2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[mummy so kiasu]

mama_10:

ScaredyMum:

[quote=\"zeemimi\"]I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

:shock: every night till 11pm?
i want my DD goes to bed at 10pm in P6. actually no time for revision cos basically stay bk at school and then homework...! seems like no life at all[/quote]Sound normal to me. My son took his PSLE last year also had tons of homework to clear everyday & finished his homework at 11pm. He had to stay back after school for supplementary lessons till 4.30pm on certain days & had tuition the rest of the days. Your child will have a long 3 months break from Oct to Dec after the PSLE. Try to catch up with some rest over the weekends & avoid being burn out.

[mama_10]

perhaps still in early stage? My DD cant stay until so late. I can see she is really tired. So go to sleep after finish her homework, luckily not much at this moment.

wonder how can she cope when teachers load them with tons of homework at later stage :shock:

[Just relax]

ScaredyMum:

zeemimi:

I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

Oh dear, I see a number of KSP's mentioning long hours of homework, but my DS and his friends appear to have very little homework about 1-2 hours per day, only on weekends have to do 2EL and 2HCL compos!! which was very stressful!

[happyheart]

mama_10:

perhaps still in early stage? My DD cant stay until so late. I can see she is really tired. So go to sleep after finish her homework, luckily not much at this moment.

wonder how can she cope when teachers load them with tons of homework at later stage :shock:

Same here. As far as I can see, homework is still managable at this point but DS is already tired after a long day. Spend the rest of the evening finishing up homework and totally exhausted after that. Not to mention extra time to revise...with the low energy, he is not productive in doing more. I wonder how he is going to cope when the 'real work' is in.

[ruohoo97]

ScaredyMum:

zeemimi:

I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

11 pm? That is extreme. Maybe consider to cut down tuition. The child needs enough rest to function well.

[ScaredyMum]

ruohoo97:

ScaredyMum:

[quote=\"zeemimi\"]I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

11 pm? That is extreme. Maybe consider to cut down tuition. The child needs enough rest to function well.[/quote]I've heard of worse, and yes, I m monitoring the amount of tuition homework he gets but oso not discounting the possibility of bad time management.

[Just relax]

I think some KSPs believe it is better to get DC into routine of staying up later to study as compared to P5 in preparation for the upcoming PSLE while other KSPs believe in letting DC deal with the workload and increased studying on a gradual basis.


To each his own as each KSP will know their child the best :pokeeye:

I guess the only word of caution which has been repeated in the P6 forums of every year is to watch out for burnout :lightrod:

We as parents may/will become over anxious and forget that DC is still a child with his/her own anxieties and ideas. So please remain :imanangel:

[Peony]

Just relax:

I think some KSPs believe it is better to get DC into routine of staying up later to study as compared to P5 in preparation for the upcoming PSLE while other KSPs believe in letting DC deal with the workload and increased studying on a gradual basis.


To each his own as each KSP will know their child the best :pokeeye:

I guess the only word of caution which has been repeated in the P6 forums of every year is to watch out for burnout :lightrod:

We as parents may/will become over anxious and forget that DC is still a child with his/her own anxieties and ideas. So please remain :imanangel:

Very true.

Over anxious parents (and teachers) transfer these negative energies to kids and the worst case scenario is sick kids during PSLE!! Have seen that - kids with cooling gels thingy on their forehead as they take the exams.

As parents, you can create the balance they need to stay happy and healthy from now till PSLE. How do you want the journey to be? Stressed at school and at home? Or stressed at school and recovery at home?

The extra half hour or more each night may not translate to higher results.

Free play time actually helps kids concentrate better when they are studying. I've seen this for years.... kids pushed too hard do not do as well as kids who have a balance - sleep, study and play. This is based on the kids I know. The old saying - study/work hard, play harder, works.

[HAPPYH]

:goodpost:

Peony:

Just relax:

I think some KSPs believe it is better to get DC into routine of staying up later to study as compared to P5 in preparation for the upcoming PSLE while other KSPs believe in letting DC deal with the workload and increased studying on a gradual basis.


To each his own as each KSP will know their child the best :pokeeye:

I guess the only word of caution which has been repeated in the P6 forums of every year is to watch out for burnout :lightrod:

We as parents may/will become over anxious and forget that DC is still a child with his/her own anxieties and ideas. So please remain :imanangel:

Very true.

Over anxious parents (and teachers) transfer these negative energies to kids and the worst case scenario is sick kids during PSLE!! Have seen that - kids with cooling gels thingy on their forehead as they take the exams.

As parents, you can create the balance they need to stay happy and healthy from now till PSLE. How do you want the journey to be? Stressed at school and at home? Or stressed at school and recovery at home?

The extra half hour or more each night may not translate to higher results.

Free play time actually helps kids concentrate better when they are studying. I've seen this for years.... kids pushed too hard do not do as well as kids who have a balance - sleep, study and play. This is based on the kids I know. The old saying - study/work hard, play harder, works.

[pixiedust]

Agree and you have to know your child. My son (now S1) needs to sleep early so I have to help him prioritise his work last year. I know many of his classmates work till 11pm+ last year and some of them scored >260, some <250.


Ultimately, it is not the number of hours but the effective learning which takes place. If you feel that your child is getting tired and unable to absorb or learn, then step in to help them prioritise.