Sec 1 2012
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less kiasu liao:
Hi, Im speaking in regards of the IP curriculum in RV, so im not very sure if other schools have another way of teaching. In RV, our Year 1 Maths is basically \"Integrated\" and can jump from the Year 1 content in the MOE textbook to the Year 2 content when learning the same topic. Similarly, Year 2 content can also jump to Year 3 sometimes.Bbee:
Hi, could anyone advise what's the difference between Express Math and IP Math?
I will very much like to know too. Not just for Maths, but for the other subjects.
So far, schools seem to be saying that tuition and assessment books are not advisable as IP is different from O levels. Dd's CL tuition has said that every school uses different things and advises only tuition for compo. Although I do know of students from top schools going for tuition (wonder how their tutors know what to teach). But I also came across a JC Maths teacher who declined to tutor a Y5 IP student because he said IP was different.
I mean, how and where do we get help if our children have difficulty with the IP course, apart from transferring them back to the O levels? What is the source of their difficulty?
When moving on the Year 3, where most schools have the choice of taking E Maths or Additional Maths (A Maths), RV combined the two maths together. Students don't normally know which kind of maths they are taking actually cause it's totally combined. Therefore, I think it will be hard to find tuition teachers as they will not know what content were being covered in school in school as the Year 3s and 4s just learn Maths as a whole. Besides, finding teaching materials can also be quite hard for them as RV uses their own notes (you can almost don't buy the textbooks) and occasionally make some reference to only a few assessment books for a certain topic.
i think other subjects are still relatively easy to find tuition though, such as the languages subjects.
hope this helps!
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Hi ickybananas, thank you so much for the detailed answer. :thankyou:
You sound like you are coping really well and enjoying the IP course in RV!
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less kiasu liao:
very impressive, despite the environment arround, you and your friends could still follow your hearts and persist on your interests ... :salute:kitcat:
thanks for sharing... I am bit surprised as I remember you are Rafflesian too, and all the time I had a impression that the Raffles families are very 'ang mao', now I have a different view.
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Besides sports, I was active in a most unusual CCA-Chinese Society. Even in those days, those involved were a really rare breed of RGS girls who, till today, speak in Mandarin when we meet. We had great fun putting up plays, and even short Chinese operas. I know of a girl who went on to become both a EL and CL teacher. One girl is now a director of Chinese films, while another is involved in translation work. But, you are correct, the Raffles families are really 'angmoh'. I remember how bad the RI boys in JC were in Mandarin that I was asked by my teacher to read the Chinese \"ke wen\" almost everyday because there was no one else to call! -
Wow just realized that St Nicβs principal now is θζ ε °.
She was from 84 batch at HCJC. President of student council.
Top O level student in 1983. -
ngbrdad:
From the photo from the newspapers, she looks pretty and graceful...Wow just realized that St Nic's principal now is θζ ε °.
She was from 84 batch at HCJC. President of student council.
Top O level student in 1983. -
kitcat:
[/quote]Don't you wish the school system would still allow our children such space and freedom? Secondary school should be the best years of their lives leh...less kiasu liao:
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very impressive, despite the environment arround, you and your friends could still follow your hearts and persist on your interests ... :salute: -
ickybananas:
Yes, ickybananas, your explanation is very detailed and clear and most helpful. Many thanks and all the best in your studiesless kiasu liao:
Hi, Im speaking in regards of the IP curriculum in RV, so im not very sure if other schools have another way of teaching. In RV, our Year 1 Maths is basically \"Integrated\" and can jump from the Year 1 content in the MOE textbook to the Year 2 content when learning the same topic. Similarly, Year 2 content can also jump to Year 3 sometimes.
When moving on the Year 3, where most schools have the choice of taking E Maths or Additional Maths (A Maths), RV combined the two maths together. Students don't normally know which kind of maths they are taking actually cause it's totally combined. Therefore, I think it will be hard to find tuition teachers as they will not know what content were being covered in school in school as the Year 3s and 4s just learn Maths as a whole. Besides, finding teaching materials can also be quite hard for them as RV uses their own notes (you can almost don't buy the textbooks) and occasionally make some reference to only a few assessment books for a certain topic.
i think other subjects are still relatively easy to find tuition though, such as the languages subjects. hope this helps!
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less kiasu liao:
Despite the competitiveness and restrictions of CCA and long school hours, my kids have really been enjoying their Secondary school/JC life, including CCA. I guess it's also about being flexible and adapting.
Don't you wish the school system would still allow our children such space and freedom? Secondary school should be the best years of their lives leh...kitcat:
very impressive, despite the environment arround, you and your friends could still follow your hearts and persist on your interests ... :salute: -
less kiasu liao:
The RGS girls I knew back in my time were either very potato (competent in Mandarin and Western in outlook) or very Chinese (excellent in Chinese, can spout Chinese proverbs etc).
Besides sports, I was active in a most unusual CCA-Chinese Society. Even in those days, those involved were a really rare breed of RGS girls who, till today, speak in Mandarin when we meet. We had great fun putting up plays, and even short Chinese operas. I know of a girl who went on to become both a EL and CL teacher. One girl is now a director of Chinese films, while another is involved in translation work. But, you are correct, the Raffles families are really 'angmoh'. I remember how bad the RI boys in JC were in Mandarin that I was asked by my teacher to read the Chinese \"ke wen\" almost everyday because there was no one else to call!
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DD's teachers have started dishing out homework.
How about the rest of yours?
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