SJKC Lick Hung Parents' Q&A Support Group

[nescafeADay]

Ya, my girl also came back saying 'teacher said no homework today as we all just finish exam. let us rest.' hehehe ... so she got to watch her latest Barbie Mermaid Tale 2 movie.

[nescafeADay]

Don’t drag legality into this topic..

Not to say I encourage canning, but the school need to enforce discipline and handling a class of 50 students is never an easy task..

Only if the teacher/school go overboard ( I am sure everyone including parents and teachers know where to draw a line), then resolve it by seeking legal pursue..

Fully agree.

[Busy Mom]

Yup, no homework yesterday. My gal has a big smile and was extra hyperactive when she came home yesterday Told her already bought tickets for Batman tonite

[elea88]

Well, LH better don’t practice what the Germans do !!

At least with firm exam dates, the stress level can be planned.

When there is no confirmed exam time tables i.e. anytime can be exam time…. I can’t imagine the stress level of the parents !!

I would prefer to practice what the Germans do. Then will be level playing field for all. It will be a test between how well a teacher teach and how well the students learn. Our exam is more of.... WHO THE PARENT OF THE KID IS. If the parent hard working and source for past year exam papers.. send to good tuition centres.. sure the kid will EXCEL!.. Minus the parent help.... and if the kid still get every paper above 90%... that is real intelligence. I tried with my daughter who is now 12 yrs old. With my help 80% above.. without mummy.. can drop to 60%... So, now with my boy who is 7 yrs old.. I am using the method... SELF STUDY... so, he will not turn out to be NO MUMMY.. NO STUDY...

[currymee]

... I tried with my daughter who is now 12 yrs old. With my help 80% above.. without mummy.. can drop to 60%... So, now with my boy who is 7 yrs old.. I am using the method... SELF STUDY... so, he will not turn out to be NO MUMMY.. NO STUDY...

I hope to get there by Std 5 !! SELF-STUDY for the kids ....

[Rhiga]

I would prefer to practice what the Germans do. Then will be level playing field for all. It will be a test between how well a teacher teach and how well the students learn....

Yup, you are right and I believe many parents would like to have more social time for themselves...
Kid's academic should only between the students and school ..

I have no doubt that the western approach in elementary studies is the correct one, overall..

Unfortunately, this approach is unlikely to happen here and unlikely to happen in many eastern societies due to different social and cultural emphasis, and the demographic breakdown of population.

[elea88]

I hope to get there by Std 5 !! SELF-STUDY for the kids ....

Yes definately u will get there by STD 5. Especially for STD 6 it is TOTALLY LICK HUNG & CHILD. My daughter come home at 4.30pm.. she is totally drain out... and then one stack of homework. Mummy really relax at STD 6. No need parent intervention at all. My job is just make sure she gets proper rest and nutrition... So, my own revision education also stop at Std 5 syllabus...

[currymee]

... Especially for STD 6 it is TOTALLY LICK HUNG & CHILD. My daughter come home at 4.30pm.. she is totally drain out... and then one stack of homework. Mummy really relax at STD 6. No need parent intervention at all. My job is just make sure she gets proper rest and nutrition... So, my own revision education also stop at Std 5 syllabus...

Thank you for the ADVANCE NOTICE cum "warning" Looks like I will transform myself into a "chef" by then !!

[Mommy]

Yes definately u will get there by STD 5. Especially for STD 6 it is TOTALLY LICK HUNG & CHILD. My daughter come home at 4.30pm.. she is totally drain out... and then one stack of homework. Mummy really relax at STD 6. No need parent intervention at all. My job is just make sure she gets proper rest and nutrition... So, my own revision education also stop at Std 5 syllabus...

U mean LH can actually turn them into no mommy still study???
I'm a bit skeptical on my boy as now with mommy also no study!!!

