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being competitive and coming back strong is an important character trait. Primary students at Climb Central finds it tough to reach the top, but fights through the mental barrier and goes to the top
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Now how do I get down?
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This month, we are teaching eduKate students Critical Thinking Skills. Students will be receiving their notes and shall cover the below modules:
What is critical thinking?
What are the components of learning?
What are the procedures to achieve critical thinking?
How to interpret and analyse data?
What do we need to avoid doing to achieve a balanced result?
Importance of critical thinking in our education.
Aims of this module: To create awareness in students attempting questions in their exams. Relevance of critical thinking skills to English shall be applied to composition writing and answering comprehension questions during the first two lessons.
Composition
Students are required to demonstrate reasoning in their compositions and develop a realistic approach to story telling. During the process of creating a story, students shall use the 3 pictures composition approach introduced in the new syllabus PSLE format. The students are required to gather and include effective implementation of tools from their creative writing classes. They also need to draw from their past experiences when fabricating their plot.
Comprehension
Students are required to demonstrate critical thinking skills of the following basic 6 questions: who, why, where, when, what and how when attempting to resolve questions in the new syllabus format PSLE questions. They are also required to critique and infer from the passage using the said skill.
More news on university ranking in Singapore for today as Singapore falls to 15th place according to this article from straitstimes.com with an extract of it below:
by Amelia Teng
“SINGAPORE – Singapore has fallen 12 spots to 15th place in a ranking of the world’s best cities for university students.
Last year the London-based educational consultancy Quacuarelli Symonds (QS) ranked the Republic third in the world and the best in Asia.
However when it released this year’s table this morning it had plummeted, which QS said was due to adjustments made to some factors.
Cities were given scores across five categories for 18 measures, including four new ones that looked at their level of pollution, safety, transparency and tolerance.
Existing indicators included affordability and employability
Please be informed of the new format change in Primary School English, Singapore for 2015. This applies to PSLE English exam format and class practices, most noticeable in the Composition and Comprehension section. This change shall affect and include the PSLE syllabus for English, 2015 by Ministry of Education, MOE Singapore.
So parents buying the new assessment books or textbooks, kindly purchase only the latest revision or wait till the new books are out before purchasing. Currently, I still see the 2014 Assessment books being sold in the stores and it will be a waste buying that version to replace with the new ones later on.
Here is a summary of the changes, as informed by the MOE. A copy of the syllabus is included at the bottom of this page. (downloaded from SEAB website)
The Same:
English skill levels are the same as PSLE 2014. The syllabus remains as the STELLAR programme introduced by MOE in 2013 for Primary 4 students. This is the chronological order of revisions to MOE’s EL Syllabus.
2001-New EL Syllabus introduced.
2006-EL Syllabus review by EL Curriculum and Pedagogy Review Committee
2010-incorporation of changes recommended by 2006 Review Committee to previous 2001 EL Syllabus
2013-STELLAR Programme starts for Primary 4
2015-revision of STELLAR programme only to format of PSLE English Language (EL) and Foundation English Language (FEL)
The Changes:
New Assessment books for PSLE ENGLISH SEAB Syllabus 2015
2015 changes to PSLE EL and FEL Papers are as follows:
Continuous Writing: Changes from optioning 2 fixed scenario question to 1 visual stimulated question. Freedom to write using narrative, exposition, descriptive or any appropriate methods taught in school. Approach to story writing from different perspectives, leading to multiple plots for different candidates. Creative writing and freedom in thought seems to be embraced in this revision.
Comprehension: New format with tables and different ways to answer questions, requiring students to be able to adapt answering skills to changing situations.
Listening Comprehension: Higher amounts of visual stimulation so that candidates will require a higher mastery of their cognitive skills to answer questions properly.
Oral Communication: Picture Discussion and Conversation will be replaced to Stimulus based Conversation. It shall be themed to the reading aloud piece and shall require students to give their own views on the topic. This is in line with the MOE to require students to be more social and interactive, improving their social skills for the 21st Century.
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Here is a copy of the PSLE English Syllabus by MOE:
PSLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS 2015
Implemented from the Year of Examination 2015
PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION
The purpose of the examination is to assess the candidates’ attainment in English Language based on the Learning Outcomes stated in the English Language Syllabus 2010: Primary & Secondary (Express / Normal [Academic]). The Learning Outcomes form the basis for the assessment objectives listed on page 3.
