Primary ONE English Assignment

[limlim]

Funz:

limlim:

If this is the intend, I would appreciate if the school give a sample report instead of leaving parents shocked or puzzled????

So it all boils down to what you thought the school expected out of the kid? Before you became shocked or puzzled, was your kid stressed or lost over this assignment?

Totally \"lost\".

Stared at the paper.. blank look.

I asked, \"Didn't the teacher explain to you how to do, how to start, what to write?\"

\"Blank look\".

[Funz]

limlim:

Funz:

[quote=\"limlim\"]

If this is the intend, I would appreciate if the school give a sample report instead of leaving parents shocked or puzzled????

So it all boils down to what you thought the school expected out of the kid? Before you became shocked or puzzled, was your kid stressed or lost over this assignment?

Totally \"lost\".

Stared at the paper.. blank look.

I asked, \"Didn't the teacher explain to you how to do, how to start, what to write?\"

\"Blank look\".[/quote]Poor kid. In that case I think a clarification with the teacher is in order.

[SAHM_TAN]

limlim:

cherryc:

If a student is not guided in class or simply don't understand the wordy instructions and the parents too busy/ not highly educated enough to comprehend the bombastic words, then he/she will underperform in front of his/her privileged classmates who can put in a \"professionally-guided\" piece of work. Bottomline is whether they are guided in school.

I agree.

Say, the posted sample is a \"Show and Tell\".

If the kid without any external help produces a blank page.. I wonder how he/she will be graded for \"Show and Tell\"..

Yeah.. My kids stare at the paper and wrote nothing.. if I did nothing..

How about those families who are unable to do anything.. (Not English educated etc..)?

Ah...... tuition.. anyone? :evil:

There are BASC. From the various sharing of mummies who send their kids to BASC, I learned that the teachers will revise work with the kids and even ask them to buy assessment books that the teachers will go through with them too. Though for s&t, I'm not sure if BASC helps in this.

[Lilac66]

limlim:

cherryc:

If a student is not guided in class or simply don't understand the wordy instructions and the parents too busy/ not highly educated enough to comprehend the bombastic words, then he/she will underperform in front of his/her privileged classmates who can put in a \"professionally-guided\" piece of work. Bottomline is whether they are guided in school.

I agree.

Say, the posted sample is a \"Show and Tell\".

If the kid without any external help produces a blank page.. I wonder how he/she will be graded for \"Show and Tell\"..

Yeah.. My kids stare at the paper and wrote nothing.. if I did nothing..

How about those families who are unable to do anything.. (Not English educated etc..)?

Ah...... tuition.. anyone? :evil:

If they're not graded, then I think it's not a big issue to me. Whether they're able to do a decent show-n-tell or not, the teacher will be there to guide them and help the weaker ones (with ref to SAHM_TAN's post).There'll be some that are better, others not so. Anyway, it's just an exposure for the kids to learn \"presentation\" in front of an audience.

Hope I got the right picture about this assignment. :xedfingers:

[SAHM_TAN]

limlim:

Funz:

[quote=\"limlim\"]

If this is the intend, I would appreciate if the school give a sample report instead of leaving parents shocked or puzzled????

So it all boils down to what you thought the school expected out of the kid? Before you became shocked or puzzled, was your kid stressed or lost over this assignment?

Totally \"lost\".

Stared at the paper.. blank look.

I asked, \"Didn't the teacher explain to you how to do, how to start, what to write?\"

\"Blank look\".[/quote]Ahhhh, so this is your kid's assignment?

May I ask is your kid from atas primary school? The language is very atas level. The S&T notes from my dd1's teacher was in very plain English.

[SAHM_TAN]

Lilac66:

limlim:

[quote=\"cherryc\"]If a student is not guided in class or simply don't understand the wordy instructions and the parents too busy/ not highly educated enough to comprehend the bombastic words, then he/she will underperform in front of his/her privileged classmates who can put in a \"professionally-guided\" piece of work. Bottomline is whether they are guided in school.

I agree.

Say, the posted sample is a \"Show and Tell\".

If the kid without any external help produces a blank page.. I wonder how he/she will be graded for \"Show and Tell\"..

Yeah.. My kids stare at the paper and wrote nothing.. if I did nothing..

How about those families who are unable to do anything.. (Not English educated etc..)?

Ah...... tuition.. anyone? :evil:

If they're not graded, then I think it's not a big issue to me. Whether they're able to do a decent show-n-tell or not, the teacher will be there to guide them and help the weaker ones (with ref to SAHM_TAN's post).There'll be some that are better, others not so. Anyway, it's just an exposure for the kids to learn \"presentation\" in front of an audience.

Hope I got the right picture about this assignment. :xedfingers:[/quote]Mine are graded.

[Lilac66]

SAHM_TAN:

Mine are graded.

Also graded? Then I'll have to add again, unfair leh :nunchuk: But on reading your earlier post again, at least your kid's teacher helped.

[SAHM_TAN]

Lilac66:

SAHM_TAN:

Mine are graded.

Also graded? Then I'll have to add again, unfair leh :nunchuk:

HAHAHA. Will it make you feel less unfair if I commented that from what I can gather, the teachers try to help all to pass. That's why teacher will let some students practise more.

[iRabbit]

SAHM_TAN:

That's why gvt advocates life long learning.
:evil:

I'm learning primary maths

I know I'm being cheeky here.

You're being notti here, SAHM_TAN. :evil:

Ok limlim, I've voted after you're clarification.

My son would have no prob doing that assessment in T3 bcos he was guided well by his teacher in T2 and I've realistic expectation for a P1 work.

Now that I've done my part of the sharing. Can I check something with you? Ok it's a tad personal and I'll understand if you won't want to answer.

Is it a big issue to you for a parent to be asked to coach a child? In order words, in your opinion, is education - in the form of knowledge transfer - solely the responsibility for the T's?

Again no offense. Asking only bcos I really want to understand what exactly are you unhappy about?

[SAHM_TAN]

Even for tingxie, the grade in included in the overall assessment, the teacher will revise with the students, the one I know lah, not sure if it’s for all the classess, so as long as the student pay attention, will be able to pass tingxie without parents’ help.