2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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DD’s CA1 ended yesterday with the Math paper. I asked her how was it and she said ok. When I asked her how many marks does she think she can get, she said 50 marks; and smiling some more. The mother wants to ‘pengsan’ already! She’s just so happy that CA1 is over and asked if she can play the whole day. Let her play and did not disturb her for the rest of yesterday, but told her that work will start again today.
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psle2011mum, lovely lovely quote there ! Thanks for coming back in here. We really need you !
Peony, maybe the girl is stressing herself and putting too much pressure on herself. Hope today will be a better day for you at work and for your girl in school too.
The FT already warned all parents to expect slid in marks for P6 CA1 so I guess the papers will not be too easy.
Yes, I am also trying very hard not to pass my anxiety to my son but I think the kids are stressed no matter how, everyone around them keeps reminding it is P*S*L*E year ! Like a death sentence kind of thing......
We are going cycling this afternoon ! Last minute cramping doesn't work for ds.... -
Chenonceau:
Peony... you are so brave a Mommy to have to fight your own battles and help her to fight hers.
It's tough when you get thru a rough day at work and fetch a forlorn-looking child.Peony:
[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi Peony,
I have to be cool this time...10% for CA1 was important then.
Don't want to burn myself over this CA. Still have SA1.
Since the Eng paper was tough, I can expect Math today to be equally tough. But taking it easy makes a lot of difference.
I still need to learn. The more down she is, the more I need to :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:
The hardest part is for me to smile brightly at him and keep the panic out of my voice. This is part of the reason I don't assign him any work DURING the exam period. If I have to coach him right through exams, I don't think I can hide my anxiety so well. This way, whilst he is playing through the exam period, I am doing my own thing and we don't talk much about exams.[/quote]Perhaps it's the 1st exam this year... am so glad for the supportive mums here!!! :lovesite: -
pixiedust:
YES, she is very hard on herself. And I find myself torn between supporting, encouraging and.... cushioning.psle2011mum, lovely lovely quote there ! Thanks for coming back in here. We really need you !
Peony, maybe the girl is stressing herself and putting too much pressure on herself. Hope today will be a better day for you at work and for your girl in school too.
The FT already warned all parents to expect slid in marks for P6 CA1 so I guess the papers will not be too easy.
Yes, I am also trying very hard not to pass my anxiety to my son but I think the kids are stressed no matter how, everyone around them keeps reminding it is P*S*L*E year ! Like a death sentence kind of thing......
We are going cycling this afternoon ! Last minute cramping doesn't work for ds....
And having to battle my personal ideals - I want her to achieve her goals but I do not believe a child needs to study all the time. If a child is studying 6 hours a day or more at primary school, then what more in secondary school when there are much more subjects? I also want her to achieve more with less (not to be confused with teach less, learn more) - hence I want effective strategies & methods (am so demanding :scared: )
Hence, I need to find a balance, in order to be balanced...
Awesome that you're going cycling!! -
junrahmat:
DD's CA1 ended yesterday with the Math paper. I asked her how was it and she said ok. When I asked her how many marks does she think she can get, she said 50 marks; and smiling some more. The mother wants to 'pengsan' already! She's just so happy that CA1 is over and asked if she can play the whole day. Let her play and did not disturb her for the rest of yesterday, but told her that work will start again today.
yes, let her play!
My dad looked me straight in the eye one day and said, \"make sure she plays and not just studies\".
My reply, \"Whenever I'm screaming at her, it's because she's not budging when I tell her to go down and play!!\"
My neighbours must think I'm :siao: when they hear \"Go down and play, NOW!!!\" -
All of you are talking about CA1 but my ds school don’t have CA1 but they call it as Mastery which is useless. For english there is no cloze and OE compre. For MT they just did compo. Math just tested on the topics that was covered in school. I am lost, I don’t even know where my ds stands unless I get him to do a past year CA1 paper.
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Chenonceau:
I once doubt my dd learning ability :? until i found out that the problem was with me a complacent mom by Singapore standardblessed777:
DS' English Teacher gave out 2 English compos in the past month and a half. Yesterday was DS' English exam and today, I found out that Teacher had not returned the 2 compos. What's the use of giving out compos to do if you don't return them in time for the exam? TWO some more.
The high literacy rates my son has that allows him to read and summarize this - http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/franklin/a_b_benf.pdf... with the help of this - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/visual-writing-anne-hanson/1101083691... is definitely no thanks to his Teacher.
The credit should come to me for the time I spent teaching him and the money I throw at his American online enrichment module provider. The only thing the system does to raise literacy rates is to test well above the norm so that parents like me are compelled to spend time and money to help our kids cope.
In other words, the credit for Asia's high literacy rates devolves to parents, NOT a system that gives easy questions for homework but tests way beyond... nor a system that assigns writing assignments of 5 sentences for homework but in exams require compositions of 4 to 5 A4 single-lined writing.
I thought if i m not aiming dd to be top student i can let her learn at her own pace n enjoy her childhood more, n i dont hv to be a Tiger mom. Its not a healthy system we hv here, the reason given for difficult psle paper is to cater to 'children with higher ability'. in some country such children r allowed to jump level hence no need to raise the bar fr them n let other kids suffer. MOE should not let the education standard define by some tiger moms n let the rest struggle to follow hence lead to stressfull family life, n lost childhood... The western ppl prefer their kids to experience their childhood to the fullest, let kids be kids n grow with healthy mentality
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Dd just came back n frustrated by her CA1 math pp, everyone almost cry in front of the paper. Such lousy strategy back fire to the kids, they gave up halfway n do anyhow according to dd. Im disappointed n told dd that she is not expected to be able to do most of them, but giving up during exam is not an option, its a let down mentality she still need to try her best although the result may not be what she desire, but im more upset with the system because they need to be mindfull with the children mentality well being. :mad:
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DS bounced in the car looking jubilant. I thought that he had found the CA1 easy. Instead, he said \"Mom! It was a KILLER! I couldn't do THREE!\". I asked him why he was so happy. He said \"Because, everyone got slaughtered. I'm not alone. The guy who got 100 marks in P5 SA2, couldn't do THREE also!! So not bad lah hah?\" :faint:
I wasn't sure how to react so I proposed to go to Dempsey Rd for lunch.
When in doubt how to react, talk about something pleasant. -
Chenonceau:
Ha! My son will also react likewise if it is a difficult paper. Unfortunately, the EL and Maths papers had been easy and he is worried now because he is more careless than others!DS bounced in the car looking jubilant. I thought that he had found the CA1 easy. Instead, he said \"Mom! It was a KILLER! I couldn't do THREE!\". I asked him why he was so happy. He said \"Because, everyone got slaughtered. I'm not alone. The guy who got 100 marks in P5 SA2, couldn't do THREE also!! So not bad lah hah?\" :faint:
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