tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post491649928680438667..comments2024-02-17T01:11:34.207+08:00Comments on Of Kids and Education: Recommendations for maths assessment booksmonlimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-14551234584133393112016-03-15T21:07:11.190+08:002016-03-15T21:07:11.190+08:00Jass: Careless mistakes are very common so I would...Jass: Careless mistakes are very common so I wouldn't fixate too much on them. I know it's hard to see this at p4 but do be careful not to overdo the assessment books. At some point, the kids do get very jaded and in the long run, it really doesn't help them grow to love learning or want to learn more. Keep practising for sure, but I wouldn't overreact to the careless mistakes and see it as more than it is. Your child is still human after all, she will get tired or distracted sometimes :)monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-4262293307121121052016-03-15T17:48:41.982+08:002016-03-15T17:48:41.982+08:00Hi,
I find it immensely enjoyable reading your bl...Hi,<br /><br />I find it immensely enjoyable reading your blog.. Just like to take the opportunity to share my concerns and at the same time,seek your advice.Currently,I am tutoring my girl in her core subjects and she has been doing reasonably well for the lower primary . Since it has always been my style to teach the kids in advance especially with regards to Maths and English, I would say that by P2,she probably has already grasped her p3 and p4 concepts by then. She has been consistently practising on the assessment bks and even starting on some of the fundamentals for P5 Maths .However,I dare not venture further as it seems to be too adventurous to expect or drill a p3 kid on p5 topics. Yet, I am kind of disappointed when she is making quite a number of careless mistakes in the recently bought Casco challenging assessment bk for p4,especially when she had probably tackled questions harder than those in the book before.<br />It troubled me. Is she deteriorating in her skills or is she perhaps not as stellar in her Maths as what I thought she used to be?<br />Jassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-19709043651427620162009-04-08T10:50:00.000+08:002009-04-08T10:50:00.000+08:00Jo: I never posted for English cos like you, I fou...Jo: I never posted for English cos like you, I found it hard to get good ones. Aiyoh, buy assessment book also must vet for mistakes! So terok lah. Try this one by Casco called Model Exam Papers - it's not bad. <BR/><BR/>I called Casco regarding the maths one, they stopped printing it and came up with some new titles which I don't think are as good :(<BR/><BR/>As for Chinese, sorry, this one I leave to the tutor so I have no clue!!!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-2334105260977338502009-04-08T09:58:00.000+08:002009-04-08T09:58:00.000+08:00Hi MonicaI came across this earlier post of yours ...Hi Monica<BR/><BR/>I came across this earlier post of yours when trying to source for math assessment books. Your recommendations are very useful. Did you manage to get your CASCO book in the end...I thought I saw the upper primary ones at the Popular Fair in March.<BR/><BR/>Do you think you could recommend some assessment books for English (and Chinese) too ? I have a few but in particular, I find that for the English ones, they are either not age appropriate (some questions are really ridiculously hard eg. P1 question more like a P5/PSLE one) or too easy, repetitive and boring or worse, full of grammatical or vocab errors !<BR/><BR/>As for chinese, the topical ones are my preference but again they range from the very easy to rather challenging.Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-23268206801785314772008-10-10T16:34:00.000+08:002008-10-10T16:34:00.000+08:00Yes, the papers are really tough these days. The ...Yes, the papers are really tough these days. The problem is, no matter how tough the paper, there will inadvertently be some genius who manages to get 100. Unfortunately, schools take this to mean they shd raise the standard even more, leaving a whole trail of bewildered students behind. I think schools shd just know that there will always be the 1% top tier and 1% bottom tier no matter what and not kill the 98% in between.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-87092109675136082052008-10-10T16:27:00.000+08:002008-10-10T16:27:00.000+08:00*Scared* Never had so many assessment books. But I...*Scared* <BR/>Never had so many assessment books. But I did have an uncle who would asked me, "Har, how could you get only 9/10 for Math? Math must be scored 100% all the time!" <BR/>My ave score on my P1 report book for Math was 99%, and I wasn't in any of those neighbourhood schools. But that statement from my uncle had burned a complex into me... <BR/>Anyway, scoring 100% or 99% isn't quite a realistic expectation these days. You'd be surprised how some papers have been set to get the kids all out, even if it means outside the curriculum, though not for the subject I teach. ;)bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-57608252757388781072008-10-08T19:28:00.001+08:002008-10-08T19:28:00.001+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-5354167489890771792008-10-08T19:28:00.000+08:002008-10-08T19:28:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-52145018331490621392008-10-08T18:50:00.000+08:002008-10-08T18:50:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-89286566866300632872008-10-08T18:39:00.000+08:002008-10-08T18:39:00.000+08:00That's great! I know when I first found out she's ...That's great! I know when I first found out she's home-schooling her kids, I was like "WAAHH!" Please tell her I said hi!