Is PSLE so important?

[Priskhipo]

Hi all RGS Moms,


Moi not from RGS… of course will never able to understand the sentiments that all you have.

I have a friend who is old girl of RGS and would like to share her story.

Both of us have children of the same age and few years back, both were going through the same rigorous trial of PSLE.

She had a miserable year of crying because she kept wondering why her children can’t be like her - love to study hard for exams and kept comparing them to her RGS friends whose children were doing well like their moms. She said she felt shameful whenever she had class gathering when they talked about their children’s achievement. (BTW, her child got 240+)

I just feel sad for her and her children because they are missing out the best time of their life - bonding and sharing.

It is good to motivate your children to do well. But if they have other talents or interest, let them be. Through supporting their interest, they know you are putting them themselves as your piority not their achievement for you as your piority. In turn, they are willing to work hard to make you proud of them. If a child is being push too hard, he may not want work hard just to spite his parents.

[Luanee]

Hi caroline and chamonix, which year did u graduated from RGSS?


Yeah I agree that we shouldn't expect our girls to perform as well as us, given the fact that only 50% of their genes are from us. We can only blame ourselves for not choosing a RI husband!! LOL

[caroline3sg]

Priskhipo

Thanks for sharing your friend’s story. In fact, I have been through your friend’s stage (not compare with friends’ kids but compare with me) when my girl was in P1/2. I spent a lot of effort teaching her but she couldn’t hit 90 marks. Imagine for 2 full yrs, when I reach home at 7am, I put down everything, no dinner & no shower, sit down with her till 9pm or so.

I slowly reduce my expectation to 80 marks when in P3/4. Again she can’t hit. I can see that she does not have the calibre to go RGSS. Then I tell myself, RGPS is very stressful, RGSS also should be, if not more. I don’t want both of us to go through the stressful life. Then I set the target to go MGSS/St. Margaret (70 - 75 marks). I don’t think she can go MGSS. For St. Margaret she has to work very very hard. It may not be reachable since it is affialiated sch. But no other girl’s sch already. Now can only try her best.

[jedamum]

caroline3sg:

But no other girl's sch already. Now can only try her best.

cedar girls.

[caroline3sg]

Jedamum

Cedar out of the way. We are staying at CCK.

[metz]

Luanee:

Hi caroline and chamonix, which year did u graduated from RGSS?

1988. How about you?
[quote]Yeah I agree that we shouldn't expect our girls to perform as well as us, given the fact that only 50% of their genes are from us. We can only blame ourselves for not choosing a RI husband!! LOL :D[/quote]That's exactly what I told my hubby - I'll keep in mind that half their genes are from him!

[Vanilla Cake]

Read this article in another forum and fully agreed that every mark in PSLE aggregate score is priceless after I had gone through PSLE 2008. Here it goes :


Let us use Maths to estimate the \"price\" of each mark difference in a PSLE aggregate.

The highest score is 287 and the lowest score is 87 (2008 results). The difference is 287 - 87 = 200 marks. Every year 50,000 students take part in PSLE. The simple average student/mark ratio is 50000:200 = 250:1. That means that every mark difference it can be 250 students ahead or behind you. Of course this is a simple average only. The bulk (80%) of the students probably score between 170 to 250 marks (range of 80 marks). The average student/mark ratio is 40,000:80 = 500:1. Therefore for every mark difference it can be 500 students ahead or behind you. In reality, maybe for some range, there can be as high student/mark ratio as 1000:1! (eg between 220 and 230 marks).

So every mark is priceless in PSLE. Carelessnesss in PSLE exam can be costly (eg. an MCQ answered wrongly in Science is 2 marks, or a wrong Maths problem is easily 5 marks!). Especially those who fight to be the top 5% of the cohort, in order to get into RI/RGS and HCI/NYGHS IP schools.

For those who says \"never mind, only 1-2 questions wrong because of carelessness\", think again the price of the mistake.

What is the \"dollar\" value for which to assign to \"a mark\" more in PSLE? $1000 per mark? Or more?

For girls who need 1 mark more to get into RGS(cut-off = 266)?
For boys who need 1 mark more to get into RI(cut-off = 262)?
For boys and girls who need 1 mark more to get into DHS (cut-off = 260)?
For students who need 1 mark more to get into the school of their choice?

As estimated, 1 mark can be as high as 1000 places away from the next applicant (equivalent to 2 full schools of 500 students enrolment each). Every mark is precious in PSLE but which money cannot buy. I certainly won't leave it to chance

[jzapple]

You can try crescent girls too.It is one of the future schools.Last year COP was 243.

[corneyAmber]

Vanilla Cake:

Read this article in another forum and fully agreed that every mark in PSLE aggregate score is priceless after I had gone through PSLE 2008. Here it goes :


Let us use Maths to estimate the \"price\" of each mark difference in a PSLE aggregate.

The highest score is 287 and the lowest score is 87 (2008 results). The difference is 287 - 87 = 200 marks. Every year 50,000 students take part in PSLE. The simple average student/mark ratio is 50000:200 = 250:1. That means that every mark difference it can be 250 students ahead or behind you. Of course this is a simple average only. The bulk (80%) of the students probably score between 170 to 250 marks (range of 80 marks). The average student/mark ratio is 40,000:80 = 500:1. Therefore for every mark difference it can be 500 students ahead or behind you. In reality, maybe for some range, there can be as high student/mark ratio as 1000:1! (eg between 220 and 230 marks).

So every mark is priceless in PSLE. Carelessnesss in PSLE exam can be costly (eg. an MCQ answered wrongly in Science is 2 marks, or a wrong Maths problem is easily 5 marks!). Especially those who fight to be the top 5% of the cohort, in order to get into RI/RGS and HCI/NYGHS IP schools.

For those who says \"never mind, only 1-2 questions wrong because of carelessness\", think again the price of the mistake.

What is the \"dollar\" value for which to assign to \"a mark\" more in PSLE? $1000 per mark? Or more?

For girls who need 1 mark more to get into RGS(cut-off = 266)?
For boys who need 1 mark more to get into RI(cut-off = 262)?
For boys and girls who need 1 mark more to get into DHS (cut-off = 260)?
For students who need 1 mark more to get into the school of their choice?

As estimated, 1 mark can be as high as 1000 places away from the next applicant (equivalent to 2 full schools of 500 students enrolment each). Every mark is precious in PSLE but which money cannot buy. I certainly won't leave it to chance

Thanks for sharing this insight and blood pressure just got raised further... LOLLLL.... :lol:

[Luanee]

chamonix:

1988. How about you?

Wooh, I'm younger!! I graduated in 1990!! We may have crossed paths from 1987-1988 eh? Hee...