PSLE Prep, 2011
For homeschool families, is the PSLE a “Productive, Simple Learning Exercise” or an imposition that stands for “Please Stop Learning Everything!” Here, 3 parents whose children have successfully put the PSLE behind them, share their thoughts. Serene Lim and Tay Pui Yee tell how they prepared their sons to excel in the exam.
Before the PSLE this year, families got together to “prep” the students as a group. They took mock examinations, learned oral and listening comprehension skills and of course, played games and relaxed together.
Many thanks to parents Connie Lim, Suzie Moi, and Leona Heng for organizing the sessions.
THG asked several families about how they went about preparing for the PSLE. Here is a summary of their responses.
Homeschoolers also share their PSLE experience – Aaron Fong, Ian Tay, Priscilla Fong and Noel Fong.
In a post-PSLE early Thanksgiving get-together for pizza, and more pizza, P6 students took turns to give thanks for the exam experience. Most were grateful for good health, alert and calm minds during the few days, and for the ability to tackle difficult questions. Some thanked their mothers for teaching, encouraging and supporting them through this milestone. As one mother puts it, “This is my third PSLE, the first being thirty years ago, and with one more to go!”
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