Children and PSLE

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:30:20 GMT

5mp — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:30:20 GMT

few more days to go…

Reply to Children and PSLE on Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:52:05 GMT

mummy so kiasu — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:52:05 GMT

august24:
I quit to help ds in his psle yr. But then, I'm realistic and am not aiming for top schools. If he can score 220 I will be happy cos he is ave only. A happy go lucky boy, will only do work when 'pushed'. When friends ask how many A* I aiming cos I quit, I feel so .

Don't have to feel so stress. Just tell your friend's that all kids have different abilities. As long as both of you have try your best & his results have improved, it is already worth the quit. All the best to your son! :rahrah:

Reply to Children and PSLE on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:07:33 GMT

janet88 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:07:33 GMT

fightingmom:
ruohoo97:
A constant, diligent working habit is the key for kids. Most of them don't have such a habit, that is why we parents have to help and supervise them. Once they have matured enough, we can let them \"fly\".

Yes, agree totally. Once the child learns how to plan his/ her own revision schedule (auto pilot) we can \"hands off\" already.

But before that can happen, we need to teach them how to plan and also instil in them that discipline.

Unfortunately my son is no where near 'auto pilot' last week, I asked him to plan his revision for just THIS week...he told me he had a headache. Explained to him where the avail time slots are. My reason for doing so is to show him how tight time is.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:22:16 GMT

fightingmom — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:22:16 GMT

ruohoo97:
A constant, diligent working habit is the key for kids. Most of them don't have such a habit, that is why we parents have to help and supervise them. Once they have matured enough, we can let them \"fly\".

Yes, agree totally. Once the child learns how to plan his/ her own revision schedule (auto pilot) we can \"hands off\" already.

But before that can happen, we need to teach them how to plan and also instil in them that discipline.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:39:01 GMT

ruohoo97 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:39:01 GMT

A constant, diligent working habit is the key for kids. Most of them don’t have such a habit, that is why we parents have to help and supervise them. Once they have matured enough, we can let them "fly".

Reply to Children and PSLE on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:47:16 GMT

phankao — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:47:16 GMT

august24:
I quit to help ds in his psle yr. But then, I'm realistic and am not aiming for top schools. If he can score 220 I will be happy cos he is ave only. A happy go lucky boy, will only do work when 'pushed'. When friends ask how many A* I aiming cos I quit, I feel so .

I'm a SAHM, but out of 3 children, only end up with 2A*s. The rest are all As & Bs. Better not quit if you have children like mine. But then again, hah - I didn't actually coach them in their work, so well....

Reply to Children and PSLE on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:13:30 GMT

august24 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:13:30 GMT

I quit to help ds in his psle yr. But then, I’m realistic and am not aiming for top schools. If he can score 220 I will be happy cos he is ave only. A happy go lucky boy, will only do work when ‘pushed’. When friends ask how many A* I aiming cos I quit, I feel so .

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:36:29 GMT

mrswongtuition — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:36:29 GMT

janet_lee88:
mrswongtuition:
Mine clams up during Chinese. Weirdo boy I have!

Mine clams up during his Eng class...reason is bcos the teacher is very fierce. I love it.

I pray very hard NYPS has super fierce teachers!

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:33:01 GMT

janet88 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:33:01 GMT

mrswongtuition:
janet_lee88:
For my son: shut up for 5 min after 1st warning.

Fuming daddy: shut up for 15 min.
Fuming mummy with cane: shut up till he is done with work.
His love for talking is really driving me nuts...must complete the sentence :mad: even though I have already issued 'stop talking' warning.

Chinese teacher emailed me recently about him talking when she teaches. I am going to ask her to make him stand in the corner.
Mine clams up during Chinese. Weirdo boy I have!

Mine clams up during his Eng class...reason is bcos the teacher is very fierce. I love it.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:35:39 GMT

mrswongtuition — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:35:39 GMT

janet_lee88:
For my son: shut up for 5 min after 1st warning.

