Teach Less, Learn More
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tamarind:
[quote] Neighbourhood schools have been the underdog performers of late and my girls' old school produced top ten psle scorers a coupla times too.
buds,
That school is definitely not just any neighbourhood school, it is a \"premium\" neighbourhood school. Most neighbourhood schools do not have any top 10 PSLE scorers. [/quote]Premium? Hehee.. because near condo issit? :lol:
No, seriously. The existence of top psle scorers in neighbourhood schools
require the encouragement and observation of the school's teaching staff...
to develop the children's best potentials and also push the children to
excellence...
to the Principal herself on how she supports his or her teaching pool with either
resources or advice plus motivation... to the support the children are getting
from home on top of the kind of environment the child him or herself sets for
study days/times.. Some may or may not have outsourced some help but essentially
the child is motivated by the factors that surrounds the study concept for herself
and no one else. They have it in themselves the need (and of course also
the \"want\") to do well. :love:
My deepest admiration and personal kudos to these children.. http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/facebook-smileys.html. They work really super-dee hard to achieve stellar results..
I'm still fine-tuning the positive environment for my girls to motivate themselves
to learn... hee... :oops:... and i'm also learning lotsa tips from you guys here to
further develop what they already have in them. :hugs:tamarind:
There will be cases of unfortunate incidences whether or not the teacher is[My kids' school do have some activities that you mentioned. However, recently I heard one parent complaining that her girl was made to do Grammar workbook from page 20+ to 90+ in one day
Quite sad. My girl also encountered teachers who made the whole class write the exact same set of words for a few days just before SA1. I think it really depends on the teacher.
the bo-chap kind or perhaps under a lotta pressure him/herself to complete
the tasks before exams.. could also be a matter of time management for
them or a case of struggling with classroom management where more :rant:
is done than more learning..
Effective communication can reduce this. I've had personal experiences with
this. Teachers may think that children (ooh.. and parents too of course) are
coping fine with the workload they give. Provide constructive feedback and
allow them to understand where you are coming from and perhaps reach a
compromise to ensure a two-way success story. It is possible.. unless of cos
the teacher isn't literally interested in her job to begin with. I have zero
tolerance for such teachers and will not count on them to nurture my girls
when they need nurturing or rather :spank: to wake up their idea! :x In
this really way off bo-pian case then seriously gotta kao zi ji.tamarind:
Very true, tam. That's why it is a success story for us.[Whatever methodology it is that MOE is trying to implement, if they don't have proper control over how teachers teach, it is still quite useless.
MOE implements.
Teachers get training for new implementation and Principal offers umbrella
radar to motivate her teachers along... anytime they may require assistance.
I shook the hands of the Principal on my last visit there and told her earnestly
i was sooo super sad and reluctant to leave her school for she in my opinion
had successfully geared her team of teachers to teach from the heart and it was
only possible cause she was there every step of the way for her teachers and
all her students. In my eyes, she has nurtured a neighbourhood school to become
like a banded school. She just humbly smiled and said it can't happen if she
doesn't have supportive parents to support her mission.
She isn't the stay in office kind of Principal. 1st day we all met her, she said...
\"If you have something to say, please don't go shoot letter to MOE straight
away for the smallest issues. I'm always here to listen and let's work together.
My office is always open for you, you're welcome to come chat if i'm available.
If we can't meet in person, this is my number... please call me... and i have
this issue with parents thinking a call from school is usually cham already,
sure my child got problem... well, don't be surprised if my teachers call you
just to share how happy they are with your child's work...
Yes, my teachers don't call up parents only to bear bad news but i encourage
my teachers to call you even when there's no news.. perhaps just to catch
up and also to share how your child has progressed and how we can have
a better parent-teacher partnership... for without you, the parents working
hand in hand with my teachers and i, we cannot capitalize on the strengths
of our children and fully boost their potentials.\"
Lastly to the effect, she added...\"Even if you do call MOE, MOE will still call to inform
us that you went to them to complain right... so if you need to complain, please
do come complain to me first and i will personally see to it what i can do... and
if you think after that i still did not manage to address your concerns and you go
MOE, i will not hold it against you. But here i am just sharing that we can work
the kinks out amongst ourselves first instead of making everything a big hooha.\"
After that speech, you can see parents looking down storing her number as she
repeated it.
The best Principal i've met to date. Hands down. :udawoman: -
buds:
could you share some of the techniques in creating a positive environment for the child to be self motivated ?
I'm still fine-tuning the positive environment for my girls to motivate themselves
to learn... hee... :oops:... and i'm also learning lotsa tips from you guys here to
further develop what they already have in them. :hugs: -
cantbearit2:
Daughter is in IJ TP 10 min drive away. We registered her there bcos son's school is too academic driven and the daddy & mummy here is finding it hard to cope. The other reason is of course for the affiliation.
I was actually hoping DD can get into an affiliated sch but we have no connections watsoever lor....janet_lee88:
Hi cantbearit2,
I wonder how long this affiliation thing will stay...sure hope and pray hard
the COP won't go to a level as good as not having any...then I will cry 
This school is not supposed to be very academic but teachers are pretty ON. I can't rest on my laurels even though I thought I could. IJ TP was 1 consideration but dun stand a chance cos dun live within 2 km lor.
If yur DD is gd in arts or music, prob can still use it to go into IJ TP's music or art elective prog.
Too early and no point worrying either...just enjoy the IJ TP for the dedicated teachers in the meantime. -
buds wrote :[quote]The best Principal i've met to date. Hands down. [/quote]
buds, your girls were truly blessed to be in such a sch with such gd P & T. Hope you'll have the same \"luck\" in their current sch... :celebrate: -
buds:
Not necessarily near condo
Premium? Hehee.. because near condo issit?
No, seriously. The existence of top psle scorers in neighbourhood schools
require the encouragement and observation of the school's teaching staff...
to develop the children's best potentials and also push the children to
excellence...
to the Principal herself on how she supports his or her teaching pool with either
resources or advice plus motivation... to the support the children are getting
from home on top of the kind of environment the child him or herself sets for
study days/times.. Some may or may not have outsourced some help but essentially
the child is motivated by the factors that surrounds the study concept for herself
and no one else. They have it in themselves the need (and of course also
the \"want\") to do well.
In addition to what you have mentioned, a very important point is parents who are willing to send their kids to tuition centers, even though the kids are already scoring 90+ marks for every subject. I always see the photo of the girl from my kids' primary school, who scored above 275, hanging prominently outside a tuition center in Jurong Point. She obviously had additional help outside of school.
I am more concerned that my kids enjoy the learning process. Learning should never be confined to textbooks or model compositions or assessment books. My P1 boy dislikes assessment books, but he is so happy and motivated to learn a wide range of general knowledge by reading his children's encyclopedia, and he really enjoys reading wonderful children's literature in both English and Chinese. He is exhilarated whenever he successfully builds complicated machines using KNEX on his own. This is what learning should be about, and this is much more interesting than the excruciatingly boring textbooks and assessment books. Everyday when I return home I pray that he does not have homework from school, so that he can spend his time reading good books and playing, which are essential for a happy childhood.
You are very fortunate to encounter a such a wonderful principal. One year ago, I remember hearing my kids' principal saying to all the parents that \"We should let kids do less assessment books, and let them read more story books\". However, this year I heard mommies complaining to her about too much homework. The principal is a very nice lady, but looks like she is too nice and does not have enough control over her teachers. -
tamarind:
:!: Scoring 90 over for all subjects still need to have tuition? I do not call this kiasu.. there is no word that fits this perfectly, not even super kiasu. The poor child. :heartbroken:
In addition to what you have mentioned, a very important point is parents who are willing to send their kids to tuition centers, even though the kids are already scoring 90+ marks for every subject. I always see the photo of the girl from my kids' primary school, who scored above 275, hanging prominently outside a tuition center in Jurong Point. She obviously had additional help outside of school. -
ppnqq:
Scoring above 90 is like WOW. Why still need tuition ?
:!: Scoring 90 over for all subjects still need to have tuition? I do not call this kiasu.. there is no word that fits this perfectly, not even super kiasu. The poor child. :heartbroken:tamarind:
In addition to what you have mentioned, a very important point is parents who are willing to send their kids to tuition centers, even though the kids are already scoring 90+ marks for every subject. I always see the photo of the girl from my kids' primary school, who scored above 275, hanging prominently outside a tuition center in Jurong Point. She obviously had additional help outside of school. -
buds...so enviable.....please PM me yr P's contact, maybe I should talk to her about a transfer.... bwaaaaaaaaaah.... :lol:
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ppnqq:
I have no issue if this child needs a stretch for her ability and parents can and willing to afford. I only have issue if a child spends her/his time in centre A, B, C........ for the same subject. That deprives the child of time for unstructured stuff which may not be ideal in the long run.
:!: Scoring 90 over for all subjects still need to have tuition? I do not call this kiasu.. there is no word that fits this perfectly, not even super kiasu. The poor child. :heartbroken:tamarind:
In addition to what you have mentioned, a very important point is parents who are willing to send their kids to tuition centers, even though the kids are already scoring 90+ marks for every subject. I always see the photo of the girl from my kids' primary school, who scored above 275, hanging prominently outside a tuition center in Jurong Point. She obviously had additional help outside of school. -
ksi:
I have no issue if this child needs a stretch for her ability and parents can and willing to afford. I only have issue if a child spends her/his time in centre A, B, C........ for the same subject. That derpives the child of time for unstructured stuff which may not be ideal in the long run.[/quote]We go for CL compo. and EL compo. class as these two are not so easy to do at home. At home dd will take more than the require time frame and also a lot of distraction.
:!: Scoring 90 over for all subjects still need to have tuition? I do not call this kiasu.. there is no word that fits this perfectly, not even super kiasu. The poor child. :heartbroken:ppnqq:
[quote=\"tamarind\"]
In addition to what you have mentioned, a very important point is parents who are willing to send their kids to tuition centers, even though the kids are already scoring 90+ marks for every subject. I always see the photo of the girl from my kids' primary school, who scored above 275, hanging prominently outside a tuition center in Jurong Point. She obviously had additional help outside of school.
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