2010 PSLE Discussion

[James Ang]

Way2GO:

tutormum:

Frictional force is an opposing force of any moving object. My explanation is very simple, if a force moves towards the right, the frictional force will move towards the left - exactly opposite each other.

JonC:

Answer is D.

Friction is opp of \"v\" and \"a\" is opp of \"v\", so Friction is same direction as \"a\".

Tricky question indeed.
Referring to dig:
Acceleration to left, the traction is to towards right (force B).
Frictional force is in opposite direction to B; so frictional force is rep by D!

The correct answer is D. The explanation is that the wheel is moving forward but it is round so it is rolling and the direction of the rolling wheel's motion is anti-clockwise, so the motion is backwards or to the right. Direction of fricition is opposite to the direction of the motion so the direction of friction is to the left or D.

This is assuming that the wheel is rolling and not skidding of course!

[JonC]

Hurray, correct answer ... :celebrate:

[Adetan]

kitty2:

Mummies and Daddies,


How did you help your kids to achieve the the good score?

Please share :thankyou:

I am new too in Kiasu parents! My boy is in P6 2010. How do I start him with the revision. Start with weak subject first???? A day 4 hours revision with same subject??? How to motivate him to cooperative with you for the revision period? He is on manual gear most of the time !! Any feedback..thank you.. :please:

[rubydoll]

For motivation of your son i like to share my own experince with you.

first, take time to talk with him …like what he wants to be and which school he is aiming to enter .
I really started like this.Then make the child feel that mum and dad are really… really working with him to fullfill his goal.

Spend more time from now…still it is not too late.
Go one by one analysing which area in the subject is he weak. Take your time . Go through the weak subjects up to this holidays.
My own experince is no point puttting him in tution …my sons home tution teacher comes and goes…there is an improment of 5% …
but if you sit with him it can be 50%
No one will know your son as you.
spend some valuable time for him .
cheer up.
There are a lot of mums like you.

[ooptimizer]

You can start now, still enough time to prepare well for next october PSLE.

[Adetan]

rubydoll:

For motivation of your son i like to share my own experince with you.

first, take time to talk with him ..like what he wants to be and which school he is aiming to enter .
I really started like this.Then make the child feel that mum and dad are really........ really working with him to fullfill his goal.

Spend more time from now.......still it is not too late.
Go one by one analysing which area in the subject is he weak. Take your time . Go through the weak subjects up to this holidays.
My own experince is no point puttting him in tution ....my sons home tution teacher comes and goes.........there is an improment of 5% ...
but if you sit with him it can be 50%
No one will know your son as you.
spend some valuable time for him .
cheer up.
There are a lot of mums like you.

Thank you so much Rubydoll for yr valuable advise.
Yes, I agreed with you. We did spend time talking to him which school and score he wants. I even got a latest booklet for him to check the schools.

Now, I will have to spend more valuable and precious time with him to get started for his revision. By going through his exam and test papers...and strengthen his weakness topics fm there.

Will also paste your aim score and school in his room to remind him.

:salute:

[YLH88]

Hi,


I’m new too in KiasuParents. My son is in P6 2010. Would like to check where can I get a copy of the 2009 latest booklet on the list of secondary schools and the cut off points ? Is it available on MOE websites ?

Thank you!

[corneyAmber]

YLH88:

Hi,


I'm new too in KiasuParents. My son is in P6 2010. Would like to check where can I get a copy of the 2009 latest booklet on the list of secondary schools and the cut off points ? Is it available on MOE websites ?

Thank you!

The 2009 booklet will only be given to students in October 2010. From past experience, the cut of points for most schools would usually be released in the MOE website in Feb or later.

Meanwhile, can check out this thread, we are having a hot discussion on this year's cut off points (COP) there! Go to page 1 for the latest COPs but bear in mind they are not the official figures, they are just a guide.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=92396#92396

[YLH88]

Ok, will read the thread.


Thank you!

[CJS]

rubydoll:

For motivation of your son i like to share my own experince with you.

first, take time to talk with him ..like what he wants to be and which school he is aiming to enter .
I really started like this.Then make the child feel that mum and dad are really........ really working with him to fullfill his goal.

Spend more time from now.......still it is not too late.
Go one by one analysing which area in the subject is he weak. Take your time . Go through the weak subjects up to this holidays.
My own experince is no point puttting him in tution ....my sons home tution teacher comes and goes.........there is an improment of 5% ...
but if you sit with him it can be 50%
No one will know your son as you.
spend some valuable time for him .
cheer up.
There are a lot of mums like you.

This very true. Let me share my experience with you. My dd till mid year P6 is just about 23*+. I brought her to various independent school open houses in May/Jun. She loved one of them very much. From there, I work out with her how much she needed to score in each subject in order to qualify. I did not provide her with the option of DSA as I felt that she needed to put in effort to prove herself in PSLE. Beside, I don't think I can afford the independent school fees should she not qualify for EEIS but got in through DSA.

She is one person who does not show improvement with tuition. She would refuse to do tuition homework.

I sat with her as much as I can during her home drill practices, ban everyone from the TV, etc. She worked very hard and got up to 25*+ in her PSLE.

Parent's involvement, especially morally is more important than actually coaching your child in the subject. I believe many parents cannot handle those tough questions in top school exam papers with ease. But by providing moral support and spending time with the child while he/she is doing his/her drills make them feel that you are all working towards their goals together.