2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[firey]

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

[fifiyeo]

Hmm…I heard from DS that 5 pupils from his class, including himself, have opted out of supplementary classes this year.

[2ppaamm]

firey:

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

Haha! where are you from and why are you posting this in a Singaporean website? I agree with you, but you must understand that our children have no other option. Public primary school education is compulsory (unless with special exemption) and if kids do not perform well enough, their future may not be as bright as their parents hope.

In any case, I managed to find a way to opt out of PSLE for my son this year. I don't see a point in putting him through an exam that does not bring him to the next step in his life or education, and destroy one precious year of his life. Yes, I believe children should explore the world and have a broader perspective of his world. Few parents have this luxury, so it is hard to put another country's standards on Singaporean parents.

It is hard to explain, and hard for a foreigner to understand. Many parents know this, but few have the freedom to escape from it. Some things need to be changed, but parents alone won't make that difference. Meanwhile, the government is still boasting to the world about our great 12 year old achievers, and we know those results were fueled by parents and tutors. A bit sad, but Singapore parents are great parents by any standard. That we cannot deny.

[Mdm Koh]

firey:

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

Would you care to be a little more specific?

[HAPPYH]

hshs:

Hi all!


Have seen some people drawing arrows on the passage so that they cd identify the right distractors. Was wondering if anyone is familiar with this method of doing close passage?

My DD's teacher (enrichment) taught her drawing arrows last year. It helped some children but my DD was quite confused. But I personally feel this method is effective to find the appropriate words in the cloze passage, esp. when there is no helping words.

[janet88]

HAPPYH:

hshs:

Hi all!


Have seen some people drawing arrows on the passage so that they cd identify the right distractors. Was wondering if anyone is familiar with this method of doing close passage?

My DD's teacher (enrichment) taught her drawing arrows last year. It helped some children but my DD was quite confused. But I personally feel this method is effective to find the appropriate words in the cloze passage, esp. when there is no helping words.

My son's school teacher taught them to use this method this year (P6). It does help to a certain degree, helping the kids to gain extra 2-3 marks. This method is called 'linking', I think. At P6, there seems to be no more helping words in the cloze.

[HAPPYH]

janet_lee88:

HAPPYH:

[quote=\"hshs\"]Hi all!


Have seen some people drawing arrows on the passage so that they cd identify the right distractors. Was wondering if anyone is familiar with this method of doing close passage?

My DD's teacher (enrichment) taught her drawing arrows last year. It helped some children but my DD was quite confused. But I personally feel this method is effective to find the appropriate words in the cloze passage, esp. when there is no helping words.

My son's school teacher taught them to use this method this year (P6). It does help to a certain degree, helping the kids to gain extra 2-3 marks. This method is called 'linking', I think. At P6, there seems to be no more helping words in the cloze.[/quote]Yes, I like this method. My DD was confused in P2 (last year) and may be it is time for me to introduce this method again this year (P3).

[peterch]

firey:

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

Hehehehe...... this is not madness by any way. This is so called preparing the kids for 'more fierce' world to come.

I am not a Singaporean as well. I send my kids to SIngapore to study and they are doing pretty well and I am pretty stressed :yikes: , one of them will doing PSLE this year too. :xedfingers:

But let me tell you my experience, after more than 2 years of studying in Singapore, my kids become more mature and responsible. As for narrow frame of reference for this world that you quote, I don't think every child will end with this situation and I might say most children have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge thru any kind of source of reference. At least I can say this for my kids. :rahrah:

[HAPPYH]

peterch:

firey:

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

Hehehehe...... this is not madness by any way. This is so called preparing the kids for 'more fierce' world to come.

I am not a Singaporean as well. I send my kids to SIngapore to study and they are doing pretty well and I am pretty stressed :yikes: , one of them will doing PSLE this year too. :xedfingers:

But let me tell you my experience, after more than 2 years of studying in Singapore, my kids become more mature and responsible. As for narrow frame of reference for this world that you quote, I don't think every child will end with this situation and I might say most children have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge thru any kind of source of reference. At least I can say this for my kids. :rahrah:

I like your positive approach

[coast]

peterch:

firey:

As a non-Singaporean i am somewhat horrified at what you are all talking about. Children should be allowed freedom for discovery, not rigid structure and rules. Perhaps you want your children to have a very narrow frame of reference for this world? For this is what this attitude i am witnessing is all about.


Does anyone in Singapore see this for madness or are you all as deluded?

Hehehehe...... this is not madness by any way. This is so called preparing the kids for 'more fierce' world to come.

I am not a Singaporean as well. I send my kids to SIngapore to study and they are doing pretty well and I am pretty stressed :yikes: , one of them will doing PSLE this year too. :xedfingers:

But let me tell you my experience, after more than 2 years of studying in Singapore, my kids become more mature and responsible. As for narrow frame of reference for this world that you quote, I don't think every child will end with this situation and I might say most children have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge thru any kind of source of reference. At least I can say this for my kids. :rahrah:

:thankyou:

Nice of you to share your positive experience