. You will have to let go one day. Better to do it while the kids are still relatively young, when their opinions you can still influence, and when they are still under your roof. And talk to them on the same level. It has made me grow.

And as I have repeatedly said, the best education you can ever give is to love learning. Read, read, and read even more. There is no hurry to do secondary school exercise books. But read secondary school literature texts? Or rather adult classics, non fiction? Yes, definitely yes. This is the only real learning that I think I have ever experienced in my life. It changed me. So for this time you have before secondary school, I do not recommend sending your kids for tuition. I never went. I went to school, we had few activities but I played cards, read, chatted with my friends. We bonded. We were kids, carefree, happy. That's all the matters isn't it? That we are happy. Because we cannot spend all our time preparing for life. We have to live it, because this is life. And there is no hurry to study, cram, and prepare. There is plenty of time to do that later. Most of my friends and I never did that, and we do fine. And it is my experience that an hour of work in school is worth ten hours of pre-preparatory, because you don't know what to expect and if you do then there is no point in going for school. I don't what to sound like I'm hard selling, but I've been through it and I know that it does not help much. Instead, build foundation. Read to build analytical skills. You get language from reading also, read classics, not comics. Watch channels with proper documentaries and news - cartoons are fine for entertainment, but not learning. And learn to love this, really. I know I keep repeating it, rambling, but that's all I really want to say.

And also thank you for all your affirmative support, it really means a lot to me. I am only in secondary 2, so I don't pretend to know a lot. But this secondary school experience has really been so meaningful for me. And I wanted to share.

Lastly - I know someone asked a few pages before where I school. I attend Raffles Girls' School - and though I suppose many would therefore disregard what I have said as irrelevant and inapplicable to their kids, and I do not claim to be representative of all kids. But I do know that most of our abilities and IQ are within margin of error and I am nothing exceptional. Instead, I really believe that it is all this education and love for life and learning that has made me who I am today

Thank you for sharing. I printed out your previous post to my DD2 and DS1, hopeing that your insight will inspire both of them. My DS1 is also sec 2, he must have felt somewhat embarrassed after reading your post, though he does not say so. I can tell he is touched; as for my DD, she exclaimed in delight, yeah, no tuition.! :please:

[moonee]

KoalaMummy:

my ds school have a whole list of Post PSLE Programme line up for all the P6s DAILY... Doesn't other school have these?

Yup my dds sch has a series of activities till November. I guess its her best time in primary sch.

[Chenonceau]

janet_lee88:

Hi a child,

I read your post with delight (in fact i printed it) bcos it was posted based on your personal experiences...and for first-timer parents like myself with kids going to secondary school, it's really interesting to read.

Mummies,
The first 5 days after PSLE has been FUN...completely no academic work. He truly deserved that break.

Then I got son to read newspapers everyday and write a diary on day's happenings.
Went to SAP (publisher) website to check out some reference titles. Wow, the English grammar/vocab at sec 1 is no joke :nailbite:
Once sec 1 exams are over, I will borrow some titles for son to read them. Language is very impt especially in secondary...cannot be so lax.

Hi Mummy Janet... if I may... I thought I would make a gentle suggestion here. Would you consider letting your child choose his own titles? I've let my son choose his own readings ever since P2. He didn't like newspapers at all. The main section was boring to him... so I helped him choose non-fiction books that he found interesting.

As weeks piled into months, his choices went up the reading levels until now he is reading books such as \"Churchill's Unnecessary War\" and this 1.5 inches tome entitled Democracy that he borrowed in P5 and tried to force me to read. And only then he turned to the newspapers, but he only reads the Insight articles or other opinion pieces (because he doesn't like all the news about accidents and petty crime)... as well as Time and Newsweek.

Your DS will be Sec 1 soon. Perhaps consider asking him to browse assessments and choosing his own and then drop him off at the library to choose his own books? He is a boy after all and must grow into a man. The earlier he starts on his journey towards being his own man, the better.

[Nebbermind]

hmmm....sometimes I wonder if it's more difficult for SAHM moms to let go of their babies. But this is :offtopic: