tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post8791370825254098194..comments2024-02-17T01:11:34.207+08:00Comments on Of Kids and Education: Surviving the countdown to PSLE Part 2monlimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-51994537759582257772009-09-21T08:13:23.963+08:002009-09-21T08:13:23.963+08:00This is our 2nd run with PSLE, but each child is s...This is our 2nd run with PSLE, but each child is so different. This 2nd time, and in a different school, the preparation is so much more intense and has been almost throughout this year. How can I even add more to his load? Impossible. I can only try my best to make sure his schedule is properly arranged with enough time for rest/play/study. 15 more days!Karmeleonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741439957163979032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-81297054854574786032009-09-17T22:45:01.790+08:002009-09-17T22:45:01.790+08:00Don't fret and don't forget to let her run...Don't fret and don't forget to let her run and play. Really helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-73277833419370207132009-09-17T14:11:37.326+08:002009-09-17T14:11:37.326+08:00Yes Mon and Lilian, please please remind me when m...Yes Mon and Lilian, please please remind me when my time comes!breve1970https://www.blogger.com/profile/08494800193055420850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-90481740348170748062009-09-17T13:48:05.576+08:002009-09-17T13:48:05.576+08:00Anon: I haven't looked at any test papers, bas...Anon: I haven't looked at any test papers, basically I've been quite hands-off this year. I also don't buy other school's test papers. Not sure if L-A would have done the 2009 prelim papers in school but in general, I know that the Nanyang maths paper is one of the toughest. I've no idea why St Hilda's papers are not in the market! I guess it depends on whether the sellers have "kakis" in the schools who can get hold of the papers :Pmonlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-7784419012012599452009-09-17T10:59:07.187+08:002009-09-17T10:59:07.187+08:00Hi Monlim,
Slightly off topic, how do you think of...Hi Monlim,<br />Slightly off topic, how do you think of the 2009 Prelim top papers for the 7 schools (the current package available in the open market)? Especially the 2009 Prelim Maths papers from Nanyang and I also wonder why there are no Prelim papers from St. Hilda Primary in the open market? Have you tried the 2009 Nanyang Prelim Maths paper? Care to share your thoughts and wish your daughter all the best in her PSLE LC which is tomorrow.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-77702023000490860412009-09-17T09:22:45.010+08:002009-09-17T09:22:45.010+08:00Thanks Ann :) We are incredibly relieved...and of...Thanks Ann :) We are incredibly relieved...and of course most thankful for the blessing! <br /><br />Mon: Brian's school had someone come in to talk about stress this week. Thing is sources of stress may not come just from parents. Some kids place very high expectations of themselves...then there's also stress from peers...and a few more, I can't remember. And of course, the society we live in. In Moscow, the general attitude amongst Brian's friends about exam results is "Who cares?" LOL! Really jialat...but stress-free!Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-78941487213995226412009-09-16T23:19:15.735+08:002009-09-16T23:19:15.735+08:00Lilian: Mouse Hunt is a terrific distraction to ta...Lilian: Mouse Hunt is a terrific distraction to take minds off exams. And not just for the kids!! LOL<br /><br />Ann: When it's your turn, we'll all rally behind you and remind you ok? I'm sure you'll do just fine - Hannah is so mature and sensible.<br /><br />QX: that's a scary story. I've heard similar stories too where the kids who were previously so brilliant end up as psych cases. It's sad that it has to come to that stage before some parents will come to their senses and see what they're doing to their kids. Let's not ever get there!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-30170273552773108442009-09-16T22:17:15.930+08:002009-09-16T22:17:15.930+08:00Just to share a story of a true-story burnout told...Just to share a story of a true-story burnout told to me by a friend. A brilliant boy in Math came home one day with shocking results of his Math paper. He got zero. His parents could not believe and neither could he and they requested to see the examination papers. Upon checking, there was only his name written all over the paper and yet he could not remember. Then he went to seek help. This was sad because he did not even remember what he did in his paper.<br /><br />qxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-33521131421441022712009-09-16T20:32:05.394+08:002009-09-16T20:32:05.394+08:00Oh Congrats, Lilian. Didn't know Brian got thr...Oh Congrats, Lilian. Didn't know Brian got through DSA as well... So happy for you.breve1970https://www.blogger.com/profile/08494800193055420850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-66340268208730741102009-09-16T08:18:40.500+08:002009-09-16T08:18:40.500+08:00Guess what, Mon? I think its a great strategy to a...Guess what, Mon? I think its a great strategy to avoid a burnout. I will make sure that I remember this when its time for Hannah to take her PSLE.breve1970https://www.blogger.com/profile/08494800193055420850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-83597900308510937062009-09-16T07:34:39.101+08:002009-09-16T07:34:39.101+08:00Great advice as always!
Like you, I'm not sur...Great advice as always!<br /><br />Like you, I'm not sure if I'll be as cool without DSA but I think the approach would have still been the same. I needed the vacation break more than Brian did! <br /><br />Sometimes, when I feel gancheong-ness creeping up, I have to tell myself out loud, Stop it! He's already gotten his school, relax! Getting a good score is now really for ego's sake. <br /><br />Frankly, how he did at prelims is probably the best he would be able to do, no amount of extra drilling at this stage would boost his scores significantly. I think no matter how hard he worked after prelims, the difference would have been a mere few points on the T-score, and a lot still depends on his performance on the day of the real exams, some days you clinch it, some days you don't, so the scores would go either way, maybe +/- 5 points?<br /><br />That being the case, there is little point in setting a punishing schedule now. Unlike L-A, who's self-motivated, Brian needs nudging before he moves (away from the computer), and I'll probably have to start rev-ing up the gear a week plus before PSLE starts. For now, he gets to hunt as many mice as he has time for (after finishing school work of course!).Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.com