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Posts made by pupilview
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RE: COE trends
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RE: 2014 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
My daughter also has taken Chinese special program as 3rd language. She got Clementi Town Secondary School to study Chinese .
Hossain71:
Hi my daughter registered in SCGS IP today. we did choose Chinese special program as 3rd language. she has been allocated to Changkat Changi secondary school for that very far from us( We live in CCK). I called school, they asked me to appeal to moe ... any one know any school in west or North offer Chinese special program or any advice?
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RE: 2014 TOP PSLE T-SCORE (EXCL HMT) - THE MAGIC 3D NUMBERS
mother777:
Hahaha yup forgot to mention Hindi along with tamil..Hindi also don't have resources. I totally agree..here..
I have not seen any Hindi assessment or text book in popular or other bookshops..
If a language is offered at MOE school, the respective resources must be made available to public
Yeah... If you know whom I should approach in MOE let me know. DAV and Hindi Society out there to suck money only; only shake leg. Parents need to put double effort . Hindi marks absolutely not transparent. -
RE: 2014 TOP PSLE T-SCORE (EXCL HMT) - THE MAGIC 3D NUMBERS
mother777:
For your information, people who have taken Hindi as MT has got lower T-score than Tamil. Child has got A* in other subjects except Hindi which is A. For Hindi we don't get any past papers . We are at the mercy of DAV and Hindi society . They will charge you 90$ every month but some teachers are hopeless. Even in Delhi we don't have such a high standard of Hindi. If somebody from MOE reading this, hope you can look into it.The mother tongue issue is same across all ethinicity.
Being tamil, I would say I have heard my friends gripe about our kids lack on interest in Tamil. Hey but they still watch tamil movies ;).
Resource availability is another concern. Its not easy to get past year papers for Tamil. Even assessment books are way lesser compared to what is available for Chinese.
It could be because Tamil are minority here.
Not sure about Malay and the resources available to support it.
My daughter opted for chinese at P1, so we are making use of the ready resources at popular and past year papers.
Its a tough language. But if kids have a passion for reading and a curiosity to check the meaning of any new word they read, they should do fine..
When I grew up, I learned Hindi (not Tamil) and my parents could not support me in that front. But I still topped the class. Reason being I loved to read and was curious. Plus was scared that I will loose against the rest whose parents can support them. So worked double hard..
My DD likes chinese (not to the extent that she is crazy)..just likes it better than tamil. She is ok with it. She does complain about the compo..compre part.. rest seems to be ok.
But we communicate in tamil (my mother tongue) at home (so kiddos speak it well), and We taught basic tamil to my daughter so she can read.
Hope the future generation do not loose interest in MT of their choice and continue to support its existence into the years to comeor else many languages will become extinct..except english which we all seem to embrace
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RE: Cut Off Point Reporting for 2015 Secondary 1 Posting
248 - any chance of getting in IP? Can try MGS O-levels? Hope somebody can advise.
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RE: 2014 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
With 248 - which schools can we target for girls? Staying in West.
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RE: 2014 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
Zippysunflower:
The passage never said she returned the gold and silver. So the girl is not honest.Any feedback on the last English LC question. The question in gist was that the morale of the story was not to be greedy. A girl found a flute. When she blew it, she got some silver. She blew it a second time, she got some gold. She decided to return the flute and went to the police station. The policeman transformed into a wizard and told her luckily, she did not blow the flute for the 3rd time, else her clothes will turn into rags and all her money in the house will be gone. The wizard ended by telling her because of her wise choice, happiness will follow thereafter.
The answer chosen were mainly (b) honesty is the main policy while some chose (c) gold and silver cannot buy happiness.
Rationale for (b) - in returning the flute, the girl has saved herself from misfortunes.
Rationale (c) - the girl only returned the flute but not the silver and gold. She did not continue to try to blow the flute to get more gold or silver but she understood that happiness is not in getting more gold or silver but to live an upright live with good values such not being greedy.
To me, both answers are correct except which angle we are looking at. Question seems ambiguous.
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RE: 2014 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
BTW, what is the answer for the last question of English LC?
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RE: Punishment??
The kid should know that name calling is wrong.He may just end up as a bully in school later.There is no beating or caning done by the teacher.It is also something that the kid will remember a life-time.
These counsellors who say children should be gently chided sometimes have personality disorders themselves!
Our parents respected the teachers and gave them some authority to discipline children in school and I think we are a better lot compared to the current pampered generation. -
RE: Motor Insurance claims
Some consolation that others have been in the same boat too.
Since the damage is along the full rear of the car, it is pretty obvious that it is hit from the rear. There are lessons learnt from this incident.If the person apologizes also after a motor incident - never trust.Tomorrow he/she can cook up a story!!
