PSLE 2012 - Results Discussion
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Poet2010:
You have the point. As my kid entered to the sec sch beg this year. The teacher told them about 20% co-hort failed mathematics. The students scored 260 above to enter into this school. Not sure aggregate for DSA students. GEPpers also can fail Maths?
anything is possible.
primary school education is just a foundation.
secondary school education is maturity.
students whom had scored well in PSLE (265) may not necessarily perform or excel in secondary curriculum, it's a matter of maturity rate in thinking n analysis ...
Just be supportive, no added pressure.
Cheers -
octoberbaby:
Dear Parents,janet_lee88:
i would like to ask a kiasu question :razz:
with increase of subjects to 8-9 at sec 1, i wonder if my son is able to take cca which doesn't require him to stay back often ? my concern is with the longer hours, he will need time to adjust and cope with the changes.
Not surprising everyday reach home 5 or 6 pm or 7pm. If sch and home distance is near, the child should be home by 5pm.
Choosing a school for your kids after the PSLE season can be a rather heart wrenching occasion.
Which school is good, which school offers a better training foundation, which school do thrives and excel, neighborhood school or schools that are of a travelling distance.
I've got one key point to render, if you deemed the child is highly self-motivated (i.e. minimal or no tuition needed), exhibited self-discipline (i.e. lesser gaming hour, self volunteering to attend school remedial lessons though not required), did perform well in the PSLE, then do exercise prime consideration to fit him/her in the top few schools, else be conservative and objective.
With God's blessing, my kids are doing well in school, self-studied, self-motivated, as for me, I just facilitate and provide the morale support.
All The Best @Poet2010 -
zeemimi:
How come they can fail maths if they excelled from P1-P6 well in the pri sch. My kid's GEP friend also failed maths in sec one. This is very strange?octoberbaby:
kids used to score A star Maths in primary school, can flung maths in sec sch. Possible meh?
Yes! Possible. I won't hv believed that until I came across such students. They exist.
Sec maths is easier than P6 maths. A, E, C maths are so fun. -
octoberbaby:
How come they can fail maths if they excelled from P1-P6 well in the pri sch. My kid's GEP friend also failed maths in sec one. This is very strange?zeemimi:
[quote=\"octoberbaby\"]kids used to score A star Maths in primary school, can flung maths in sec sch. Possible meh?
Yes! Possible. I won't hv believed that until I came across such students. They exist.
Sec maths is easier than P6 maths. A, E, C maths are so fun.[/quote]We were all taught in models...for all the M1, M2 marks...algebra isn't encouraged because kids get either 0 or 4 marks for that problem sum.
I am continuing with English tuition for son in Sec 1 as his foundation is not strong and that language is required for all his subjects other than CL.
I sincerely appreciate all the valuable info given by parents...thank goodness I have this forum and wonderful parents to seek advice from. -
octoberbaby:
How come they can fail maths if they excelled from P1-P6 well in the pri sch. My kid's GEP friend also failed maths in sec one. This is very strange?zeemimi:
[quote=\"octoberbaby\"]kids used to score A star Maths in primary school, can flung maths in sec sch. Possible meh?
Yes! Possible. I won't hv believed that until I came across such students. They exist.
Sec maths is easier than P6 maths. A, E, C maths are so fun.[/quote]the maturity in thinking and analysis differs with every child, some are late bloomers, some accelerates and then stays put, some accelerates and stay on track all the time, it depends, it does not necessarily meant that if your are in GEP, you're destined to excel, GEP is just another milestone
in the news on Sunday, a student with PSLE T-Score of 144 is now a undergraduate in Engineering with NUS, he did not get to attend the elite school after PSLE, .... jus revisit ... he is somewhere now where few would perceive ... Cheers -
GEPpers are human too, so they can fail Maths, like other students
Lazy kids, whether GEPpers or not, can fail math due to lack of practice and familiarity with test/exam qns.
Of course there are also other reasons, so don't see why it should be a surprise that there are kids who fail Maths.octoberbaby:
You have the point. As my kid entered to the sec sch beg this year. The teacher told them about 20% co-hort failed mathematics. The students scored 260 above to enter into this school. Not sure aggregate for DSA students. GEPpers also can fail Maths?
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So at least it is somehow a comfort for small fish to survive in big pond. The fact big fish will not survive due to some reasons.
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octoberbaby:
kids used to score A star Maths in primary school, can flung maths in sec sch. Possible meh?
Possible. -
Models is like "visualised" algebra or algebra in pictorial form. You can take a look at Dr. Yeap Ban Har’s from model to algebra published by Shinglee to get an idea.
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octoberbaby:
So at least it is somehow a comfort for small fish to survive in big pond. The fact big fish will not survive due to some reasons.
My son has been a small fish in a big pond...despite the difficulties, he got into express stream...no offence to anyone ok?
So if he can eventually be a big fish in a small pond, that would boost his confidence.
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