Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.

[vividlaurel]

Well ST is just around the corner! If anyone here knows anyone there, then they should give them a heads up! Come down to <School name> when Hindi exams go on and see the 'tamasha'!

pupilview:

Maybe Mr. Bhajan Singh(BTTSAL head) should come and see for himself when the exams are conducted.Get a few MOE officials too.
I have seen this guy at the First Toa Payoh Primary when they give out the results. Hope this time they send the papers home. The last time, he told us we should write to MOE. Next time, we should put our story in The Straits Times. Then BTSSAL/DAV/Hindi Society/MOE will get up from their slumber.

[Nandiniim28]

Any tamilian children taking hindi as mother tongue?

[vividlaurel]

We are tamilians and my kids are taking Hindi as MT.

Nandiniim28:

Any tamilian children taking hindi as mother tongue?

[Nandiniim28]

vividlaurel:

We are tamilians and my kids are taking Hindi as MT.

Nandiniim28:

Any tamilian children taking hindi as mother tongue?

Are your kids studying in local school? Which class?My kid is in P1 and taken hindi as the school offers only Chinese and Malay. Some say better to have put in school with tamil and take tamil as MT as scoring is difficult in Hindi. Im now confused :nailbite:

[vividlaurel]

I'll be very honest - Hindi is a lot lot difficult as the standard is very high here, even compared to India! My children's school offers Tamil, but since I can neither read nor write the language, I opted for Hindi. In hindsight, maybe I should have opted for Tamil as there seem to be more resources here for the language. I would say, if you can switch, do it! It's easy to get tutors for Tamil here, compared to Hindi and schools are also more receptive. Plus there is no Higher MT for Hindi which does put them at a disadvantage.


But at the end of the day, see what works best for your child and you. As a mom, you are the best judge of your child's ability, so work with that.

Good luck!

Nandiniim28:

Are your kids studying in local school? Which class?My kid is in P1 and taken hindi as the school offers only Chinese and Malay. Some say better to have put in school with tamil and take tamil as MT as scoring is difficult in Hindi. Im now confused :nailbite:

[Nandiniim28]

vividlaurel:

I'll be very honest - Hindi is a lot lot difficult as the standard is very high here, even compared to India! My children's school offers Tamil, but since I can neither read nor write the language, I opted for Hindi. In hindsight, maybe I should have opted for Tamil as there seem to be more resources here for the language. I would say, if you can switch, do it! It's easy to get tutors for Tamil here, compared to Hindi and schools are also more receptive. Plus there is no Higher MT for Hindi which does put them at a disadvantage.


But at the end of the day, see what works best for your child and you. As a mom, you are the best judge of your child's ability, so work with that.

Good luck!

Nandiniim28:

Are your kids studying in local school? Which class?My kid is in P1 and taken hindi as the school offers only Chinese and Malay. Some say better to have put in school with tamil and take tamil as MT as scoring is difficult in Hindi. Im now confused :nailbite:

Tks for yr reply! But I read this somewhere:
Higher mother tongue points are only useful if your child opt for Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools. The points gained from HMT do not give him better score for PSLE. These points can only be used when he is applying for SAP school. If you have no plans for your child to be in a SAP school, then taking higher mother tongue is of no value .. but if u want to leave your options open and your child is capable of HMT, then by all means go ahead.

[Sun_2010]

Hi if I may add my two cents based on my exp ....

I see this in two perspective
.

Learning a language is not easy , a language environment is essential. Initial stages it's pretty easy, P1-3, but later the strong foundation, knowledge of the language plays a part. If you speak tamil at home even if there is more English , it makes sense to take Tamil. If there is no parallel hindi program at your child's school , it will be even more difficult. Taking language class once a week even for 4 hrs is just not enough. I presume you read and write hindi , but is your grammar level strong enough to explain? Most of us rely on our knowledge of spoken Hindi to say the ling, but imaging a child having to know that in the absence of spoken environment.

The second part is the setup. The administration for Ntil is bad. Sat exams, even mocks, oral, and Written, and go on a specific day to check answer sheets at schools far off - it starts to get taxing. Teacher turn over rate is high. As you can see from this thread signs of all these issues. Also School activities available for tamil will not be available for Hindi . Not enough assessment /practice papers. And if the child is sick on an exam date, there is a process, but you have to monitor and run from school to Hindi society/Dav.

On the whole the process is draining :gloomy:

Not to demotivated you, but just sharing my experience.

Think carefully and decide what is best for your child and you.

[vividlaurel]

I agree! Wish I had known this earlier, may have taken a different decision. Anyway, too late, so hope to make the best of this situation...

Sun_2010:

Hi if I may add my two cents based on my exp ....
I see this in two perspective
.

Learning a language is not easy , a language environment is essential. Initial stages it's pretty easy, P1-3, but later the strong foundation, knowledge of the language plays a part. If you speak tamil at home even if there is more English , it makes sense to take Tamil. If there is no parallel hindi program at your child's school , it will be even more difficult. Taking language class once a week even for 4 hrs is just not enough. I presume you read and write hindi , but is your grammar level strong enough to explain? Most of us rely on our knowledge of spoken Hindi to say the ling, but imaging a child having to know that in the absence of spoken environment.

The second part is the setup. The administration for Ntil is bad. Sat exams, even mocks, oral, and Written, and go on a specific day to check answer sheets at schools far off - it starts to get taxing. Teacher turn over rate is high. As you can see from this thread signs of all these issues. Also School activities available for tamil will not be available for Hindi . Not enough assessment /practice papers. And if the child is sick on an exam date, there is a process, but you have to monitor and run from school to Hindi society/Dav.

On the whole the process is draining :gloomy:

Not to demotivated you, but just sharing my experience.

Think carefully and decide what is best for your child and you.

[Sun_2010]

Hang in there vivid laurel, we will get thru it.

It is an experience

[Nandiniim28]

Sun_2010:

Hi if I may add my two cents based on my exp ....

I see this in two perspective
.

Learning a language is not easy , a language environment is essential. Initial stages it's pretty easy, P1-3, but later the strong foundation, knowledge of the language plays a part. If you speak tamil at home even if there is more English , it makes sense to take Tamil. If there is no parallel hindi program at your child's school , it will be even more difficult. Taking language class once a week even for 4 hrs is just not enough. I presume you read and write hindi , but is your grammar level strong enough to explain? Most of us rely on our knowledge of spoken Hindi to say the ling, but imaging a child having to know that in the absence of spoken environment.

The second part is the setup. The administration for Ntil is bad. Sat exams, even mocks, oral, and Written, and go on a specific day to check answer sheets at schools far off - it starts to get taxing. Teacher turn over rate is high. As you can see from this thread signs of all these issues. Also School activities available for tamil will not be available for Hindi . Not enough assessment /practice papers. And if the child is sick on an exam date, there is a process, but you have to monitor and run from school to Hindi society/Dav.

On the whole the process is draining :gloomy:

Not to demotivated you, but just sharing my experience.

Think carefully and decide what is best for your child and you.

I agree with the grammar part and language speaking environment and resources. But my child likes the school and is just now settled. Even Tamil is a new language for my child and has to start from scratch to get a grasp. Hindi atleast a bit familiar as already reading before.