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES In this English Language examination, candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
In Paper 1 (Writing)
AO1 write to suit purpose, audience and context in a way that is clear and effective
AO2 use appropriate register and tone in a variety of texts
AO3 generate and select relevant ideas, organising and expressing them in a coherentand cohesive manner
AO4 use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
AO5 use a variety of vocabulary appropriately, with clarity and precision
In Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
AO1 demonstrate comprehension of a range of texts at the literal and inferential levels
AO2 show understanding of implied meaning, and make judgement and evaluation, byreading and/or viewing closely and critically
AO3 show understanding of how contextual use of lexical and grammatical itemsshapes meaning
AO4 demonstrate the correct use of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and theappropriate use of vocabulary in given contexts
In Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)
AO1 demonstrate understanding of the content of a variety of spoken texts at the literal and inferential levels
AO2 identify key messages, main ideas and details in a variety of spoken texts
AO3 infer and draw conclusions by listening critically
In Paper 4 (Oral Communication)
AO1 read with good pronunciation, clear articulation and appropriate intonation in order to convey the information, ideas and feelings in a passage
AO2 produce a well-paced, fluent reading of a passage
AO3 express their personal opinions, ideas and experiences clearly and effectively inconversing with the examiner
AO4 speak fluently and with grammatical accuracy, using a range of appropriatevocabulary and structures
EXAMINATION FORMAT Candidates will be assessed in the following areas:
PAPER
COMPONENT
ITEM TYPE
NO. OF ITEMS
MARKS
WEIGHTING
DURATION
1 (Writing)
Situational Writing Continuous Writing
OE OE
1 1
15 40
27.5%
1 h 10 min
2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
Booklet A: Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B: Grammar Cloze Editing for Spelling and Grammar Comprehension Cloze Synthesis / Transformation Comprehension OE
MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ OE OE OE OE OE
10 5 5 8 10 12 15 5 10
10 5 5 8 10 12 15 10 20
47.5%
1 h 50 min
3 (Listening Comprehension)
Listening Comprehension
MCQ
20
20
10%
About 35 min
4 (Oral Communication)
Reading Aloud Stimulus-based Conversation
OE OE
1 passage 1 visual stimulus
10 20
15%
About 10 min (5 min preparation time; about 5 min examination time)
Part 1 (Situational Writing): Candidates will be required to write a short functional piece (e.g. letter, email, report) to suit the purpose, audience and context of a given situation.
Part 2 (Continuous Writing): Candidates will be required to write a composition of at least 150 words in continuous prose on a given topic. Three pictures will be provided on the topic offering different angles of interpretation. Candidates may also come up with their own interpretation of the topic.
Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
Candidates will be assessed on their ability to use language correctly and to comprehend visual and textual information.
Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)
This paper comprises 20 multiple-choice questions which test candidates’ ability to understand spoken English. The texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, instructions, explanations, conversations, speeches and stories. Graphic representations will be used for the first seven items. Each text will be read twice. Time will be given for candidates to read the questions before the first reading of each text.
Paper 4 (Oral Communication)
For Reading Aloud, candidates are assessed on their ability to pronounce and articulate words clearly, as well as their ability to read fluently with appropriate expression and rhythm.
For Stimulus-based Conversation, candidates are assessed on their ability to give a personal response to a visual stimulus and engage in a conversation on a relevant topic.
Press Releases (from moe.gov.sg)
September 3, 2012
Learning of English to Develop 21st Century Competencies
STELLAR English for Upper Primary to Start from Primary 4 Next Year
1) Upper primary students can look forward to more interactive English lessons with the implementation of the revised 2010 English Language (EL) Syllabus at Primary Four from 2013. The new syllabus incorporates a sharper focus on 21st century competencies to enable our students to communicate effectively and confidently in the globalised world. Students who are taught the new syllabus will sit for the revised Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) EL papers in 2015.
2) The Ministry of Education (MOE) reviews the EL Syllabus regularly to ensure that it is relevant to the changing environment and profile of our learners. The 2010 EL Syllabus builds on the strengths of the 2001 syllabus, and aims to equip our students with the language skills they need for day-to-day communication and for the next stage of learning. It emphasises building a strong foundation in the language and enriching language learning for all as recommended by the EL Curriculum and Pedagogy Review Committee in 2006.
3) The key feature of the new EL Syllabus is a systematic approach to teaching language skills, using rich texts and a variety of language resources to enable students to appreciate the language beyond the classroom. This approach is delivered through the Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR) programme in primary schools.
4) The STELLAR programme, developed by MOE, provides the instructional materials, teaching strategies and training to enable teachers to implement the EL syllabus effectively. The STELLAR programme is designed to cater to a diverse range of EL learners in our school system and was developed based on research carried out in Singapore schools. As part of the programme, EL is taught through stories and texts that appeal to children, with explicit grammar instruction. Students are provided with opportunities to express themselves in an environment where language learning can be enjoyable yet purposeful. Through the reading of engaging stories in class, students get to speak extensively, discussing and sharing their views with the teacher and their peers. The main purpose is to build students’ confidence in speech and writing, and enhance their learning of the language. Please refer to Annex A for an overview of the 2010 EL Syllabus. More information on the STELLAR programme can be found at the STELLAR website.