Third party has kind of accepted in this case.
Hopefully by end of the day-it is settled.
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RE: Motor Insurance claims
atrecord:
pupilview:
I have photos of the impact immediately after accident.Quite clear from that.No injury hence no police report.
Then should be quite ok. Have you made the accident report yet? I'm not sure what is the SOP now, though. A few years ago, it was mandatory to make a report within 24 hr of an accident, or else you will likely be at the mercy of the other party if it had done so, i.e. his words (in his report) will count and yours (in your late report, if there is one) might not.
Yes - filed the GIA report. The issue now is since the 2 reports differ- usually how does it go forward in a third party claim? Workshop cannot start repair unless authorisation given . -
RE: Motor Insurance claims
atrecord:
All quite right, except to add that it is necessary to make a police report only if there are injuries, where you should call the police on the spot. If there is no injury, I think there is no need to make police report - just the insurance report will do.ChiefKiasu:
Yes. When involved in an accident, no matter how small or big, always take pictures of
1) the positions of the cars relative to each other (avoid moving and stopping too far off after the accident. Try to stay in position and take pictures first before moving the cars)
2) the damaged areas of all cars involved.
3) NRICs of all drivers involved.
4) Insurance policies (especially if the plan is to claim against insurance)
If the intention is to claim against insurance, you should make a police report asap to record a statement. Inform the other party that is your intention. This should somewhat protect you against the other party reneging on their terms.
If none of the above are made, the insurance claim process could be long drawn, and may end up in civil court. It would be your word against hers, and insurers are more than happy to let it drag on.
In any case, if the car hits you from behind, the onus is on that car's driver to prove that she did not get enough time to react, and that is much harder to prove. As a rule, drivers have to remain alert while on the roads at all times and maintain the necessary speed and distance from other cars to properly stop in emergency situations. Your case is easier to prove.
At least that was the SOP some years ago.
If there was photo to show the position of the cars immediately after impact, and it shows that car Y was directly behind car X, then it should have no case. It is always more difficult to prove if one's front hit another's rear (note, not side).
Just heard that a friend of a colleague was so unfortunate: at traffic light car in front changed to 'Park' gear when stopped, then when moved off, only engaged 'R' instead of 'D', then reversed and hit the car behind. Went down apologised, drove off as the car behind not much damaged. Then later made a claim and said the car behind hit his back instead!! And succeeded!!!!
I have photos of the impact immediately after accident.Quite clear from that.No injury hence no police report. -
Motor Insurance claims
Car Y rams into stationary car X waiting at traffic light for signal. Isnβt it totally 100% fault of car Y as per rules of Singapore.?
Car Y now twisting tale to say that car X cut into lane.But even if this bitch cooks up the story-isnβt it that she is totally at fault since she hit from the rear.
Hope some kind soul will advise what Car X owner should do. -
RE: Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.
smartmummy:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-25/india/28148512_1_national-language-official-language-hindivividlaurel:
Hindi is the national language of India. Just like Mandarin is the national language of China and there are various dialects spoken, but Singapore has chosen Mandarin to be taught to students here. The earliest immigrants to Singapore were mostly from Tamil Nadu and hence Tamil is one of the four official languages here. Earlier, non-tamil students who didn't want to take tamil as their MT used to take Malay. Now, however, you have people coming to Singapore from different parts of India and hence this move by MOE to include more languages. I also know of Indian students who take Mandarin and excel in it in school.
Like pupilview mentioned, Tamil is a regional language of a southern state called Tamil Nadu. Not everyone in Tamil Nadu can speak or even converse in Hindi and in fact in the sixties they had this huge anti-hindi agitation going on where people who spoke the language in public were harmed.
Learning a new language is only an asset. I come from a tamil speaking background, but since I never learned tamil as a child, I chose for my children to learn Hindi, which I am more comfortable with. If my children want to learn Tamil, they can do so at home. Also at school, since my children's school does not offer the language, they are learning Mandarin during curriculum time instead of just reading a book and wasting their time.
Hope this clarifies things!
[quote=\"concern2\"] :? If knowing Tamil allows you also to speak Hindi, why is it so important to add Hindi as a subject to be learnt in school - and have the kids sit through the tests?Is it a prerequisite to have the subject appear in the certificate should you wish to enter a certain University or undertake a subject or to pursue certain jobs? Like for instance, a student with a Tamil and another with a Hindi certificate, the one with Hindi background will be more valued, is it like that?
And a person who speaks Hindi doesn't necessarily know Tamil?
There's no national language in India: Gujarat High Court
AHMEDABAD: Does India have a national language? No, says the Gujarat High Court. The court also observed that in India, a majority of people have accepted Hindi as a national language and many speak Hindi and write in Devanagari script, but it's not officially the national language.
