PSLE 2012 - Results Discussion

[jksankar]

PSLE results in 3 hrs…

[watmekiasu]

Well, the day is here.


Last night, I asked dd how she felt - nervous, excited, … ? Her reply "Nothing. It’s over." That’s my child, the very un-emo type {that’s how her classmates describe themselves). As for me, I also feel nothing. Working till 8 - 9pm every day and whatever little time I had left, have been spent surfing the web for hotels and flights for our hols tomorrow. Frankly speaking, I feel like a zombie. Can’t wait to fly off tomorrow and start "feeling" again.

[Brenda10]

Dear P6 boys & girls


All the best and good luck for today! :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[mummy so kiasu]

ChiefKiasu:

mistral77:

MOE finally doing the right thing.

I'm not sure. In my humble opinion, it is an over-reaction to all the negativity about the stress level of PSLE. Obfuscation of results doesn't make the stress go away.

If anything, I think it is unjust for the top PSLE scholars this year. They have worked hard for their good results, and they deserve the honors of being officially announced as the top scholars in Singapore. Academic prowess is nothing to be ashamed of!

If no one sets the bar for others to follow, then everyone will end up being contented with mediocre levels. In the long term, we will end up with a sub-standard education system just because we are afraid of people complaining about failing to make the grade. Look at the UK's ensuing debate about the low national GCSE standards versus the more rigorous GCE 'O' Levels taken by international students - how it is blamed for the poorer performance of UK secondary school students versus equivalent students in other countries in international competitions.

PSLE is just a ruler that we use to measure students for their fit to go to various schools. If we are taller, we have to wear longer pants. If we are short and we want to wear longer pants, we have to put in the effort to eat and exercise more so that we can (hopefully) grow taller. Or we simply wear the pants that we are most comfortable with, because we have the highest chance of overall success if we use the tools that suit us best.

If we can understand this fundamental principle, there would be much less complaints about how tall the PSLE ruler is set at. The stress stems from parents' fear of their children not \"meeting the cut\" and ending up in a \"2nd rate\" secondary school. If anything, MOE should look more into convincing parents about the merits of these \"2nd rate\" secondary schools to put them at ease that the schools are really the best fit for their children. That would be addressing the stress directly, instead of simply sweeping PSLE results under the carpet.

Agree with you. Pls forward a copy to HSK (MOE) :rahrah:

[janet88]

jksankar:

PSLE results in 3 hrs…

Wow, you created a new thread just for PSLE RESULT 2012.
Parents who do not mind sharing can post their children's results here...we would all like to share our happiness, if you do not mind.

Maybe to keep this thread tidy, you can indicate this way.

Parent's nick: XXX
T Score: XXX

[jksankar]

janet_lee88:

jksankar:

PSLE results in 3 hrs…

Wow, you created a new thread just for PSLE RESULT 2012.
Parents who do not mind sharing can post their children's results here...we would all like to share our happiness, if you do not mind.

Maybe to keep this thread tidy, you can indicate this way.

Parent's nick: XXX
T Score: XXX

YES,you are right we can share the happiness here...yahooooooooooo

[JJ1111]

Just a suggestion. Maybe should put


Parent nick name ----- School ---- School top t-score ---- Child t-score (optional)

1)
2)
3)

[qms]

Good Luck to all who are receiving results today!


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[mummy so kiasu]

mistral77:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"mistral77\"]every one can do their part by lessening the stress of psle by NOT naming any top student in this forum

It'd be really sad if parents or students really get stressed simply by knowing who the top student is. That would imply we are truly kiasu - \"scared to lose\" to others.

singapore parents are kiasu
the complaints have always been how stressful the psle is..
and finally, the MOE is doing its part
parents here should do the same too
of cos there are those who wish to post the top students results here
but others can choose not to do so[/quote]PSLE is already over, what is there to stress about. So what, if no one post the name of the top scorers. We know that it will be in the range of 28+. Chinese has a saying \"you will be worse than those who are above you but better than those who are below you\".

Most of us are in the average. 80/20 rule still apply. Anyway, all of us know where our kids stand There are not many scholars around. We are not scholars too. We have to manage our our expectation, just be more realistic.

[dingdongrc]

Well said, mummy so kiasu. Its a good reminder to know that most of us are average and to set realistic expectation for our kids whom we know so well. It's definitely a worthy time of celebration today, whatever the results.