Thank you pinksped for sharing with me.


counselling + remedition.

Counselling : does it means i need to find out why is my child
so "careless" ? And to work from the reasons …

Remediation : I teach him how to do his papers and worksheet properly and without any careless mistakes ?


Thank you and God Bless

\" The fact is, I did cane and will do so again if I need to. I think I cannot hold him responsible if he does not know. I never get angry at honest ignorance. But he can be held responsible if he has been sloppy. (See link here http://petunialee.blogspot.com/2010/10/exam-stress.html). Carelessness is sloppiness, and sloppiness becomes a habit if left unaddressed. It was a habit. If you don't know, you cannot do harm. If you do know and you are sloppy, you can do great harm. That was how some people's eggs got fertilised with the wrong sperm. The habit of sloppiness/carelessness has implications beyond merely marks. \"


LIKE A LOT !

HIe pingsped


U're a special needs therapist.

I suspect my son is dyslexic, mild condition. Sorry, I long suspected but another educational therapist confirm it. My son is borderline dyslexic.

And yes, he can be careless, but is very imaginative, and strategic. He's also very musically inclined and could picked up musical notes and learn and play his piano fairly well. Oh yeah, he loves to read Sun Zhi Strategems and use it on his friends, board games etc etc.

But he could be quite careless, is there any way I could help him in this aspect ? Without caning him ? U said that such a behavior could be successfully corrected without the use of cane.

I have to admit though I do cane him the last time on his hands with wooden ruler, with every careless mistakes. I got him to do his work and to check. Then I'll mark and check his checking. I let all the wrong answers go, as my main purpose is to help him be more careful. SO my plan was, I check his checking.

Undone questions, questions without working, and hand writting which requires the teacher to guess, all warrants 1 stroke on his hands. 1 careless mistake, 1 stroke on hand.

That was during the December period. Currently I've seen that he has less mistakes in his worksheets and homework from school.

I hate to cane him. In any case where such carelessness occur again, are there any other methods I could use ? Please help me and my son.

Thank you very much. God bless you.

if i didnt remember wrongly u can hang around during their recess only for the first 3 days only. there will be a buddy ( p5 student ) to guide them around for the first week of school. so dont have to worry.

The truth is, my son, learns his music pieces very fast and he does understand all the nuances of the music. The no. of beats in a bar, the cadences and accompaniments, he composes too ! All while doing his Yamaha JMC and JXC !


However, his recent teacher told me otherwise ! That he dont have any natural rhythms in him etc etc etc …

Its really very disheartening …

Hie 2ppaamm


Thank you for sharing with me. It is indeed very helpful and has given me an idea of what \" is to come \".

The one thing that caught my heart is the part where u say a few of relatives starts and give up halfway, and for you discipline is an important thing. To start and to finish it - Grade 8. Yes, there will be times when faced with some difficulties. I think you're really great !

In fact I have also heard of people who gave up while in Grade 5, cause its really not easy. Most people do ! Give up ! It's a real waste after having spent so long to go thru the the initial grades.

How long does yr son takes to finish Grade 8 ?

Truthfully speaking I'm still searching for the \"truth\" out there of children learning music. Ppl who stops, ppl who starts and end ( like you ) and also stories of piano teachers throwing the music pieces on the floor and like my son's present Yamaha teacher, she scolds the class every Friday ! sigh ..... even though she dont scold my son, but its all the negative vibes he receives as a bystander for the last 2 yrs ! sigh ......

You could say I'm a bit apprehensive whether my son will finish til Grade 8, even though i want him to. And also whether he could handle the exams + his own school exams when he's in P3 - P6.

There is no answer there, so I thought of posting here to try getting a reply

Hie


Does anyone knows whats the weightage given to Oral and Written work for English ?

I heard that their oral will be replaced by Show and Tell.

Does anyone knows will this show and tell thing goes til p6 ?

Thank u.

Just a suggestion for people with children in K2 preparaing for P1,

and looking for having enrichment.

Why dont u try Tony Buzan ? If kid is in K2, u could sign up for their Power Learning Camp, which actually to prepare the kid for p1. It's only a 5 day programme, and to me its a great programme cause they not only basic academics. But what is covered are the values and the right attitudes towards learning. It think the right mindset for P1 preparations are the most important.

U could then proceed to sign up for their english / maths course and they'll automatically deduct the course fees for you such that by the end of the one year enrichment, the fees u pay for the Power Learning Camp is nil !

My son was there cause the dad refused to let me help him, cause nowadays the way they teach their Maths is so completely different from my times. And my hubby do not want me to confuse our son + he wants our little guy to have the right solid foundation for the subject. :celebrate:

Hie 2ppaamm


U signed a contract with yr boy when he was 7.5 yrs old ! ! !

For learning his piano and go thru til Grade 8 !

WOW ! I really paifu yr \"guts\". Whats the consequences if yr boy break the contract ? Or that You've already foresee that he will not break the contract ? What kinda weak spot have u got yr hands over him ? ha ha ha aa

I'm asking cause my boy is finishing his Yamaha JXC very very soon ! :celebrate: In fact his Yamaha grade 9 exam will be next Tuesday !

Yea, I'd recently started him on his piano too, acting as a transitory phase for him, while at same time helping him with his music theory and practical. Sure it does helps !

However, recently just last week he told me he wanted to stop learning his music cause he hates exam ! Of course, thats' not a valid reason !

For the past 4 yrs while in Yamaha he had complains, tc etc and wanted to stop his class. But there again after some persuasion and me speaking with him, he continued. :roll:

So yr post about the contract for the piano learning got my interest ! ha ha aha a really no offence here, but what kinda attitude and mentlity do u have when u thought of this idea ?

I wonder whether it'll work for my dear son or not ! :?

And today he told me that he wanted to continue cause he has passion in music and he has talent in it, and yes, actually he loves and enjoy music ! :love: But in a way thats more of a trying to convince himself ? :lol:

So now the mummy, me here is asking myself and praying about it.
I am not able to read his mind nor know what he's thinking ... the answer that he's giving me is exactly the reason that I gave him !

So at the end of the day, what do i want ? I want him to continue learning his music cause he really is good in it, in all the musicalities .

Should i let him decide what he whats or do we the parents guide him in his potential ?