i was at the gym talking to j, a retiree grandfather.
his daughter and son-in-law are both lawyers, so i would think they hv smart genes.
their p3 son, who's in a top school, apparently has to be put to many tuition classes, which made him more withdrawn in learning.
apparently, the boy is already failing chinese language. other subjects are also not in the top grade category.
the puzzled grandfather (retiree j) was recalling how his 2 girls used to ace their results, without any tutors' guidance, and wondered why the kids of today's generation need so much assistance from external tutors, and yet not doing well.
simply, i told him it's 'attitude' issue.
like how how put it, the grandson is not stupid and yet, he will commit a lot of careless mistakes in his math work and doesn't take much pride in his learning journey.
seriously, that's the problem.
of coz, the sch teacher and the home envt plays a part too!
how many times hv i heard of children who performed well up to psle (under stringent and eagle eyes of the parents) but the moment they enter into teenie age in sec schs, they will let loose and find their new freedom!
some became so rebellious that their parents could only cry behind the curtains and scratching their heads what to do about the kids' behaviours.
the learning envt is becoming too challenging. study is becoming a chore.
seriously, ask any kids around if they enjoy study. 'no' will be the flat answer.
i'm awaiting to see how the new education minister, heng swee kiat, will introduce major measures in the education scene to revive the interest of kids and the passion of the teachers....tough tough job! well, let's see!
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MOE is still quiet till now. When I look at Small T's textbooks, I thought the level of difficulty is ridiculous for P1 students. Seems like my friends made the right decision to migrate to Australia and let their kids go thru the academic system over there.
ReplyDeleteyes red, trisha's chinese std is sch is unfathomable....no wonder white is a dedicated tutor over the wkend.
ReplyDeletewell, maybe poi ching's std lah....but she's a smart girl, can learn fast. think of those who hv no guidance or those with tuition yet can't cope....pitiful.
yes red, trisha's chinese std is sch is unfathomable....no wonder white is a dedicated tutor over the wkend.
ReplyDeletewell, maybe poi ching's std lah....but she's a smart girl, can learn fast. think of those who hv no guidance or those with tuition yet can't cope....pitiful.
Even then, this dedicated tutor is thinking of outsourcing already. I think she needs to attend chinese class to have more practice. She needs to learn chines vocab/words so that she can use them. All thinking process is in English and a lot of things, she doesn't know what it is called in Mand.
ReplyDeleteHer school book is really tough but for English, I thought it was too easy or maybe, all along her standard is there, so she never has any issue with Eng lang.
Maybe u should send her to weekend Chinese class. Even her Maths, I thought it is difficult, like what is 13 more than 76. Imagine kids who are not good in English, how to understand.
ReplyDeletewell, lucky thing my kids hv the brain for math.
ReplyDeletebut, it's the science open-ended that's getting more tricky nowadays.
language, as usual, diffficult to excel. coz' kids dun pay attn to nitty gritty details re synthesis/ transformation and grammar (when it comes to compre)