tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880879260869055795.post5646329892793516873..comments2023-10-05T04:01:57.557-05:00Comments on Mom's Crazy Kitchen: Click, Clack, Moo!PiggyMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787415636685239156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880879260869055795.post-19328691303999021532011-06-11T09:17:09.333-05:002011-06-11T09:17:09.333-05:00the kids in Grade2/3 have spelling "test"...the kids in Grade2/3 have spelling "test" every week. so i guess it is ok for not being able to spell correctly in K/1. but more importantly, to learn to read, write and expand ideas at a younger age, since you get all kinds of silly and fun ideas at that age. <br /><br />i read that sg international sch in hk does the same. as in not correctly the spelling, but focus on ideas in writing instead. so why aren't they doing it in Sg? I really think the teaching in schools kills their creativity. <br /><br />silly yw memorised his lines, even though he knew he could read from the script. will let him know that you write about reading well. he will be happy =)PiggyMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787415636685239156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880879260869055795.post-17024438335538993022011-06-11T08:57:29.400-05:002011-06-11T08:57:29.400-05:00I think he read really well. :) Watched your vid o...I think he read really well. :) Watched your vid on FB.<br /><br />Ya, heard that too, wonder how it'll be for the boys in couple yrs time. <br /><br />Abt the not marking for spelling, I noticed in the previous sch in Tianjin, they were like that too, not wanting the kids to be inhibited or care too much abt spelling. <br /><br />So far, this aspect hasn't changed here in Sg, they still are strict abt this. I think lower levels shd be more free to express. For Chinese though, we are lucky his tr marks for content else he'll fail his compo-writing-- too many mistakes!Unweaving the Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122349105792756726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880879260869055795.post-74092324793884838082011-06-11T07:49:33.465-05:002011-06-11T07:49:33.465-05:00I think they get to chose what role they want to p...I think they get to chose what role they want to play. ONe of the narrator's mom said her son didn't want to play the role of animals, so he opted for the narrator role, as he could read from the script and hid behind the sheet of paper. But for KW's play, the teacher randomly assigned, using numbering. <br /><br />I think the schools in the pilot project have a more relaxed curriculum and fun activities. I heard that the very good schools still have a lot of homework leh. And they teach the P6 syllabus in P5, so that they can just do revision in P6. So I guess from P4 onwards, it's accelerated learning.PiggyMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787415636685239156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880879260869055795.post-81446136948640286592011-06-11T07:31:07.239-05:002011-06-11T07:31:07.239-05:00Enjoyed this post, the kids are so cute in their h...Enjoyed this post, the kids are so cute in their headgear. :) I think YW must be one of the best in reading and speaking, that's why he's the narrator, right? So smart-looking too. <br /><br />Btw, the school lessons are very interesting now lei. Much better than our time. At least for neighborhood schools lah, not stressful and very fun. ds1 had a lot of skits and games too for both P1 and 2. No exams. <br /><br />However, I heard upper levels are still stressful. Perhaps they are changing the system from lower levels. I hope by the time ds1 is in P6, the PSLE is totally revamped! :)Unweaving the Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122349105792756726noreply@blogger.com