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[sharonkhoo]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2125958\" time=\"1703903333\" user_id=\"3:

:rotflmao: The answer is so funny. Innocently accurate, but sadly wrong. Actually, I would like to add that \"virtual\" and \"image\" basically are analogous. Why not just call it an image?

The intricacies of science .

To contrast with \"real image\"?

[ChiefKiasu]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2125956\" time=\"1703903129\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2125956 time=1703903129 user_id=53606]
Another one for laughs. This one is definitely being cheeky :spank: . Sorry for the OT!
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I think she must have watched too much Monsters, Inc.

[00skyblue00]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2125953\" time=\"1703902844\" user_id=\"28674:

In \"Math-speak\", \"difference\" always refers to subtraction, as far as I recall. Similarly, \"sum\", \"product\" and \"quotient\" for the other operators.

If a young child gives a \"spot the difference\" answer rather than a \"Maths-speak\" answer, I would probably praise him for realising that the question can be interpreted in more than one way, but point to the fact that it was a Maths question, and therefore should be interpreted in \"Maths-speak\". Learning which meaning to apply in various contexts is part of growing up. In fact, an aspect of the disability in autism is the inability (though some can be taught and can improve) to take things literally without considering context.

And if it's an older child who's trying to be cheeky, then probably a telling-off might be in order.

Parents were not keen to go after that point and had no concern at all. Is only a p1, 2 kid. Only exposed to formal learning for 1 yr or so. Jfyi, this kid had no tuition so not done tons and tons of worksheets type. Yes, its part of learning experience.

I brought it up coz i think the issue if any is the kid is sensitive to choice of words. But a good teacher would speak to the kid, i wld expect.
Was definition of difference in maths properly defined to kids and taught that maths lang is not std English?

I recall during my time, maths qns were not phrased very well.

[00skyblue00]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2125960\" time=\"1703903507\" user_id=\"28674:

To contrast with \"real image\"?

Shldnt it be virtual vs physical?

[sharonkhoo]

00skyblue00\" post_id=\"2125966\" time=\"1703905096\" user_id=\"143605:

Shldnt it be virtual vs physical?

This is how the answer in the example seemed to understand it (in the digital arena), but in physics, assuming that the topic was optics/lenses, there is a distinction between virtual and real images.

[sharonkhoo]

00skyblue00\" post_id=\"2125962\" time=\"1703903607\" user_id=\"143605:

Was definition of difference in maths properly defined to kids and taught that maths lang is not std English?

I recall during my time, maths qns were not phrased very well.

In my time (and I'm older, so I'm referring to the 70s), the words \"sum\", \"difference\", \"product\" and \"quotient\" were well-drummed into us in Maths.

[bbbay]

all the top academic students (top 10%) identified by PSLE, most of them will enrol into IP schools. And statistically , these students should continue to perform better than non IP students (outside top 10 %) in A level examination 6 years later. Buy why NYJC , with all its students from JAE intake (outside top 10%), consistently outperforms many IP JCs in A level?

[zac's mum]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2125999\" time=\"1703942766\" user_id=\"175278:

all the top academic students (top 10%) identified by PSLE, most of them will enrol into IP schools. And statistically , these students should continue to perform better than non IP students (outside top 10 %) in A level examination 6 years later. Buy why NYJC , with all its students from JAE intake (outside top 10%), consistently outperforms many IP JCs in A level?

Because it’s 南洋

[bbbay]

NYJC is a curious case where a lot can be learnt from what is happening there. there could be some big announcement on it.

[SG_KP1]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2125999\" time=\"1703942766\" user_id=\"175278:

all the top academic students (top 10%) identified by PSLE, most of them will enrol into IP schools. And statistically , these students should continue to perform better than non IP students (outside top 10 %) in A level examination 6 years later. Buy why NYJC , with all its students from JAE intake (outside top 10%), consistently outperforms many IP JCs in A level?

Even if your premise is correct (I'm not suggesting that it is or isn't), I don't think one can come to the conclusion of \"outperform\" (or \"underperform\") by comparing a JAE only JC's results to an IP JC's results. The IP JC's results are a mix of IP and JAE students (the mix varies across the IP JCs and further, the JAE COP for all of the IP JCs is not the same). You would need to get results by how the students entered JC and that typically isn't released (one JC has released some stats in the past).