All About Preparing For PSLE

[janet88]

JohnYeo:

janet_lee88:

There ARE parents who want kids to get into top schools...well, these kids do get there with so much intensive coaching and constant drumming of how elite they are, and as such they should attend Raffles.

Hi Janet, yes, intensive coaching, drilling and constant drumming...but at what cost?

i know of one parent...she went all out to make sure her son gets into RI...the boy did get in.

[JohnYeo]

janet_lee88:

JohnYeo:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]There ARE parents who want kids to get into top schools...well, these kids do get there with so much intensive coaching and constant drumming of how elite they are, and as such they should attend Raffles.

Hi Janet, yes, intensive coaching, drilling and constant drumming...but at what cost?

i know of one parent...she went all out to make sure her son gets into RI...the boy did get in.[/quote]I can imagine the training the boy went through. Oh my.

[janet88]

son attended same tutor as that boy…his mother stormed into the tutor’s residence and raised hell…held up the class for 1/2 hour…told the tutor she is not coaching her son in his school work.

[JohnYeo]

janet_lee88:

son attended same tutor as that boy...his mother stormed into the tutor's residence and raised hell...held up the class for 1/2 hour...told the tutor she is not coaching her son in his school work.

wow, can imagine what had happened...im just wondering this might be prevented if the tutor had consistently updated the parent on what had been covered and done with (not for) the child.

After speaking to several parents, I realised most were not updated and they had no idea what was done in the sessions and how effective were the tuitions. Most take the result of any test/ exam to determine the effectiveness.

If there is an improvement, the tuition is considered good.
if there's no improvement or even a drop in grade, the tuition is not good.

Well, communication with parents is very importan because it should be seen as a team effort (team made up of parent and tutor) to ensure a more sustaining improvement.

My 2 cents,
John

[sea]

[quote]Well, communication with parents is very importan because it should be seen as a team effort (team made up of parent and tutor) to ensure a more sustaining improvement.
[/quote]I agree with you John. However, there are tutors who don't like the parents to tell them the child's weakness as to them, they think that they know what they are doing. So for this type of tutor is very difficult to work hand in hand.

[janet88]

i strongly believe in working closely with kids’ tutors…fortunately they have been very upfront with me esp in weak areas…don’t want to hear just the good stuff…so on my part, i work out a schedule such that kids have time to revise after tuition. once a week tuition can’t possibly work miracles if parents and tutors do not work together.

[JohnYeo]

sea:

[quote]Well, communication with parents is very importan because it should be seen as a team effort (team made up of parent and tutor) to ensure a more sustaining improvement.

I agree with you John. However, there are tutors who don't like the parents to tell them the child's weakness as to them, they think that they know what they are doing. So for this type of tutor is very difficult to work hand in hand.[/quote]hi sea,

Oh dear...looks like it is going to be rough. I always believe in taking two hands to clap for effective learning to take place. I'm just wondering if these group of tutors belong to the older gen. Not being biased here but I kept on getting feedback from some of my parents that they find working with older tutors challenging at times.

[JohnYeo]

janet_lee88:

i strongly believe in working closely with kids' tutors...fortunately they have been very upfront with me esp in weak areas...don't want to hear just the good stuff...so on my part, i work out a schedule such that kids have time to revise after tuition. once a week tuition can't possibly work miracles if parents and tutors do not work together.

Hi Janet, u seem to be a very knowledgeable n understanding mommy. I'm curious about how you plan your kids' revision. Would u be able to share more with us? Cos most kids are swarmed with school work n tuition work n so how do u motivate your kids to continue to revise.

[janet88]

I go with the flow…schedule is not guaranteed to work but something done better than nothing. Hopefully the 10 questions of math or cloze/grammar sticks in her head.

My schedule is always changing…bcos there are days when daughter has more homework and my work for her that day has to be postponed.
Both of them need to nap in order to stretch till 1030pm. 6-7pm is for learning Chinese spelling, then 8-10pm is for school hw (30-45 min) and another subject. Homework is done bcos it is required…reinforcement is necessary.

[JohnYeo]

janet_lee88:

I go with the flow...schedule is not guaranteed to work but something done better than nothing. Hopefully the 10 questions of math or cloze/grammar sticks in her head.

My schedule is always changing...bcos there are days when daughter has more homework and my work for her that day has to be postponed.
Both of them need to nap in order to stretch till 1030pm. 6-7pm is for learning Chinese spelling, then 8-10pm is for school hw (30-45 min) and another subject. Homework is done bcos it is required...reinforcement is necessary.

wow...sounds tough...how do u decide which one must be done first, then second and so on...since the schedule and load of your kids are always changing?