Fuming daddy: shut up for 15 min.
Fuming mummy with cane: shut up till he is done with work.
His love for talking is really driving me nuts...must complete the sentence :mad: even though I have already issued 'stop talking' warning.

Chinese teacher emailed me recently about him talking when she teaches. I am going to ask her to make him stand in the corner.

Mine clams up during Chinese. Weirdo boy I have!

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:00:23 GMT

janet88 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:00:23 GMT

For my son: shut up for 5 min after 1st warning.

Fuming daddy: shut up for 15 min.
Fuming mummy with cane: shut up till he is done with work.
His love for talking is really driving me nuts...must complete the sentence :mad: even though I have already issued 'stop talking' warning.

Chinese teacher emailed me recently about him talking when she teaches. I am going to ask her to make him stand in the corner.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:31:27 GMT

mrswongtuition — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:31:27 GMT

janet_lee88:
mrswongtuition:

I'll be honest, I think my 5yo is the type that needs me to prod him all the time. I've already made mental prep to take a step back on tutoring when it's his turn to enter primary school. And in fact, I've started to get nightmares about it. I dream of myself holding a cane and screaming like a mad woman. For those who have met my boy, he talks NON-STOP, seriously - NON-STOP. I'm pretty sure my phone will be busy flashing the school's staff room number soon.
Teachers who taught my son since P1 until this year have one similar complaint - he loves to talk. After a warning, he will clam up for few min and then back to square 1 soon after. My son is exactly like your son, non stop talking. I am stressed with his talking from 130pm on weekdays.

I have emails from teachers regarding his love for talking. I showed son those emails.

For mine:
After warning - Shut for 5 minutes
After MAD MUMMY warning - Shut for 30 minutes
After ANGRY DADDY warning - Shut for 12 hours

But we can't possible do the 'mad mummy' and 'angry daddy' stunt everyday. Sigh~

Right now, mine's quite happy talking to my younger boy who laughs at anything and everything the kor kor says. * Peace for my ears *

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:22:38 GMT

janet88 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:22:38 GMT

mrswongtuition:

I'll be honest, I think my 5yo is the type that needs me to prod him all the time. I've already made mental prep to take a step back on tutoring when it's his turn to enter primary school. And in fact, I've started to get nightmares about it. I dream of myself holding a cane and screaming like a mad woman. For those who have met my boy, he talks NON-STOP, seriously - NON-STOP. I'm pretty sure my phone will be busy flashing the school's staff room number soon.

Teachers who taught my son since P1 until this year have one similar complaint - he loves to talk. After a warning, he will clam up for few min and then back to square 1 soon after. My son is exactly like your son, non stop talking. I am stressed with his talking from 130pm on weekdays.

I have emails from teachers regarding his love for talking. I showed son those emails.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:09:14 GMT

mrswongtuition — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:09:14 GMT

Whether being a SAHM or taking leave during that crucial year resulting in fantastic results really depends on individual child and family.

Scenario 1:
SAHM is busy with other children. Barely has time to guide homework. Can’t afford external help or can only afford minimal external help.
Child is independant and self-motivated to do well and set an example for siblings.
Will this child do well? Yes, even with little resources at home, a hardworking child will find means and ways to do well. (I have heard of students from poor families who want to borrow my students’ tuition notes/worksheets to copy out the questions to try. <3)

Scenario 2:
SAHM has maid to take care of the house. Other children are well-taken care of (either with maid to help or grandparents to help).
Child is not motivated and chooses not to focus during study time.
Will this child do well? Maybe, depends on how the parents are able to convince and motivate the child.

Scenario 3:
Parents are busy with work. Send to enrichment classes. Child is motivated learner and loves the enrichment classes.
Will this child do well? Most likely!

Scenario 4:
Parents are busy with work. Send to enrichment classes. Child finds it a chore to attend the classes.
Will this child do well? Maybe?

There are many ‘small factors’ that add up.
So, don’t compare. Just do what you think is necessary for your child because every child is different.

