2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Sun_2010]

mrswongtuition:

*Hugz* Thanks!

That's why I like KSP.
Parents here are rationale
Even those who 'suan' me *ahem*v*ahem*k*ahem*s*ahem*2010* do have a logical side and agree with me sometimes.

mrswongtuition, Jtoh is right. There are many of us who benefit from ur advice. a single comment taken out of context can be misunderstood. So keep up the good work and ignore the ignorant.

PS- read the fine print too....

[Trapwithin]

mrswongtuition:

Wow. Even I got mentioned (in a bad way) in the article for posting comments on how parents can get organised and push their kids to study.


This is seriously terrible. Spend time to share = \"plugging my services\".
Means tutors/teachers should stop sharing in forum as it's seen as \"advertising\"?

& when I posted my sharing, my P5/6 classes were already full (hashroop knows ;)).
This is so demoralising.

Mrswongtuition, I have yet to see someone that \"plug service\" hit Kiasu GM.
Not to mention, post on everything including other real life issues.

So no worries ... we know you are diff .. just another parent like all of us :celebrate:

[Pen88n]

mrswongtuition:

Wow. Even I got mentioned (in a bad way) in the article for posting comments on how parents can get organised and push their kids to study.


This is seriously terrible. Spend time to share = \"plugging my services\".
Means tutors/teachers should stop sharing in forum as it's seen as \"advertising\"?

& when I posted my sharing, my P5/6 classes were already full (hashroop knows ;)).
This is so demoralising.

Wow :shock: I was \"quoted\" - in the printed version, the exact wordes were put in big \"bubble\"!!! :!: Hey, there is a difference between with emoticons and without on printed version - makes me sound so \"kiasu\" when post was meant to be a \"joke\"

Can I ask to be paid royalty for using my quote??? Don't they have to ask out \"permission\" to print our \"post\" and \"quote\"??? This is plagarism!!! :x

[mrswongtuition]

Pen88n:

mrswongtuition:

Wow. Even I got mentioned (in a bad way) in the article for posting comments on how parents can get organised and push their kids to study.


This is seriously terrible. Spend time to share = \"plugging my services\".
Means tutors/teachers should stop sharing in forum as it's seen as \"advertising\"?

& when I posted my sharing, my P5/6 classes were already full (hashroop knows ;)).
This is so demoralising.

Wow :shock: I was \"quoted\" - in the printed version, the exact wordes were put in big \"bubble\"!!! :!: Hey, there is a difference between with emoticons and without on printed version - makes me sound so \"kiasu\" when post was meant to be a \"joke\"

Can I ask to be paid royalty for using my quote??? Don't they have to ask out \"permission\" to print our \"post\" and \"quote\"??? This is plagarism!!! :x

I did not manage to get a copy of the hardcopy... so no idea how it looks!

My friend in media line is urging me to write in to scold them.
However, I think they did not quote my nick (think they did not want to do free advert for me), so it will be quite hard for me to 'kick up a fuss' with them.

Maybe you should do it since they quoted your nick!

[Pen88n]

mrswongtuition:

I did not manage to get a copy of the hardcopy... so no idea how it looks!


My friend in media line is urging me to write in to scold them.
However, I think they did not quote my nick (think they did not want to do free advert for me), so it will be quite hard for me to 'kick up a fuss' with them.

Maybe you should do it since they quoted your nick!

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=278814#278814
Check this out: someone posted a copy of The New Paper.

[Leanne]

Hi Pen88n

Thanks, and I managed to read through.Did not know am being quoted too…


Leanne

[GuzHo]

Already newspapers and websites are advertising on Enrichment classes, PSLE 2011 coaching classes etc and as parents of PSLE 2011 child, we are already getting panicky, seeing the (over)enthusiasm of Parents from the same league. Can Parents of ex-PSLE children suggest some ways for stress management for the entire family?

[mrswongtuition]

Oh!!

Someone PMed me about an interview but I rejected (I’m busy enough with my students, no time for such interviews).

[NickleBee Tutors]

Dear All,


This is Zhou Shicai and i am a Accountancy undergraduate and also a "Full-Time" Tutor (I know i technically can’t be a full time tutor if i’m still an undergrad but the number of hours i put in tutoring probably justifies that).

I hope i can be of some assistance in clearing up some of the questions that are on peoples’ minds.

I was contacted by The New Paper on 13 October 2010 who wanted to asked me some questions regarding the Kiasu Parents Forum and also the OnSponge forum. From what i gathered after talking to the journalist (i’m not the reporter so i may be wrong), their report was kind of "ordered" by the editor after a Primary 6 kid wrote to The Newpaper last Monday regarding the stress he felt his parents were putting him under. I guess the editor felt it was news that could sell.

So as the journalist told me, one of them (There we 2 reporters assigned to this story) was supposed to do a write up about "Kiasu Parents using forums to exchange information" and the journalist who interviewed me was supposed to write about "Kiasu Kids comparing PSLE answers" or something along that lines.

I can say that my interview went amicably well. After observing the Kiasu Parents forum and the OnSponge forum (which i participated in) for a few months, i told her that both were very useful tools for parents in general who are concerned about their children’s education needs. I also helped correct some of the misconceptions that the reporter had about the forums and i gave the whole idea of the forums a "positive spin" which you can see from the quotes she took from me.

I honestly think that if i hadn’t explained some aspects of the forums to her properly (can’t blame her for not knowing after all she wasn’t in this industry), i would think the report would have been a lot more one-sided.

I feel sorry for Mrs Wong for having her online comments quoted out of context and i would think she could write to the New Paper and ask for some form of clarification or something. If i could be of further assistance to Mrs Wong, please let me know.


Thank You

Yours
Zhou Shicai
NickleBee Tutors.

[NickleBee Tutors]

mrswongtuition:

Oh!!

Someone PMed me about an interview but I rejected (I'm busy enough with my students, no time for such interviews).

Hi Mrs Wong,

I am sorry to hear about the anguish you are facing regarding The NewPaper article.

When i received the PM requesting for an interview, i was confused and initially wanted to ignore it. But my friends counseled me to just call the reporter and ask what she wants. At the most, even if i am not comfortable with being quoted or have any of my online quotes being used i could specifically request that the reporter do not use my name or any of my online posts.

During the interview you could also keep your sentences short and say exactly what you want to say and nothing more. This will reduce the chances of you being misquoted or quoted out of context.

Also, after granting the interview, you can request that the reporter call you back before they submit the article and run through the quotes that they are going to use with you again and if you don't like it you can either reject or request to edit it. (I think they are just people like you and me with a job to do too so i guess if you ask nicely they will usually grant your request).

I got the above tips from my friend who used to study MassComm in NTU.

Perhaps you could use such an approach when faced with any future requests for interviews in the future.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you require any further assistance.

Yours
Zhou Shicai