slmkhoo:

Does your child have any learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, ASD etc that could get in the way of 'ordinary' school? And how old is your child?


I have a girl, now 15yo, who has Asperger's, dyspraxia, attention/focus difficulties, low working memory and slow processing speed. She is quite high in reasoning abilities, but also struggles with exams and homework. We have been overseas all her school life, so she has been fortunate to be spared the intense exam-based system in Singapore, and has had fairly sympathetic teachers. Since grade 7, she has been doing 'internet school' supervised by me and the school teachers. This allows her to type instead of write (since writing is an issue), some flexibility in timing and has spared her the PSLE and 'O' levels. However, given that we feel she does have the capacity to do a university/poly course eventually, we are planning to have her take 'A' levels at the appropriate time and see where we go from there. We hope that by that time, she will have learned to cope better with normal school requirements. We aren't sure if that's going to work, but that's the plan!

I have been a SAHM all her life and closely supervised her, much more than most kids need. We have trained and coaxed her into mostly complying with school requirements, and accepted that she cannot shine in exams. Maybe because she's a girl, she is compliant and will usually do what we ask, even if she doesn't like it or do it well, and over the years, she seems to be slowly getting better at 'school' requirements. Maybe you can also consider some kind of homeschooling or self study system for your son?

ammonite:

His child is 11 years old. Stated in the first line.

mahes_gopal:

Hi parents do you feel that your child does not fit in this system? I have a eleven year who is high in IQ but is in foundation stream as he just cannot do well in exams. He just cannot bring himself to do written work and exams within time limit. He is still careless with written work and no matter how hard he wants to try cannot perform well in written exams. But this child's science and general knowledge is way above any other child or adult I know of. Even the psychologist who tested him said so. Well ultimate conclusion was he does not fit in an exam based system he will definitely shine in a project based system. During his free time he will do his own little projects and presentations for his own sake and cares two hoots about written school worksheets. Mind it this child has been coxed, begged, caned, punished everything. But remains the same. Well I have no choice but to wait for the day he can go overseas or find a project based system where he will enjoy learning. :roll:

Anyone else has a kid like this?

slmkhoo:

Does your child have any learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, ASD etc that could get in the way of 'ordinary' school? And how old is your child?


I have a girl, now 15yo, who has Asperger's, dyspraxia, attention/focus difficulties, low working memory and slow processing speed. She is quite high in reasoning abilities, but also struggles with exams and homework. We have been overseas all her school life, so she has been fortunate to be spared the intense exam-based system in Singapore, and has had fairly sympathetic teachers. Since grade 7, she has been doing 'internet school' supervised by me and the school teachers. This allows her to type instead of write (since writing is an issue), some flexibility in timing and has spared her the PSLE and 'O' levels. However, given that we feel she does have the capacity to do a university/poly course eventually, we are planning to have her take 'A' levels at the appropriate time and see where we go from there. We hope that by that time, she will have learned to cope better with normal school requirements. We aren't sure if that's going to work, but that's the plan!

I have been a SAHM all her life and closely supervised her, much more than most kids need. We have trained and coaxed her into mostly complying with school requirements, and accepted that she cannot shine in exams. Maybe because she's a girl, she is compliant and will usually do what we ask, even if she doesn't like it or do it well, and over the years, she seems to be slowly getting better at 'school' requirements. Maybe you can also consider some kind of homeschooling or self study system for your son?

MR06:

ksi:

How old is your child?

:rotflmao: your avatar reminds me of a photo of my bro....

mahes_gopal:

Hi parents do you feel that your child does not fit in this system? I have a eleven year who is high in IQ but is in foundation stream as he just cannot do well in exams. He just cannot bring himself to do written work and exams within time limit. He is still careless with written work and no matter how hard he wants to try cannot perform well in written exams. But this child's science and general knowledge is way above any other child or adult I know of. Even the psychologist who tested him said so. Well ultimate conclusion was he does not fit in an exam based system he will definitely shine in a project based system. During his free time he will do his own little projects and presentations for his own sake and cares two hoots about written school worksheets. Mind it this child has been coxed, begged, caned, punished everything. But remains the same. Well I have no choice but to wait for the day he can go overseas or find a project based system where he will enjoy learning. :roll:

Anyone else has a kid like this?

ksi:

How old is your child?