2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[hoylj]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

C'mon. Chill, ok. All that matters is that you have done your best. Don't say such ok? I was a student myself and definitely have gone through similar emotions as you are in. The results are yet to be announced. Do not be so hard on yourself. In fact, you should pat yourself on your back that you have worked so hard and come out standing tall that you have accomplished your first major examination in your academic life.

Your parents will understand. PM me if you want another pair of listening ears ok.

[yukilei]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

It's not how many As or A* you will get, my dear. This is not impt. You've done your best. You've not let your parents down! If you can't meet our goal now, you still have O & A level. There's still a long way to go. Don't feel upset, ok.

[Sun_2010]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

You have tried and you care - that is what is important. A and A* depend on how the whole cohort performs. So there is still hope.

In life there are somethings under our control and some beyond. Right now, your PSLE scores are beyond your control . So let go.

It's just the first milestone, many more will come and each another chance to prove yourself.

:hugs:

[hquek]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

It's over. Period. Don't mull over what could have been. One can and should only look ahead. Past this mark, it'll be the O's and whatever to look to. PSLE will only a distant memory.

[Chenonceau]

hoylj:

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

C'mon. Chill, ok. All that matters is that you have done your best. Don't say such ok? I was a student myself and definitely have gone through similar emotions as you are in. The results are yet to be announced. Do not be so hard on yourself. In fact, you should pat yourself on your back that you have worked so hard and come out standing tall that you have accomplished your first major examination in your academic life.

Your parents will understand. PM me if you want another pair of listening ears ok.

:lovesite: So sweet you all to offer a PM ear.

[Rational_Parent]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

Do not despair. Most parents will not feel let down, especially when you've given your best effort. Its usually the effort that matter most.

Not sure how you managed to check your answers but always take it with a pinch of salt if you are not checking them with your teachers.

Chin up please, the result is not out and it may not turn out the way you feel right now.

[mommylow]

concerned_of_PSLE 10:

I am going to score real badly for PSLE cause all the ans i check is wrong.i will not get even a 2 A* and 2 A.i feel really bad like i let down my parents.....

I assure you that your parents will always love you for what you are, not your marks or scores. You have done your best. Do not despair and scare yourself silly by speculating what score you will get for PSLE. What's done is done, who knows you have done better than you realise. If not, bite the bullet and move on, there are many routes to success in life.

Enjoy these two months while you can. Stay happy and upbeat.

[fsp]

Dear psle kids


Congrads, your exam is finally over. I’m sure you have done well. My ds will be in P6 next year. Do u have any good sci tutor/tuition centre to recom? Must be proficient in psle and can produce A* or high A kind.

Can I have feedback on the following ctr?
Mrs sim - perceptum
Mr & Mrs chai - newton apple/sci heuristic
Mr Chong - starscape at balmoral plaza
Jason -edventure

Hope you can share with me if you have attended any of those listed above if their qly of teaching is good, with notes, worksheets, experiments & etc. feel free to recom others if deem good.

For those who find this year psle science easy, can you share with me how you have prepared so well for it cos I heard this year’s questions are very tricky and integrate concepts across diff topics. Does route learning ie memorise, drill, practice and doing tons of exam papers help? Or attending tuition centre with lots of experiments help u to understand and remember concepts better?

You may pm if you wish. Hope to hear your advice cos my ds is not strong in her studies. Sign.

Thanks alot.

[janet88]

Hi P6 kids,

PSLE is over. I am sure you have put in lots of effort for this first milestone.
That is most important...bcos the results is beyond anyone's control now.
Do not ask around or compare what your friends did.

Don't dwell over it...parents who have accompanied kids on this journey will understand. I have taken many Panadol tablets bcos of tension headaches.

What's done is done. All the best. :rahrah:

[a child]

And I write again. I have posted a few times already, and I am not sure if anybody reads, and probably you are tired of me writing. But for those who have not yet had children go through secondary school, I hope I can offer a helpful opinion. I have only been here for two years, and I do not claim to be representative of the entire population. But these are my views.


To all those who have recently completed their PSLE, and the parents, congratulations! Those were months of hard work, work, and more work. Now there are times of rest, and freedom, all very well-deserved.

And last Friday was Children’s Day, the last Children’s Day that will be celebrated. There are no more Children’s Days in secondary school. What I have been writing must make secondary school sound like a prison in which young souls are imprisoned, where fires of passion are not lit but tamed. These are true, but only if you let them be true. Secondary school is different, it is the start of a new chapter, it is a period of constant change and rapid adaptations. When you enter secondary school, primary school and PSLE scores no longer matter. I have friends with nearly 30 marks difference in their PSLE - these now mean nothing. Instead, secondary school is diverse, dynamic, and it changes you.

Firstly, independence. I realize that many parents choose to continue to send their children for tuition, and I have heard horrors of pupils with 11 different tuition teachers. I am vehemently against this, because really it is not needed, and it destroys a lot of your schooling experience. Here, there will be a drastic increase in workload, and it is impossible to have so many tuition classes without your extracurriculars giving. It is impossible unless your live revolves around work and more work, in which case I would think it is rather synonymous with not living at all. This is because secondary school is different. A 4.0 GP is 80 at my school, 75 at others. We do not train perfection; but rather this tests your ability to grasp big concepts. To learn fast. To listen in class, and learn independently. If you have to learn things twice, once in school and once at tuition, that is a lot of time spent!

There will be times when things do not go well. In the first semester of Year 1, during one particular double block lesson my teacher went extraordinarily fast. We covered most of the digestive system, the enzymes - though we did revisit those later. But what made it really bad was that so many of my friends had apparently read ahead, they were asking questions that were rather in-depth and I understood nothing. I don’t usually take notes; rather I try to understand and learn it the first time. But this time I was taking notes frantically. Things do get better, though. Do not give up. Do not resort to tuition. I borrowed my friends notes, and I asked them to explain to me. I read up the textbook. I was fine. Studying really involves a lot of adaptation. And due to the PSLE, you will probably end up with friends as good or even better than you. So learn from them.

Thirdly, love learning. One of the most important things to succeed I can think of, yet often the most neglected also. If you love learning, you will be desperate to learn, you will read ahead. I have also always found that not only does interest correlate with understanding, but also that if you explore things more in-depth than required, you will have a better conceptual understanding. And it’s fun, interesting, and one of the things I love best about school is how we argue about certain topics in class, discuss them in-depth, and how many teachers are willing to teach more than required and guide us along. It’s really about widening the perspective and learning - the rest does come, rather naturally. Tuition and rote-learning is quite contrary to these objectives, and rather if you would like to get a head start on secondary school I would suggest for example, for literature to read texts. Any famous text will do, not necessarily the one to be studied in school. Then read the discussions, like Sparknotes, though there is no need to seriously study or take notes or memorize. Just enjoy it, and appreciate the depth and all the things you have missed in your analysis. Watch history channel, the news, read, read, and read. And learn. No need for tuition, or assessment books (which I have not touched for two years).

Fourth: Dare to explore. In these two years, the most important thing I have learnt is to explore. Secondary schools provide many opportunities, and it is up to you to take them. I have participated in many competitions, in things that I never thought I would do before. New things. I started doing community service, and I go every week to carry out programs and activities for underprivileged children. Their stories are so heartwarming, and they are such beautiful children - it has been such a rewarding experience, and I have learnt so much. In school, activities are also mostly entirely student-led. Events such as Reporting Day, Orientation, Founders’ Day, Teachers’ Day, Speech Day, etc. are all organized by students. Also clubs. This year I joined a newly founded club that was started at the suggestion of some pupils. It has really blossomed, and we have organized many successful activities, things that involve the whole school, and we have invited external organizations to grace our events. There are many instances of this happening, and I have learnt about what people can do. What we can do. And it is a lot. Nobody ever comes in fully prepared, because if you can foresee what you learn you have not really learnt. It is about growing up, empowerment, and dreams. And what you get out of these is really about how much you put in - and if you are going to study all day or go for tuition there will not be much you can do about these incredibly interesting things.

Lastly, be nice to your friends. You will spend a lot of time in school, and these are the people who will be with you, work with you, have fun with you. Secondary school is a fun time. And even when we work, we compile notes together by splitting the work, and we even share notes in a batch document. We study together. During demanding projects or assessments or generally frustrating times, we go through it together. We still strive to do our best, but there is little competition. Most of my friends and I just want to do well together. And secondary school will mean a lot less if not for my friends, their smiles, their encouragements.

This is not a whole picture, it is mainly some things that just occurred to me. And again, this is not representative of anybody. I’m just writing this because these have been very important in my secondary school experience, but many I think do not appreciate these, and I thought I ought to share