2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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My dd’s school has a rather different way to do PSLE Maths and Science revision during the supp classes this term. Each teacher will cover certain topics in Maths and Science and they will go into all the 5 P6 classes to teach those topics. In other words, within the subject, the teachers further specialise by topics. The good thing is this reduces preparation time for each teacher (prepare to revise a few topics rather than the whole syllabus). And by teaching the topics repeatedly for a few times, the teachers can further master those topics. As parent, I see a third advantage - all the P6 classes benefit from all the teachers…no one class dominates the so-called good teachers.
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alng:
My dd's school has a rather different way to do PSLE Maths and Science revision during the supp classes this term. Each teacher will cover certain topics in Maths and Science and they will go into all the 5 P6 classes to teach those topics. In other words, within the subject, the teachers further specialise by topics. The good thing is this reduces preparation time for each teacher (prepare to revise a few topics rather than the whole syllabus). And by teaching the topics repeatedly for a few times, the teachers can further master those topics. As parent, I see a third advantage - all the P6 classes benefit from all the teachers...no one class dominates the so-called good teachers.
Hmmm...Quite interesting. Less burden on the teachers too. -
alng:
My dd's school has a rather different way to do PSLE Maths and Science revision during the supp classes this term. Each teacher will cover certain topics in Maths and Science and they will go into all the 5 P6 classes to teach those topics. In other words, within the subject, the teachers further specialise by topics. The good thing is this reduces preparation time for each teacher (prepare to revise a few topics rather than the whole syllabus). And by teaching the topics repeatedly for a few times, the teachers can further master those topics. As parent, I see a third advantage - all the P6 classes benefit from all the teachers...no one class dominates the so-called good teachers.
Sound interesting & very productive. But how many schools actually do that? If a class is taught by so many teachers, which teacher will be responsible for the class performance? :? The teacher's annual performance evaluation should be base on her class overall performance, which is the passing rate & improvement rate. -
mummy so kiasu:
This only applies to supplementary classes. The normal classes are still handled by the respective teachers.alng:
My dd's school has a rather different way to do PSLE Maths and Science revision during the supp classes this term. Each teacher will cover certain topics in Maths and Science and they will go into all the 5 P6 classes to teach those topics. In other words, within the subject, the teachers further specialise by topics. The good thing is this reduces preparation time for each teacher (prepare to revise a few topics rather than the whole syllabus). And by teaching the topics repeatedly for a few times, the teachers can further master those topics. As parent, I see a third advantage - all the P6 classes benefit from all the teachers...no one class dominates the so-called good teachers.
Sound interesting & very productive. But how many schools actually do that? If a class is taught by so many teachers, which teacher will be responsible for the class performance? :? The teacher's annual performance evaluation should be base on her class overall performance, which is the passing rate & improvement rate. -
mummy so kiasu:
I think it is your DD school's culture. The problem lies on the principal is not Kiasu. However, every batch of students is different. Hope your DD's batch does better this year. My son is from a neighbourhood school in Sengkang. His school principal is very Kiasu. The school pushes & motivates the kids & past 2 years top students score 275 and with 100% passing rate. My friend's son is from another Sengkang school. The principal is even more Kiasu. His school engaged Adam Khoo to conduct motivation camp for P6 last week.[/quote]Wow! So in that case I think there should a forum discussion on kiasu principal vs non kiasu principal!isetan:
[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]I was told that teachers still in child-bearing age do not teach P6 classes...don't know how true.
Not so nice to mention my DD school. I attended a parent talk earlier this year. Conducted by the principal. She says last year batch of PSLE result not bad. When she flash up the slide, I almost fainted. The ave T Score in the school last year is 210. And she says not bad!!! -
can parents share how you conduct the PSLE revision for your child at home? Do you expect them to finish how many sets of paper per wk or day? did you set any timetable for them? I m lost now.
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Mummy-oan:
can parents share how you conduct the PSLE revision for your child at home? Do you expect them to finish how many sets of paper per wk or day? did you set any timetable for them? I m lost now.
I think I feel quite 'punctured' after the Jun hol. This week oni get ds to complete sch hw, which is quite minimal, chinese tuition hw, plus revise oral daily. He mentioned sch is also doing revision, so when I wan ask him do more, he gives me the 'again' look.
I must add oil this weekend onwards. Jia you to all! -
august24:
Yes I received one from DS school after SA1 this year. I remember my DD also received one after p6 last time.sorry, may not be in the right thread.
question, does your dc sch gives out napfa certificates? my kids only have the napfa test results (eg. bronze, silver etc) indicated in the report book after the sa2 exam. since napfa is compulsory, do all schs give certificates, some schs give, or none give at all? -
Mummy-oan:
can parents share how you conduct the PSLE revision for your child at home? Do you expect them to finish how many sets of paper per wk or day? did you set any timetable for them? I m lost now.
My boy's teachers already give him a lot homework. School teachers warn the kids that they will be riding on a roller coaster in term 3. Rushing to complete the syllabus & worksheets. He also have tuition homework. Quite difficult to give him additional homework. Not forgetting, his tuition & supplementary classes take up a lot of his time too. Only can do some revision papers over the weekend. Try not to stress him too much or else he might fall sick or go blank on exam days. The key word is BALANCE. -
Mummy-oan:
can parents share how you conduct the PSLE revision for your child at home? Do you expect them to finish how many sets of paper per wk or day? did you set any timetable for them? I m lost now.
For me, it depends on what he brings home from school. If there is a lot of homework from school, I will only make him do school homework and tuition homework and followed by oral practice.
If he has nothing from school, I will make him do one worksheet per day and spend more time going through the paper with him. I also advise him against doing paper for the sake of finishing the \"stack\". It should be done with the objective of learning and improving from every paper.
Yes sometimes we are both loosing patience :frustrated:
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