Rulang Primary

[RRMummy]

verykiasu2010:

[Rulang = MINDLESS drilling for top class, killing enthusiasm of the child


just personal experience / experience of close ones

Hi vk2010,

:!: oh dear... now you're getting me really worried..

Please elaborate on the MINDLESS drilling..

May I know which level is the cousin in? Can u please share more details as in how much really is the homework - every subject? many pages? etc etc...

TIA

[RRMummy]

pjlee25:

RRMummy:

Hi pjlee25,

My gal will also be in P1 there next year.

After school (PM), parents have to go pickup the children directly from school. I'm still deciding on whether to let my DD shower at the BASC. I figured that if she does then I'll talk to the BASC that she be allowed to leave her wet towel and clothes there. I'll go pick it up in the evenings after fetching her from school.. not sure if they will object..

Hi! Good to know someone whom is in the same situation.

Hi hi.

So you have made your decisision on which BASC? BTW, have u received any letter from Rulang to confirm your child got a place? I have received nothing... :roll:

[Lock]

Hi there

My ds is in p1 this yr. Maybe it’s just P1, but I find the Sch offers a lot of activities lei (compared to my dd Sch). So far he had pottery lessons last term, calligraphy this term. And he takes up robotics n Chinese orchestra as enrichment activities. He has lots of fun in Sch. The Sch conducts other non academic program like entreprenuership, computer lessons, project work
I must admit that the Sch does give quite a fair bit of hmwk but so far, it’s still manageable. Actually I am glad that the Sch gives hmwk cos it helps to build gd study habits n attitudes rgt frm the start.
My observation is that top schs don’t give much hmwk cos most kids r alr burdened wif tuitions work . Rulang is still very much a heartland Sch, so Sch will give more work as not many can afford to go tuitions

[markfch]

RRMummy:

verykiasu2010:

[Rulang = MINDLESS drilling for top class, killing enthusiasm of the child


just personal experience / experience of close ones

Hi vk2010,

:!: oh dear... now you're getting me really worried..

Please elaborate on the MINDLESS drilling..

May I know which level is the cousin in? Can u please share more details as in how much really is the homework - every subject? many pages? etc etc...

TIA

vk2010 said only the top class is stretched. So the soln is to make sure that your kid doesn't qualify for the top class, then no need to fret

[RRMummy]

markfch:

vk2010 said only the top class is stretched. So the soln is to make sure that your kid doesn't qualify for the top class, then no need to fret

like that also can ah???

[snowz]

LKVM:

markfch:

vk2010 said only the top class is stretched. So the soln is to make sure that your kid doesn't qualify for the top class, then no need to fret

hahahaha wait for someone poke ur eye or spank u

[verykiasu2010]

RRMummy:

verykiasu2010:

[Rulang = MINDLESS drilling for top class, killing enthusiasm of the child


just personal experience / experience of close ones

Hi vk2010,

:!: oh dear... now you're getting me really worried..

Please elaborate on the MINDLESS drilling..

May I know which level is the cousin in? Can u please share more details as in how much really is the homework - every subject? many pages? etc etc...

TIA

drilling started in P4

also someone's kid was in top class in recent year from there. the parent asked the school whether any need of tuition for the kid. the school replied : can he ever finished the work from school?

conclusion : the school knows that they are piling them with drilling work.....that boy got 26+ for t-score but every nite homework till midnite still cannot finish

my view is that mindless drilling is just rote learning that the school is doing to ensure they meet their own kpi on how many kids above what t-score.

that is just my personal opinion based on people I encountered with.

[verykiasu2010]

snowz:

LKVM:

[quote=\"markfch\"]vk2010 said only the top class is stretched. So the soln is to make sure that your kid doesn't qualify for the top class, then no need to fret

hahahaha wait for someone poke ur eye or spank u

I would say depend on the FT. I do heard of parent requesting the child to stay in 2nd class even though eligible for the 1st class. The result is comparable good. More drilling (24/7 kind) in the 1st class is true.[/quote]actually i WAS very blurr about this top class, second class etc until visiting this ksp website....eventhough my two kids are out / on the way of the PSLE system. (because in the school that my kids went to, they don't tell you anything about ranking of class or student's position in class or in cohort; but of course they do ranking - some more very tight bandwith type)

[snowz]

Del

[RRMummy]

verykiasu2010:

drilling started in P4


also someone's kid was in top class in recent year from there. the parent asked the school whether any need of tuition for the kid. the school replied : can he ever finished the work from school?

conclusion : the school knows that they are piling them with drilling work.....that boy got 26+ for t-score but every nite homework till midnite still cannot finish

my view is that mindless drilling is just rote learning that the school is doing to ensure they meet their own kpi on how many kids above what t-score.

that is just my personal opinion based on people I encountered with.

:!: geez...like can die... can't imagine homework till past midnite...

maybe markfc's suggestion is not so crazy after all.. i mean.. i still would love my kidsd to have a childhood...

thanks for sharing!! i only wish i knew earlier.. :stupid: