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clioclio:

Khrushchev? is your son in IP or O level program? Khrushchev's rise is not in O levels leh. unless IP, the schools will have autonomy to decide their own syllabus.

He is from an IP school. Is there a difference in answering between the IP and O level program?

clioclio:

Can you show us an example of an attempt by your son to write the conclusion?

Usually they have to address both factors and explain the various role of the two factors play in the topic at hand.

e.g..
\"Trotsky's unpopularity undermined his credibility and enabled Stalin to gain the upper hand/advantage in the struggle for power, it was ultimately Stalin's manipulations that enabled him to oust/eliminate his opponents and emerge as the leader of Soviet Union after Lenin's death.
(main argument: Trotsky unpopularity helped Stalin but didn guarantee Stalin rise to power--it mainly took Stalin's cunning to his advantage to rise to power)

The conclusion my son did was for this question: \"Khrushchev became the next leader of the USSR because his opponents were weak\". How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.\"

This is what he wrote:

In conclusion, I disagree with the statement that Khrushchev became the next leader of USSR because his opponents were weak. While I acknowledge that his opponents' weakness did help him in his rise to power to some extent as it caused them to be expelled which removed Khrushchev's opposition, it definitely did not guarentee it. Khrushchev's agricultural policy not only managed to eliminate one of Khrushchev's biggest opponent, but also allowed him to gain support from the people- something which his weak opponents could not lead to. It also demonstrated his manipulation, which would also have led to how Khrushchev could be able to exploit his opponents' weakness to eliminate them
Due to his agricultural policy having a much larger impact and being the root cause on how Khrushchev could become the next leader of the USSR, I disagree with this statement.

Hi all,

I was wondering if anybody could provide an example of how to write the final paragraph for the \"Judgment\"/\"Evaluation\" type of SEQ questions (Eg \"Stalin rose to power because of Trotsky's unpopularity in the Politburo. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?\" Points: Trotsky's unpopularity in Politburo, non-disclosure of Lenin's testament and Stalin's own manipulation). My DS is unable to get it right for the life of him. His history teacher has told him to compare his points via short term/long term, extent of impact and root cause. Even though my DS has tried his best to follow this format, he still is unable to secure the final 2 marks.

The reason I am concerned about this is because my DS's SBQ skills are much weaker compared to his SEQ skills, and those 2 marks may mean the difference between an 'A' or a 'B' grade!

Your help is much appreciated! :imdrowning: :?:

If ds gets a scholorship, does it mean he can definitely go to an independent school?

Careermum:

yymm03:

My DS got 259+2, now considering HCI or RI , thinking RI chance is slim, but any advice if HCI having chance ? his dream school is HCI, seeking some advice. Thanks !

He will be applying to RI with 259
But to HCI, he will be 261, higher chance.

Did your ds recieve scholorship? If not, you might not be able to enter the two schools. Consider your third choice. But you can try ri if yu want.

Hi parents,


Its been along time since I’ve chatted now. Based on your discussion, me and my child expect:

An A*/Very high A for english
A ‘90’ for math
85 over mark for chinese
Middle/low A for Science
Boundary mark for Merit in Higher chinese

Based on this year’s difficulty, can someone tell me about how much t-score can DS get? And what are 3 suitable schools he can go to? Does DS have a chance to go to River Valley high school? Thanks all.

NerdyMath:

I would allow DS to use the account only when he has questions to ask/or to help in the PSLE Maths Forum.

I feel that the biggest problem with kiasumen's son is that he feels that his answer is right and does not have a sense of that something. He feels that he can do whatever he wants. Kiasumen is probably a rich man. Hope he can discipline his son.

kiasumen:

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faithfuldad123:

[quote=\"kiasumen\"]QUESTION 16 IS 2!! ALL THE CHILDREN I HAVE ASKED ALL SAY THAT IT IS 2 SO I DONT KNOW WHY UR ANSWER S SAY IT IS 3 PLS MAKE THE AMENDMENT

Do you need to be so uncivic? Where are your manners? What is qn. 16 BTW? See TWO CAN PLAY AT THIS GAME!

sorry that's my son I am truly sorry Mr faithful father I tell you with full certainty that that will not happen again[/quote]I'm very pissed off. I do let my son use this account but he doesn't misuse it! I find what your son said very offensive. Please discipline your child. I always thought my son was badass but now I think he is good. At least he doesn't cyber bully unlike some people....... give me some time to accept this apology..... I hope this doesn't happen anymore....

kiasumen:

faithfuldad123:

What is the answer to qn 7 of chinese lc? DS put option 1 but Wife insisted it was 2. The two of them were quarelling all afternoon. seems easy but is it? Also, el lc qn 4 should be 2: the resting area. Reason? Well, the passage said nothing about it, but according to qn 3, if you got the route correctly,it leads to the resting area which is the last stop. The qn said where is the LAST stop for the treasure hunt so it should be 2. the tea corner is AFTER the treasure hunt. Tricky, eh?

Yes it is tricky but I still don't understand for question 3 why u said it is 3 it says the Cindy's original route is option 3 but when the other boy said she was missing a checkpoint in the treasure hunt,she said she would change to the route which is option 2.SO THERE BTW I AM KIASUMEN'S son and I actually DID the paper

kiasu parents is a place where parents bond together. o lol. I can't see why you can't keep your cool while I can.... kiasumen, I advise you to teach ur child some manners! PS: I AM

NerdyMath:

faithfuldad123:

Hello guys, DS has always wanted to be an author. His grades are decent, and he LOVES writing. The problem is, there is a boy in his class who is not at all interested in wirting, but scores very good. Everybody refers to him as the class author, and DS gets very disappointed because of that. At first, I was mad when I heard DS's dream- after all an author does not earn much money. But then I realised that as long as he was happy, I was okay. The boy is DS's rival. the boy just won an entire comp (writing) against 100 students from singapore, while DS did not even get shortlisted. DS is crestfallen and says that he is not a good writer. The boy will be called X for easy refrencing. X never scores below 37 for writing, and even got a 40 before. The thing is, I know it is not X's potential as X is very popular in school, and teachers like him. DS is very introvert, and teachers either frown or ignore him wen they see DS. Ds gets about 34-37, although he did score 39 before. What do you think I can do to encourage DS? Plus do you have any tips to improve on writing? :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy:

Same case for my DS. DS's classmate, which is is girl, gets 37-38 for every composition. When DS reads her compositions, he feels that the storyline is simple without any layers in it. Feels that teacher is a bit biased.

Exactly!! D's says that x story is not interesting at all and very unoriginal. But x got 38 while DS got.34. I think so too.