2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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Hi parents of 2012 PSLE kids,
Do you experience a sense of fear walking into the unknown next yr ? This fear has been making me lose sleep at nights of late. Am I doing sufficient with my boy or too much ? I don't want him to be burnt out but don't know if he is doing sufficient practice. :imdrowning: :frustrated:
Next year he will not be going to a good class bcos his results dropped. Eng paper wasnt easy either. Will he get motivated/caring or lousy teachers ? -
janet_lee88:
Hi happy heart/fifiyeo,
If you have started math tuition at the start of p5, I feel that your children will not experience bad encounters as badly as my son did.
Maybe the first CA might be a shock, but they will bounce back faster and be more ready for SA1.
As for those suppl lessons, I heard they will intensify after June. Well at least that was what I heard for son's school. Have bought 2011 exam papers. Will the kids be doing nothing but past year exam papers from June onwards? Really would like to know from this year 2011 parents or students if this is the case. Any comments are appreciated.
Hi janet_lee88,
Sadly DS is going to be in P6 next year and he didn't start Math tution in P5. In CA1 he got 73 then suppl lessons started in Term 2. From then on, we never had time to revise anything and he dropped about 2 -3 marks every exams until it was 65 in SA2! I was actually bracing myself for FAIL! This year it's the first time we never had time for revision term after term. Usually DS would have a drop in CA1 but will gradually pick up by SA2. But this year, every subject was falling in the same direction, suffering the same fate and I really regreted allowing him to stay for suppl classes.
DS himself also requested to be taken out of suppl lessons next year. Prefers to be coached by his tutors and me with undivided attention.
This year P6 parent told me that her DS did so many test/exams papers from the school with many never marked. Didn't make sense! -
fifiyeo:
Same here too. Son's grades dropped in the multiples of 10 from CA1. So demoralizing. If attending suppl lessons are not of help, then what's the point of staying back ? When he was in P3/4, he will suffer a drop in CA1, then pick up at SA2. Then this year in P5 with suppl lessons, shouldnt his grades improve instead ? Fine, diff ball game altogether right, then what are teachers doing ? Now P5 finished and over, I'm traumatized at the thought of him going to P6.
Hi janet_lee88,janet_lee88:
As for those suppl lessons, I heard they will intensify after June. Well at least that was what I heard for son's school. Have bought 2011 exam papers. Will the kids be doing nothing but past year exam papers from June onwards? Really would like to know from this year 2011 parents or students if this is the case. Any comments are appreciated.
Sadly DS is going to be in P6 next year and he didn't start Math tution in P5. In CA1 he got 73 then suppl lessons started in Term 2. From then on, we never had time to revise anything and he dropped about 2 -3 marks every exams until it was 65 in SA2! I was actually bracing myself for FAIL! This year it's the first time we never had time for revision term after term. Usually DS would have a drop in CA1 but will gradually pick up by SA2. But this year, every subject was falling in the same direction, suffering the same fate and I really regreted allowing him to stay for supp -
Hi, just want to find out how good/bad is the answer sheet that comes with the Top School exam papers downloaded from the web. My english isn’t very good and most of the time I have to rely on the answer sheet. I was doing the P6 CA1 AT 2009 English paper with my DD today and found that there are a few errors especially in the S&T. Wana get some feedback or a feel of how accurate the answer sheet is, ie >95% accurate or less. Thanks.
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PapaTan:
Hi Papa Tan,There is an article in today online. I think it is worth a read.
http://www.todayonline.com/Columns/ParenttoParent/EDC111127-0000004/Falling-victim-to-exam-fever
:thankyou: for sharing such a wonderful article. It exactly what happen to me.. :slapshead: After reading it I decided I MUST IMMEDIATELY CHANGE FIRST ! :stupid: Not My DS
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Is any school starts from P3?My son’s school has supplimentary for P3.I struggled with him.Cos he too tired and have no time to revision.He had one day for Maths and one day for English.I heard other schools has remedial class.That is acceptable.I feel wast of time for this supplementary.There were four days in a week he stayed back.cos one day CCA,one day MO.
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Cross my fingers then!
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pixiedust:
You too, my dear!!!I have friends who lament about their kid's school not giving as many supplementary lessons as another school, so some parents do like the school giving many supplementary lessons. I know of some who 'complains' to the school that another school is giving more supplementary lessons...so different strokes for different folks, ya ?
I did hear from one 2011 P6 cohort that their class had 3 times supplementary per week including half a Saturday. And don't blink - during the days of the PSLE, the class had to stay back after the PSLE paper to do more revision for the next day's paper :nailbite: Remember this year's PSLE ? Two papers were after the weekend so during the weekend, the class had MORE supplementary lessons ! :yikes: Saturday and Sunday ! Good grief ! From what I heard, at least 2 schools in my cluster did that. By the way, all neighbourhood schools and not Rulang
and not all classes in the same cohort were told to go back for revision, only some classes :scratchhead:
For me, I'll wait and see what goes on during the supplementary lessons next year and take it from there.
Wish all 2012 PSLE moms/dads a Happy New Year ! :xedfingers: We'll have a good :rahrah: before the term starts.
DD's school gave the letter/notice regarding supplementary lessons on the last day of school this year.
4 times a week! And no options to withdraw!
Long days, plus tons of homework and tuition... when do they revise and rest?
I think 2 days of supp class is enough. Will play the \"mummy\" card and intervene if I have to. Face the authority in the face and say, \"thank you for working so hard to help the students prepare for PSLE but this does not work with my child.\"
What exactly does compulsory mean? -
Compulsory means that the children MUST go unless the parents say otherwise. That has been my interpretation since beginning P5. Kekekekekeke! :evil: I tend to evaluate supplementary classes on a case by case basis. I ask for the content that will covered. If the content is vague, then I decline. If the aim is to cover the syllabus, I also decline because my son would have already self-studied the syllabus from the books I give him.
Last year, he attended 1 supplementary class of 2.5hrs on Chinese compre skills. He found that useful. -
Ahhhh… I like this definition. And also how you assess which one to choose.
Will take what is useful and decline those that are not.
Thanks, Chenonceau!!
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