Of course, we all pray that our kids are self-motivated and need minimal prodding/guidance from us. But then again, we’ll feel ‘lost’ because our baby doesn’t need us anymore! wails

I’ll be honest, I think my 5yo is the type that needs me to prod him all the time. I’ve already made mental prep to take a step back on tutoring when it’s his turn to enter primary school. And in fact, I’ve started to get nightmares about it. I dream of myself holding a cane and screaming like a mad woman. For those who have met my boy, he talks NON-STOP, seriously - NON-STOP. I’m pretty sure my phone will be busy flashing the school’s staff room number soon.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:17:42 GMT

babyJC — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:17:42 GMT

Quit = 4A* ?

Isn't it worth a zillion ? Better than striking lottery...

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:31:21 GMT

mummy so kiasu — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:31:21 GMT

janet_lee88:
babyJC:
:xedfingers: Absolutely right! In fact, some mothers are even prepared to quit their jobs or take no paid leave for that critical year.

A friend of mine took 1 year LOA from her job to be present for her son. She may not know everything but her presence meant a great deal. The result is astonishing !!! 4 A*s.

Not all of them get A* when their mum take LOA. If this is the case, most mum will quit their job for the kids. Why not? I think it is worth it. I am a stay at home mum. Hope my boy could get 4A* too. :rotflmao:

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:23:39 GMT

mummy so kiasu — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:23:39 GMT

fightingmom:
Unless the child is mature enough but at this stage usually parents are more gan jiong and will most probably guide them rather than \"leave them alone\" to prepare.

I guess parents do not want to take risk. This is a crucial year & kids are still not so mature at this age.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:45:43 GMT

janet88 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:45:43 GMT

babyJC:
:xedfingers: Absolutely right! In fact, some mothers are even prepared to quit their jobs or take no paid leave for that critical year.

Being present for the child at just P6 is insufficient...of course it is not always possible to take no pay leave for too long. My son is in P6 this year. It is a tough and stressful year. He has already cried bcos of stress and insufficient time to get math tuition hw done. He is tired bcos of school and getting hw done. Time is tight. He is used to take a nap everyday or else he will be cranky.

Just yest, I had to re-look at his time table again. Lost count of the number of times I had to edit it.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:11:33 GMT

ruohoo97 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:11:33 GMT

The Last one year may not be enough. In my son’s school, I have observed some P6 boys need a lot help in studies. But, "gasp", now seems too late to help. Some of them have only P1 level for Chinese and P3 level for maths and Science. I think their parents should do something much earlier!

Reply to Children and PSLE on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:41:53 GMT

janet88 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:41:53 GMT

babyJC:
:xedfingers: Absolutely right! In fact, some mothers are even prepared to quit their jobs or take no paid leave for that critical year.

A friend of mine took 1 year LOA from her job to be present for her son. She may not know everything but her presence meant a great deal. The result is astonishing !!! 4 A*s.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:48:36 GMT

babyJC — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:48:36 GMT

:xedfingers: Absolutely right! In fact, some mothers are even prepared to quit their jobs or take no paid leave for that critical year.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:13:17 GMT

fightingmom — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:13:17 GMT

Unless the child is mature enough but at this stage usually parents are more gan jiong and will most probably guide them rather than "leave them alone" to prepare.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:47 GMT

janet88 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:47 GMT

school_prefect:
Hi guys, just asking. How does one help their child prepare for PSLE and what can the child do by himself/herself to prepare for it ?(especially for those who do not like to study)?

I don't think many parents will let their kids prepare for PSLE by themselves. It's a crucial year and the most important in the whole of primary school education. Which kid likes to study ? Mine here complains about having to attend school, get hw done and learn spelling.

Reply to Children and PSLE on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:33:55 GMT

Michaelia0816 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:33:55 GMT

actually i was once a child who did not like to study but a secret web( cannot tell) helped me not by games but a common problem sums which then helped me to get first in class.dude.