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Ms.ChanChan

darkcoffee，

walk？好辛苦下o窩! 因為早上行人扶手電梯係向下而非向上的。

darkcoffee

I think the private bus operator is James Wong. You may consider the private one.

Ms Chan.Chan, Thank you for your advice. I will try to walk one day before I let my daughter walking to school. By the way, have you kept the P1 worksheet & exam. papers? Can you borrow me?

Ms.ChanChan

darkcoffee,

Sorry that I don't have P.1 test/exam papers since my daughter joined SH from P.2.   
In fact, exam papers would not be released, the girls do their corrections in the class only.

darkcoffee

Thank You. Your daughter must be very bright so that she can shift to P2.

How about the Chi & Eng Comp. as well as the Eng. worksheets in P2? Please sorry for my request. I  want to teach her  in spare time or holiday.

Ms.ChanChan

darkcoffee,

Not really, my daugher studied in another primary school in P.1 and then shifted to SH in P.2.

Wow, you want to teach your girl P.2 syllabus by yourself?  

durian

Though I always view this topic as my daughter is studying here, I am not always speak here.  The recent request from a parent for past exam paper is a bit scarry. Seems the daughter is just in P.1.  No P1 papers, then ask for P2.

I can't believe in nowadays, there is educated parent ( at least could communicate in English) making such request.   

My opinion only : no need to be so serious. If the kid has tried her best to study hard what she has learnt from school, parents should be happy about that. Even if they couldn't get 100 marks. It is a kind of training for the kid to learn the attitude of preparing for challenge (exam),not just for marks.  

Besides, if the school learn that there is kid / parent collecting past exam paper, what do they think / do?

Other school seems would not release exam paper.Normally just do the correction during class.

Ms.ChanChan

durian 寫道:
My opinion only : no need to be so serious. If the kid has tried her best to study hard what she has learnt from school, parents should be happy about that. Even if they couldn't get 100 marks. It is a kind of training for the kid to learn the attitude of preparing for challenge (exam),not just for marks.

同意~

CCM

Hi Durian

My opinion for getting the kid to do past exams papers is more for the purpose of getting her/him used to the exams format.  I agree about learning in totality but sometimes, the kid needs to be enlightened in the perspective of how questions could be phrased, how answers should be provided, how words could be used in sentences, etc.  Exams techniques also play a part in good results.

Probably more important in higher primary when the kids need to be more in tune with using the knowledge in an active manner than just words from text books.

Good luck to all in the preparations of exams next week  

CCM

Forgot to mention - it is sometimes very enlightening to see how each school phrases questions in innovative ways, especially for Maths.

    

gt143

Hi all SHC parents

Why do you spend so much time & effort to try to send your kids to your "desired" school?

To find a place where they can receive good education & holistic development in areas such as the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic?

OR, a place where they should receive 1st class training for exams & get high scores?

The school is a happy place for studying and learning, a place the students would like to identify with and be proud of.  I understand the Principals of both am/pm have done a lot to cultivate the current atmosphere & to reduce pressure & work load to parents & students.  

I know what I'm looking for but I also respect others choice.  Honestly, I feel the same as Durian.  

About CCM comment

To certain extend, you're right!
But I'd argue if we need to start such "enlightening" in P1; right after kindergarten.  Or, do we not have other ways or activities that can "enlighten" our kids apart from "exam papers"???

Sorry if my words are too strong but this is how I felt!!!

Cheers
gt143   

Ms.ChanChan

很高興看見聖心有這麼多高質素的家長，Durian，CCM & gt143，向你們致敬!

我個人覺得取試卷的動機如果只是用以訓練答題技巧，或者參考一下其他學校的程度，試卷模式實熟無可厚非； 但若果取高年級試題以用作催谷或熟習試題內容或"捉"題目的話我就不敢苟同了。

CCM

Hi gt143

I agree with SH has moved a long way from pressurising homework and all.  And from those who know me, I am a keen advocate of SH philosophy.

Unfortunately, I have to face reality and the central allocation to secondary schools is based on banding (which is based on marks).   Perhaps you need not bother with this since your kid is brilliant and has already achieved  "enlightening" - congratulations!  But not every kid can fluently put everything learned on paper without efforts.  I have seen students who know their work but just cannot answer questions properly thus failing the subject.

By the way, please note that I did indicate that this process of "enlightening" is probably more for higher primary.   

I don't expect everyone to agree on the technique, and I agree it is not a substitute for the knowledge.  But to me, it is a way to find out if my kid can provide good replies to questions and not just regurgitate words without thinking.  Also, I am lazy to think of maths questions.......       

CCM

Ms CC

Hi - long time no "talk"
      

I agree with your comment on the purpose for using exams papers or assessment papers (for that matter as well).

The ultimate motive of ""捉"題目 or to 催谷或熟習試題內容 is not what I want for my kids too.

Ms.ChanChan

CCM，

係喇，一考試就搞到我地呢D家長頭都大晒。  

大家繼續努力!!!

mrs_tom

個人覺得，參考其他學校/高年級的試卷，以便熟習答題技巧和試卷模式，這做法是無可厚非的。正所謂知己知彼，做醫生都會參考外國手術的例子，做律師都會參考其他案例，做裁縫都會抄下時裝雜誌d款。相信大家當年考會考，都會睇下past paper，或者其他學校的mock exam paper掛，今時今日做學問都唔可以把自己關在"象牙塔"架啦。

題外話，其實大家上黎bk，都係想取得多d資料/消息

mrs_tom

如果咁睇會唔會好d︰一個在職家長，闊別學界十幾年，小學的課程更是幾十年前的陳年舊事，依家一下子話要同囡囡

CCM

Hi mrs_tom

I applaud your viewpoint !       

I always tell my friends that I am re-taking my primary school exams. And the worst thing is that I have to learn Chinese in complex characters......
    

I am sure everyone has his or her own way to motivate the kids, and there is definitely no right or wrong way - just what works best!
    

龍嫂

絕對同意mrs_tom的講法。

囝囝今年讀小一，第一次測驗時同佢

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