2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[janet88]

fifiyeo:

Packing up DS's study room. Kinda sad that while doing all the crazy chase to cope in school, study and PSLE...and now 6 years just passed by and he's grown up soon to be a teenager.

Hey, I know how you feel. When son was in P4 onwards, weekend outings were a luxury. This year P6, drive through Mac quite often...yours truly here needs chocolate and strawberry sundaes. I cleared son's cupboards & shelves with a tinge of sadness too...but have to learn to let go. 6 years, not long but not short either...just zoomed by without us realizing.
Now that we can sit back, I wonder where the time has gone...feel like some granny sitting on a rocking chair reminiscing the time when he was still in diapers.

[fifiyeo]

gangnam:

fifiyeo:

Packing up DS's study room. Kinda sad that while doing all the crazy chase to cope in school, study and PSLE...and now 6 years just passed by and he's grown up soon to be a teenager.

Hey, I know how you feel. When son was in P4 onwards, weekend outings were a luxury. This year P6, drive through Mac quite often...yours truly here needs chocolate and strawberry sundaes. I cleared son's cupboards & shelves with a tinge of sadness too...but have to learn to let go. 6 years, not long but not short either...just zoomed by without us realizing.
Now that we can sit back, I wonder where the time has gone...feel like some granny sitting on a rocking chair reminiscing the time when he was still in diapers.

Yap, those diaper days when we could hug and cuddle them and enjoy the joy of parenthood. Somehow those 6 years are so wasted in so many ways.

[weatherbee]

What do you all do during the weekends? We still have weekend outings quite often.

[janet88]

Now that ALL exams are over...we go out either IMM, BP Plaza or West Mall...just hit it. But now, I am making them clear up the mess they created...my younger one is at home as teachers are preparing the move to temp holding site. :rahrah:


This Thur Nov 1, I told hubby I want to watch Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie. Need to plan something for son to do...seeing him so free is a little worrying. My friend asked me to get him to read 成语 comics...at least not so dry.

[HAPPYH]

gangnam:

Now that ALL exams are over...we go out either IMM, BP Plaza or West Mall...just hit it. But now, I am making them clear up the mess they created...my younger one is at home as teachers are preparing the move to temp holding site. :rahrah:


This Thur Nov 1, I told hubby I want to watch Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie. Need to plan something for son to do...seeing him so free is a little worrying. My friend asked me to get him to read 成语 comics...at least not so dry.

Feeling jealous. My DD still got 3 more exams until 1 Nov.

[janet88]

HAPPYH:

gangnam:

Now that ALL exams are over...we go out either IMM, BP Plaza or West Mall...just hit it. But now, I am making them clear up the mess they created...my younger one is at home as teachers are preparing the move to temp holding site. :rahrah:

Feeling jealous. My DD still got 3 more exams until 1 Nov.

Darling, you think I am really so cool? I am actually treading on thin ice, but can't do anything but distract myself.

[HAPPYH]

gangnam:

HAPPYH:

[quote=\"gangnam\"]Now that ALL exams are over...we go out either IMM, BP Plaza or West Mall...just hit it. But now, I am making them clear up the mess they created...my younger one is at home as teachers are preparing the move to temp holding site. :rahrah:

Feeling jealous. My DD still got 3 more exams until 1 Nov.

Darling, you think I am really so cool? I am actually treading on thin ice, but can't do anything but distract myself.[/quote]I can understand :snuggles: . Even for P3, I feel there are so much things to do.

[janet88]

After 26 days (including today 27), I am slowly on the mend...but still refusing to think of anything related to work...but YES to clearing the room of books and files...and VERY OK thinking where to go everyday


Overnight, my son seemed to have grown to become a teenager. Would it be better if he had been home-schooled instead? Then at least we will enjoy their growing up years.

[ruohoo97]

slmkhoo:

gangnam:

Overnight, my son seemed to have grown to become a teenager. Would it be better if he had been home-schooled instead? Then at least we will enjoy their growing up years.

Homeschool has its downside too. You face your children day in day out, you have the responsibility of keeping them to schedule and up to standard, any lapse feels like it's your fault, you worry that they won't be able to fit into mainstream academically or socially in the future, schooling never seems to end if your kids are the kind that drag things out, you have to provide non-core subjects and CCA yourself... Having done both, I would still opt for school for most normal kids (those without special needs).

:hugs: so true.

[janet88]

slmkhoo:

gangnam:

Overnight, my son seemed to have grown to become a teenager. Would it be better if he had been home-schooled instead? Then at least we will enjoy their growing up years.

Homeschool has its downside too. You face your children day in day out, you have the responsibility of keeping them to schedule and up to standard, any lapse feels like it's your fault, you worry that they won't be able to fit into mainstream academically or socially in the future, schooling never seems to end if your kids are the kind that drag things out, you have to provide non-core subjects and CCA yourself... Having done both, I would still opt for school for most normal kids (those without special needs).

There is higher COP for kids who are home-schooled...day in day out facing them can go nuts too...but can send kids for ballet, piano, violin, swimming if there is a worry of social needs. Honestly, if I am capable enough to coach my kids to the level of achieving 240 COP, I will home-school.