2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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Chenonceau:
Different kids different parenting styles.. U know ur child best so no need to :nailbite: . I am sure ur kids are in your good hands (reading half way ur blogfifiyeo:
I was as lost as you are Janet over the weekend. I guess the exam fever has struck us more then the kids. How nice tomorrow will not come and there can be more extra time to revise.
You all very stressful leh... now I am feeling uneasy about having given DS his break from last week April. :nailbite: :nailbite: :nailbite:
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Chenonceau:
Great idea ! Janet , u can start calling ur hubs Nicky as a nickname :evil:
If Janet's hubs is also called Nicky... should be ok lor...fightingmom:
Dreamt of him ! Wait u accidentally call out his name and yr hubs jealous how ? :spank:
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fightingmom:
Not as cute as Nicky Wu but at least can see REAL person :rotflmao: for Nicky Wu, I can only dream
Oh ? What about the cute policeman ?janet_lee88:
Dream only...hahaha. I've gone totally nuts over him. :love:
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beanbear:
I understand exactly how you are feeling now.
Feeling so panicky when DS misreads exam questions and can't remember some stuff. Literally found myself getting breathless. Now trying to catch a few breaths and then go and exercise with them.
Trying to console myself that maybe DS & DD will perform better in ACTUAL exams than during these practice sessions.
I am having difficulty breathing bcos daughter in P2 having exam too.
Lucky my hubby is not working today, so he is coaching son for Math. This Wed, son has Chinese SA1. Chinese tutor fell sick and cannot come.
Younger one has English exam also...going to be split into 2 tomorrow night :frustrated: -
Parents, especially we mums are more kancheong and worried over kids' exams. I've been tearing my hair and screaming myself hoarse of late...even though I tell myself PSLE is the real thing. But yet somehow cannot ignore CA1 and SA1.
I've been told next year will be better...will it really be better when my son goes to Sec 1??? :? I'm taking one day at a time. -
beanbear:
I have a Sec2 DS & a P6 DD... Sad to say my Sec2 still needs a lot of attention from me!Feeling so breathless today going through 2 kids' revisions. It's really very stressful with one in P5 & other in P6. Time just flew by today and we didn't seem to cover much ground. SIgh....
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underthesea:
So that means there is no difference whether the child is in P6 or Sec 3. They still demand as much attention. Child in Sec 1 needs adjustment, then in Sec 2 there is streaming. When my son is in Sec 4, younger one will face PSLE.
I have a Sec2 DS & a P6 DD... Sad to say my Sec2 still needs a lot of attention from me!beanbear:
Feeling so breathless today going through 2 kids' revisions. It's really very stressful with one in P5 & other in P6. Time just flew by today and we didn't seem to cover much ground. SIgh....
Stakes for PSLE has increased so much of late. Was it this demanding few years ago ?
This morn, my son went through Math strategies. Then after dinner, he practiced paper 1. I reached my threshold after coaching my daughter for 30 min. -
psle2011mum:
Thanks for sharing.In 2011, after SA1, DD took the rest of the day of the last paper off but we were back at work the next day choosing to keep the pace humming... I know \"Bad Mommy\"... I'm not advocating it (you need to assess if this works for your child) but we did this.
By end of SA1, I had started \"insulating\" DD; we didn't attend all the 'extras\", the \"intensives\", we tuned out to what the school/teachers \"emphasised\" and we worked with our daily schedule fine-tuned and catered to DD's individual needs. DD went to school to play with her friends and came back to work on PSLE preparation. We focused and kept the distractions and detractors at bay.
June Hols was \"final weak areas spotting\" time, so that after that, in T3 we practiced for PSLE Oral and trained for the stamina to finish the PSLE papers in the way they would be taken.
In T3, we stopped the assessment books ( we weren't doing that much by then anyway) and used exclusively the papers from other schools. Exam taking techniques were emphasised and I started spending more time looking at DD to see how she was tackling a paper to make sure she translated the exam techniques I had tried to teach her into a habit of the mind.
Cruel and unusual punishment for our kids? Absolutely!
I am not advocating these methods, just sharing what I did with the limited time I had.
In Sec 1 this year, DD is so on her own (24 hours in a day is not enough for FTW and housework I'm afraid..so I'm totally hands off now). Lang Arts (Eng and Lit combined) dropped to a B4 but she was scrapping A2s and A1s for the rest so I just closed my eyes (and my mouth)... and spent more shin time praying for her.
She makes her own notes, ploughs ( not very thoroughly in my view) through the resources I put together for her (copied from her seniors and of course DD1) and manages her own time. My heart is in my mouth a lot of the time but it's time to let go and just as DD1 made it, I guess DD will too...
The PSLE can be crazy but it by no means should define your child. It is a differentiation exam not one of assessment of ability so remember to look at the results with this in mind.
Hang in there everyone...and a very peaceful and restful Mothers' Day to the many wonderful mums here at the forum. GB! :salute: Will be picking up a few tips that may work for my dd...
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fifiyeo:
I was as lost as you are Janet over the weekend. I guess the exam fever has struck us more then the kids. How nice tomorrow will not come and there can be more extra time to revise.
I too had this feeling. But sometimes think the other way. When Friday afternoon will come? SA1 over! Can relax.... -
Quite True.
Its good to initiate our children early to good effective problem solving skills and good thinking strategies.
Else they will be never be ready for those killer questions that appear in the papers!
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