HyperKiasu:

markfch:

I have a hunch that the eventual outcome will be L1R2 for PSLE. Pro argument is that it's similar to O Levels. And it's sort of compromise for both sides.

http://hedgehogcomms.blogspot.com/search/label/chinese

MOE is listening to the above blogger? read the post on Thur March 4 2010

Interesting... But good thing the govt came to their senses.

I do NOT support the lowering of the weightage for MT and will not repeat all the valid points brought up by others on this forum.


I am not educated in Chinese (which I always view as a handicap). Thus, my daughter has always been weak in the subject too. However, we have not given up on the language just because she finds the language difficult to learn. Since P3, she has been putting in a lot of efforts to polish up her Chinese. Hence, the weekly tuitions/enrichments. Kudos to the native speaking teachers, she is actually enjoying the language she once feared.

If, after all these efforts, she still cannot ace the subject, she will have to concede that she is just not as good as her peers who can master 4 subjects. At least her efforts has paid off and she has learnt a language that is going to be useful to her in the future.

That is not to say that I will not use DSA to apply for entry to her school of choice. And, if she is still not accepted by the top schools, then she shouldn't even be in the top schools.

I certainly find it sad that some English speaking family thinks that the only way for their kids to get into the top schools is to lower the MT weighting. Is this the kind of signal we should be passing to the next generation? Cry foul if you cannot beat the system. Isn't Singapore a country that promotes meritocracy? Don't know about you but I don't think I will feel proud should my girl top the PSLE due to this unfair advantage. :celebrate: