My girl, little Joaquim got crazy after she has completed her SA2. As the tutor of both English/Mathematics, I finally relieved.
if u want to check it her craziness, check out in her URL: http://joaquim-wish.blogspot.com
Nowsday, the questions are so tought that the parents are complaining. Recently, I saw an article that the parents cried foul when the PSLE mathematics apeared to be more difficult than previous exam. The article even invited ex-teachers & pupils to attempt the questions. Some took 20 min or less to complete the questions. Of course, the authority highlighted that such questions will differentiate the quality of the students and gives the right students the due credits.
I read the book - "The World is FLAT" has highlighted the similar issue in US Education. The parents of the immgrants (happens to belongs to race of Indians/East Europe) complaint the ease of the mathematics syballus and lack of the school homeworks for the kids; while the parents of American complained the overloading of the schoolworks and over difficulties of schoolworks especially mathematics. Such contrasts brought the attention of the author - Thomas L. Friedman. He claimed that this is - "The Education Gap at the Bottom & Ambition Gap" He lamented the lack of Engineering/Science interest within the students (the American students are more keen over more "fun" subjects and not willing to plugged into the abstractions of numbers and alegbra) will eroded American's competitiveness in technologies innovation. This reminds the hard fact that our Singapore leaders kept nailing down the importance of our Education program and always does not fail tp remind us the competitiveness of both Indians/Chinese students.
In the book, Thomas mentioned that 1 n 1 million in China will mean 13,000 students can admit into the top University in US (this will mean only 4-5 students in Sinagpore). Look like, continute to cultivate the learning culture and instil the right learning attitudes will be only way for my little ones to survive in this flatten world.
Nevertheless, it is important to have some fun as well. Hence, I will take some time off to accoumpany my little ones during the coming holiday. Besides a ice-cream cake, I even did not celebrate the little birthday due to clash with SA2's revision.
My little boy, Jouvers, made a shocking statement to me yesterday that "When u have finished with sister, Joaquim, can u play with me". Really during this period, I was busy with the sister with her revision after work, I have leave no time with the boy. I felt so bad. I will make a point to keep him accompany. (let us go to zoo, then).
Let have more fun ...8)
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