janet_lee88:

Peony:

I hope MOE realises the impact this has on families.


Janet, like you, I have been \"forced\" to hire an English tutor for my DD and I cannot afford it!

Schools teaching little but setting ridiculous standards are forcing parents like us to spend spend spend on tutors.

Yes...I hope MOE realizes the financial impact on parents.
The SA1 gave me a wake-up call...although I've been coaching son's EL, that exam gave me a shock when I saw the questions (grammar/vocab/comprehension OE/cloze)...thank goodness there isn't a CA2 or I would have high blood pressure. I hated the idea of having to send my son for enrichment when I follow closely...my hubby is a sole breadwinner.
Why must MOE set such difficult papers ? By teaching little and the excuse given is too big a class to teach skills so that enrichment centres to prosper ? :rant:

Been having wake-up calls through out the terms .....
CA1 = Chinese
SA1 = Maths
CA2 = English
and don't tell me SA2 will be Science or all the 4 or 5 subjects (including
HMT) !!!!!!! :imdrowning:

Janet & All Parents, 我们一起加油, jia you, 加油, jia you, 加油, jia you !!!!!

CA2 results back today.


As mentioned earlier, this CA@ English paper is challenging and
the highest marks in the class is 73, followed by 63 & 60, rest
all between 30+ to 50+.

According to asiaone’s news today, it is reported that Borders will be holding a fve-day clearance sale with books priced at more than 50% discounts.


Too bad, unable to go !!!

janet_lee88:

Passion88:

My niece CA2 will start from next Mon to Fri and yet

they were told last Fri to submit Teacher's Day greeting
cards today for school contest.

OMG :yikes: if my son has CA2 and has to submit greeting card for Teachers' Day...that piece of homework will be daddy's 'job'. In fact last year when son had to design a CNY greeting card, it was done by hubby and colouring was by younger daughter...his teachers literally piled on homework everyday last year...if we didn't help him then, he would have to sleep very late.

Exactly, we offered to help her so that she can complete faster but she insisted that it has to be done & completed by herself as it is an \"Appreciation Card\" especially for her favorite teacher.

No choice, so we sat down just helping to find and pass her the required accessories.

Peony:

Passion88,

Hence must counter the \"pressure\".

Since the school uses such hard tactics, we counter with support e.g. I make it known clearly to DD that this is the school's strategy to pressure kids and parents so that they think they are doing badly, hire all kinds of outside support (hence booming tuition industry) so that when the actual PSLE comes, they do so well that the school gets all the glory and fame.

Harsh? Our coping strategy to papers that have reached ridiculous levels esp English papers at P5 that are way more difficult than any PSLE paper I've seen!!!

To counter the pressures, I also told her to use all CAs, SAs as trial runs for the actual exams, PSLE.

Oic, so now knowing that P5 English papers are usually more difficult than PSLE papers, thanks for sharing.

Yup had already told her that it is the school strategy of 'wake-up' call for the students & parents to prepare for the SA2 exam.

In mid year SA1 exam, it was the Math paper with more than 85% failed, and now English paper in CA2 so guess when comes to SA2 it will be the Science paper.


\"Jia You\" All Students & Parents !!!!

Passion88:

My niece CA2 will start from next Mon to Fri and yet

they were told last Fri to submit Teacher's Day greeting
cards today for school contest.

Was told that their coming CA2 English paper is a tough one and that their english teacher will give them a treat if anyone can score above 56 /100 !!! Guest the most difficult section will be on the vocab. &
comprehension.

Don't understand why the teachers need to set papers to such high
standard, tend to 'kill' the student's confidence?? Still haven't sit for
the exam & they are already 'giving up', :nunchuk:

My niece CA2 will start from next Mon to Fri and yet

they were told last Fri to submit Teacher’s Day greeting
cards today for school contest.