JohnYeo:

Neosan60:

[quote=\"GDragon\"]what schools papers are closer to the PSLE standard?

sometimes due to lack of time we as parents want to choose which schs are \"closer to psle standard\" so we can pick the exam papers and let our child do, not waste the time and do everything and stress everyone out.

so i employed different strategy now, especially for math as my ds goes to http://www.therightequation.com.sg for math classes, the tutor actually told me to bring some of the 2012 sa1 papers i bought and then she will select the important key qns for ds to do. which i feel is working well now. my nature is extremely kiasu, actually i want ds to do every paper but there is really no such time.

sometimes i feel so much to do, so little time we have, why not do selected qns from each top schools paper instead. ds havin Sa1 in less than 2 weeks. cross fingers!!

Hi Neosan60,

I applaud you for choosing one of the most effective exam strategies.

I also feel the same way. Exam papers are set based on concepts...\"what concept should I test the child for this question?\" and the teacher will set in the manner that achieves this objective...so select top school papers questions based on the concept you want your child to learn/ strengthen/ practice etc...

in fact, two big categories will be routine and non-routine (heuristic) questions.

Paper 1 consists of more of routine questions.
Paper 2 is the exact opposite.

Mastering math has 5 levels.
Level 1 : Understand the topics.
Level 2 : Learn and understand the concepts (how the questions are phrased)
Level 3 : Apply what you have learnt.
Level 4 : Test your knowledge and get feedback by doing (right vs wrong answers)
Level 5 : And go back to step 1 by using the wrong answers as indicators of wrong/ misunderstood concepts.

Repeat 5 levels for both paper 1 and paper 2.

My 2 cents,
John[/quote]
interesting 5 levels, will think about it. i believe math is actually the easiest subject with the right tutor, right attitude and right strategies.

any advise for the other subjects?

i dont think social skills can be taught by any course.

going out of home and out of social circle is already honing social skills, meeting friends parents, meeting me and my hubby's friends and being able to hold simple conversation with adults or even other children, to me are social skills

goin to tuition classes or enrichment and getting to know and get along with new group of classmates there, working on projects, all contributes to social skills

JohnYeo:

Neosan60:

the worse part about children who are weak academically, will be when they have sibling(s) who are high scorers, and compare themselves to siblings. my ds2 is not as bright or academically inclined as ds1. ds1 has no tuition at all now but ds2 has tuition for all subjects. ds2 does ask me, why gorgor dont need to study or tuition also can be so smart?


as parents, we really dont know what to say sometimes ...

i can sense your difficulty...it is really not easy. if my two dd1 and dd2 asks me, I will be stuck too.

Well, what I will do is to remind them of their unique strengths...I will say something like \"DD1 may be good in studies and you are good in drawing (for example)...so both of you have different strengths and daddy loves both of you and trusts that you will do your best no matter what.\"

I feel it's important to protect the other child's (who is not good in studies) self-esteem...and only parents can do that through our actions and words we use.

John

thanks john, thats what we have been doing too. we do not want to tell ds2 yet, that studies are not the most important thing in life, as we still need him to take it seriously.

must also remember not to praise ds1 infront of ds2, must praise secretly.

GDragon:

what schools papers are closer to the PSLE standard?

sometimes due to lack of time we as parents want to choose which schs are \"closer to psle standard\" so we can pick the exam papers and let our child do, not waste the time and do everything and stress everyone out.

so i employed different strategy now, especially for math as my ds goes to http://www.therightequation.com.sg for math classes, the tutor actually told me to bring some of the 2012 sa1 papers i bought and then she will select the important key qns for ds to do. which i feel is working well now. my nature is extremely kiasu, actually i want ds to do every paper but there is really no such time.

sometimes i feel so much to do, so little time we have, why not do selected qns from each top schools paper instead. ds havin Sa1 in less than 2 weeks. cross fingers!!

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the worse part about children who are weak academically, will be when they have sibling(s) who are high scorers, and compare themselves to siblings. my ds2 is not as bright or academically inclined as ds1. ds1 has no tuition at all now but ds2 has tuition for all subjects. ds2 does ask me, why gorgor dont need to study or tuition also can be so smart?


as parents, we really dont know what to say sometimes …

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