[Unsure]

Unsure,

I heard that it is TOUGH to get into the SJKC TTCL "tadika" but since your children are already "enrolled" into Lick Hung, I do suggest that knlee13's recommendation will be a BETTER OPTION for the simple reason that apart from preparing for LH, your children will also be making friends with future LH classmates and you will also be building parents network And since you are going to stay in SS19/6, trust me, you don't want to drive all the way to the other end of USJ daily just for tadika !!!

Thanks again CM.

[Unsure]

Bro,

We are ON THE SAME PAGE here - I fully agree



But to "rotan" for exam results ??????? Leave that to the PARENTS - it is NOT THE TEACHER's perogative IMHO !!

Totally agree that it's good to enforce some discipline but to rotan for exam results - leave that to the parents. Which parents do not want to see their child do well in school.

[currymee]

Latest Update on New Block & SIngle-Session

I managed to have lunch with some of the contractors building the new block last Friday

I asked them about the work etc ... the reply - ALL DONE ALREADY, only small work which they can "kautim" very fast, so it is up to the HM to decide on the starting date.

Well, August starts in 2 days time, so I guess it will now be in September

Over the weekend, I met one of the Lick Hung teachers and chit-chat (as usual) and she said they still don't know when it will officially start but everything is ready to go on their part .... She added that it will be this year as the HM is firm on starting in 2012.

[elea88]

U mean LH can actually turn them into no mommy still study???
I'm a bit skeptical on my boy as now with mommy also no study!!!

YES...!!! u have to believe it... ask any STD 6 student.. they can really transform the SUPER LAZY to hard working student
and it will happen in STANDARD 6!!!!!!..... My daughter did not bother passing up BM homework for std 4 and std 5.. coz she actually
tested the system. She says.. WOW! mum... my teacher did not even notice I did not pass up BM HOMEWORK!!!

In Std 6... SIGNATURE is required from parent like every day. Like last week after the final exams.. FATHER & MOTHER need to sign
at the questions that were wrong. I ask my daughter what is the purpose of this exercise? She say, so that both parents knows the
standard of the pupil. Then she say.. Mum not to worry, my teacher already teach me the mistake!!!!..... We sign to acknowledge.. and parent no need take action??? WOW that is what i call la... SEKOLAH BERPRESTASI TINGGI....!!! This TEACHER got BERPRESTASI TINGGI approach to teaching...

[currymee]

YES...!!! u have to believe it... ask any STD 6 student.. they can really transform the SUPER LAZY to hard working student
and it will happen in STANDARD 6!!!!!!..... My daughter did not bother passing up BM homework for std 4 and std 5.. coz she actually
tested the system. She says.. WOW! mum... my teacher did not even notice I did not pass up BM HOMEWORK!!!

In Std 6... SIGNATURE is required from parent like every day. Like last week after the final exams.. FATHER & MOTHER need to sign
at the questions that were wrong. I ask my daughter what is the purpose of this exercise? She say, so that both parents knows the
standard of the pupil. Then she say.. Mum not to worry, my teacher already teach me the mistake!!!!..... We sign to acknowledge.. and parent no need take action??? WOW that is what i call la... SEKOLAH BERPRESTASI TINGGI....!!! This TEACHER got BERPRESTASI TINGGI approach to teaching...

To be honest, I am not sure IF I am happy to hear this or not as it sounds like PANIC-STUDYING and LAST-MINUTE CRAMMING by the school ...

Perhaps, it will be better if they build up the children's strength from Std 4 onwards instead of waiting until the last 9 months and then CRAM !!

[kwchang]

...sounds like PANIC-STUDYING and LAST-MINUTE CRAMMING by the school ...... better if they build up the children's strength from Std 4 onwards instead of waiting until the last 9 months and then CRAM !!

I don't know how it is now but about 5-7 years ago when my kids were at Std.6 in LH, I do not see them having any stress. In fact I think the school gradually moved them up to the exam mentality state in a slow but planned process starting from Std.4 where they started with a day of extra tuition in school, increasing to something like 2 tuition days in Std.5 and going all out in Std.6 ... I don't like the push for exams but since the kids didn't feel the stress, I guess it was OK. Stress is only when you move from a full-freedom schedule to full-study schedule.