With this observation, a bench headed by Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya refused to issue directions that packaged commodities must contain details about goods in Hindi.[/quote]
Hindi is a language spoken by a majority of Indians.Hindi is an official language.In fact these days, majority of the Indians prefer to speak in English.Our kids here actually have a good vocabulary than Mumbai/Bangalore kids due to the high standard of Hindi being taught in Singapore.In terms of framing a proper Hindi sentence they are not perfect because they try to translate an English sentence to Hindi and the language usage in Hindi could be different because it has a gender associated with a noun.Grammatical gender association is what makes Hindi difficult to learn for people who come from a non-Hindi speaking environment.
If you have someone to teach your kid Tamil, I think you should encourage your child to take it because it is easier to score. In my personal opinion,you may score less marks in Hindi but it is a value-add. -
RE: Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.
Nandiniim28:
Came to know of this site recently. Wish there were more of such sites which children in SG could use based on the standard expected of them.Came across this site for hindi. May be some of you wold have checked already-:)
http://www.funhindi.com/resources.html
If you tell DAV anything,it just falls on deaf ears. Most of the parents that I interact are of the opinion that Hindi society is better organized. Maybe should consider switching if DAV coaching is no good. -
RE: What did you do for your health today?
Sun_2010:
:hi5:[/quote]keroppi:
[quote=\"buds\"]Then again, one doesn't need any excuse for good ol' chocolate.
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RE: What did you do for your health today?
Ate 2 pieces of dark chocolate. Heard it is good for the heart .
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RE: Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.
Maybe Mr. Bhajan Singh(BTTSAL head) should come and see for himself when the exams are conducted.Get a few MOE officials too.
I have seen this guy at the First Toa Payoh Primary when they give out the results. Hope this time they send the papers home. The last time, he told us we should write to MOE. Next time, we should put our story in The Straits Times. Then BTSSAL/DAV/Hindi Society/MOE will get up from their slumber.
vividlaurel:
Oh, so they had P3/P4 from 7:30 to 12:30 and P5/P6 also on the same day! I really pity the teachers.
Yeah, we were also at Kheng Cheng. The school entrance is small, is on the road and with so many parents crowding the entrance, it's so difficult to find the children when they come out. All that pushing! I'll be glad when all this ends! The school is quite far for us also (more than 30 mins if you drive/take taxi and more than 1 hr if you take public transport).
The best school (in terms of parents waiting for the children) I felt was the time the exams were at CHIJ in Toa Payoh.pupilview:
vividlaurel,
They did stagger the timing this time.P5-P6 was in the 11:30- 3:30pm slot.
We had the oral at Kheng Cheng Primary but this venue is better than the others we had. It is still quite far for us(almost 1hr+ travel).
At times I have felt I am preparing for the Hindi exam looking at the standard level.
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RE: Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.
vividlaurel,
They did stagger the timing this time.P5-P6 was in the 11:30- 3:30pm slot.
We had the oral at Kheng Cheng Primary but this venue is better than the others we had. It is still quite far for us(almost 1hr+ travel).
At times I have felt I am preparing for the Hindi exam looking at the standard level.Cutiepie1975:
pupilview:
Last Saturday, the hindi oral exams were conducted.Time given was 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Some kids had to wait for their turn till 5:30 pm.My girl came out at 4 pm,they were not allowed to eat.I understand that with the growing number of children taking hindi,DAV/Hindi Society is also pressed for teacher's time.But I feel that these language schools can also be more organized in conducting the exams.In some classes the tape for the listening comprehension was not audible/spoilt.
I do not understand why Hindi should be conducted as a board exam right from P1.It is perfectly fine if they want to conduct it as a board exam for P5-P6 at the primary level.Why can't the exam be conducted in school for lower primary levels?It is a torture for both parents and children. The syllabus standard is also very high.Also, this time the exams are conducted early.
I have tried calling MOE on this matter,nobody returned the call.If you write to them, they will say that they are trying to improve the process
.To me, it looks like the MOE person in charge of conducting/co-ordinating the South-Asian languages exam is simply not aware of the ground reality.
Somebody in this forum,please advise me ,how to get this to the MOE's attention.
Hi Pupilview
My son finished his oral @ 5 pm..so frustating for us..5 mts break was given to him it seem..luckily i packed some drinks n food for him..so saved the day for him..Its true what u say recorders were of poor quality..esp the teachers were keep on insisting students to repeat again n again as recorder was not loud enough to record their voice...I got tired of complaining..Its like breaking heads on the wall..There is no proper system ,no pre preparation,teachers quality of teaching is worst but expectation frm the students are high...