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-19469853802328187602008-10-08T18:17:00.000+08:002008-10-08T18:17:00.000+08:00What a coincidence! She's a really generous and ki...What a coincidence! She's a really generous and kind person and is an inspiration to me with regard to homeschooling (put in another way, I got suckered into homeschooling cos I saw how fabulously her kids are turning out. I forgot there was hard work involved!!)Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-22183842144445668442008-10-08T18:05:00.000+08:002008-10-08T18:05:00.000+08:00You're KIDDING. The world is not small, it's minut...You're KIDDING. The world is not small, it's minute! Both she and her hubby are my ex-colleagues!! I think we haven't spoken since we both left, that was over 10 years ago.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-69298975146551703652008-10-08T18:01:00.000+08:002008-10-08T18:01:00.000+08:00Uh-huh it is. Small world! She's absolutely brilli...Uh-huh it is. Small world! She's absolutely brilliant and a good friend.Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-17592515182476339902008-10-08T17:27:00.000+08:002008-10-08T17:27:00.000+08:00Ad: To me, 70/100 is ok at higher levels but not a...Ad: To me, 70/100 is ok at higher levels but not at p2. I think if you get that mark for all your subjects, you'll be below average. But jmo lah!<BR/><BR/>btw, this Angie you mentioned, her surname wouldn't be Maniam, would it? I know an Angie who's home-schooling her kids.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-89523393931950612222008-10-08T16:36:00.000+08:002008-10-08T16:36:00.000+08:00Hi Monica, 70/100? My eyeballs fell out. Um, quite...Hi Monica, 70/100? My eyeballs fell out. Um, quite good, no? And see? Andre is ABOVE average. My SIL says the mock exams are typically harder than the real thing, so he'll surprise you yet again.<BR/><BR/>Everyone's got their favourite assessment books I can see. We're doing the Fan Learning ones which Angie, my homeschooling guru adores. It's extremely well written and clear cut, but it's not as fiendishly twisty as Challenging Math. Another one we like is the Math Olympiad. Very elegant and interesting questions! But I'm not sure about "exam value" of the books I mentioned.Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-17082383621325662312008-10-08T14:04:00.000+08:002008-10-08T14:04:00.000+08:00Hi Hsien! Yes, generally Andrew Er's books are go...Hi Hsien! Yes, generally Andrew Er's books are good for building skills in topics. Wah, k2 already do maths assessments ah?<BR/><BR/>Lilian, bet Brian just tears thru the Challenging Maths easy peasy!!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-80299067768698426632008-10-08T12:36:00.000+08:002008-10-08T12:36:00.000+08:00Thanks to Lilian, my K2 boy is doing Andrew Er's M...Thanks to Lilian, my K2 boy is doing Andrew Er's Maths Companion and I find it very well laid out. The revisions are also good for reviewing the concepts and to build confidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-84998698114396287602008-10-08T10:38:00.000+08:002008-10-08T10:38:00.000+08:00haha Eunice, the SG maths system is really unique,...haha Eunice, the SG maths system is really unique, sometimes i wonder at the stuff the kids have to learn!<BR/><BR/>Lilian, I know the one-toned Andrew Er... one of my friends says everytime she takes it out, her son breaks into cold sweat :Dmonlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-69541570952191480222008-10-08T09:24:00.000+08:002008-10-08T09:24:00.000+08:00I totally sympathise with you having to go through...I totally sympathise with you having to go through 'exams'. Am so glad Sean is not in Sin otherwise I'll be hairless (from tearing my hair our) and voiceless (from yelling).<BR/><BR/>Down here, we don't even know when they have assessments and school always stresses, not to stress the kids then they can perform better. <BR/><BR/>Btw, bought the challenging math for Sean (P1) and I was scratching my head (am not too good at math)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-66778650605040338252008-10-08T03:17:00.000+08:002008-10-08T03:17:00.000+08:00We have Challenging Math and Andrew Er but a diffe...We have Challenging Math and Andrew Er but a different one (the colour of the cover is one-toned). <BR/><BR/>Re exams, I'm pretty sure Andre will surprise you yet again. So don't be gancheong, and continue to entertain us with daily blog posts :)Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.com