Assessment
5) The revised PSLE English Language (EL) and Foundation English Language (FEL) examination papers will be introduced from 2015, in line with the changes to the teaching syllabus. The language skills tested in the revised PSLE are the same as those tested in the current PSLE. However, the revised examination papers give greater emphasis to the 21st century competencies in the teaching syllabus by:
Giving students greater scope for providing personal response in speaking and writing
Greater emphasis on viewing skills integrated with listening and reading
6) The changes to the examination papers are outlined in Annex B.
Annex B
Revised PSLE English Language (EL) and Foundation English (FEL) Examinations
The revised English Language (EL) examination comprises four papers. The main revisions are as follows:
For the Continuous Writing component of Paper 1, instead of two questions with fixed scenarios for candidates to choose from to write a narrative, one topic is offered which can be approached from any one of several perspectives. To help candidates think about the different perspectives of the topic, visuals will be provided. In addition, candidates will be free to write a narrative or exposition or any appropriate text type learned in schools.
There will be a new Visual Text Comprehension section in Paper2 in the form of multiple choice questions (MCQs). One such example would be questions based on a poster.
For the Comprehension Open-ended section in Paper 2, the types of questions will now be varied and could include, for example, tables which candidates will fill in using information from the passage.
The Listening Comprehension paper will have more items with graphic representation compared to the existing paper.
For the Oral Communication paper, the existing Picture Discussion and Conversation components will be replaced by the Stimulus-based Conversation component. Candidates will give their personal response to a visual stimulus that is thematically linked to the Reading Aloud passage. Candidates will then move on seamlessly to a discussion on a relevant topic.
The revised Foundation English Language (FEL) examination comprises four papers. The main revisions are as follows:
For the Continuous Writing component in Paper 1, the visual stimulus, which is a series of three framed pictures in the current paper, will include an additional fourth frame featuring a question mark in the revised paper with the provision of helping words for each of the first three pictures. The picture-in- series format is to help candidates sequence their story while the question mark in the last frame is to give students the opportunity and flexibility to give their own endings to their stories.
For the Comprehension Open-ended section in Paper 2, the types of questions will be varied (e.g., graphic organisers, multiple-choice questions and sequencing-type questions might be used). Pictures may be featured together with the comprehension passages.
The FEL Listening Comprehension paper will also feature more items with graphic representation compared to the existing paper. There will be a new listening task in which candidates listen for main ideas and select the appropriate response from the three options for each MCQ.
For the Oral Communication paper, the FEL paper will also feature a Stimulus-based Conversation component in place of the existing Picture Discussion and Conversation components.
The revisions are summarized below:
English Language
Foundation English Language
Giving students greater scope for providing personal response in speaking and writing
Paper 1(Continuous Writing): Greater scope for writing from different perspectives, and flexibility for candidates to choose any text type such as narrative or exposition.
Paper 4 (Oral Communication): New Stimulus-based Conversation component will feature a context familiar to students that will provide a springboard for conversation.
Paper 1(Continuous Writing): The picture series ends with a frame with a question mark to allow candidates the flexibility to give their own endings to their compositions.
Paper 4 (Oral Communication): New Stimulus-based Conversation component will feature a context familiar to students that will provide a springboard for conversation.
Greater emphasis on viewing skills integrated with listening and reading
Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension): New Visual Text Comprehension section that features a multi-modal print text which will include visuals such as pictures, diagrams, charts, graphs and tables together with the written texts.
Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension): Increase in the number of questions with graphic representation.
Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension): Pictures may be featured together with the Comprehension passages, where appropriate, to help students comprehend the texts.
Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension): Increase in the number of questions with graphic representation.
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Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms.
Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable.
Here’s a few fun ones:
take things easy
suck it up
keep in touch
speak of the devil
slip past
send me up the wall
you got me
hit it off
mixed up in
in summary
These phrases are definitely useful and fashionable right now, and gives a contemporary and modern feel to your writing. If your composition is written in a modern setting, keep the words trendy and fresh.
Or it depends on the characters that you use in your composition. When the person is older, he/she can take on an older vocabulary/phrase/idiom. But when the character is younger, then keep it trendy, like “Whoa! Nellie”.
So keep that in mind when you write your next composition. Certain phrases might sound archaic and eventhough it is contextually correct, it just gives a slightly musty feel to your writing, dusty covers and all.
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Its the time of the year, 2 months to go for PSLE or GCE O’ Levels and the panic buttons are being pushed. Here’s a crash course and survival guide:
Make space
Clear out the junk on your table and make your room conducive for studying. This shall be your goto place for study and make sure it is bright and peaceful. A clear table stops any distraction as well. No TV, games, computers, handphones. Just you and your work.
The 5 P’s
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Write out all the topics that needs to be revised. Calculate how much time that needs. Add in hours to be spent on revision papers and past year exam papers . Divide that by how many weeks more to exams and that is how much time you need to study a day, at the very least. Which leads us to the need for a time table.
Have a timetable
Set up a time table and schedule every minute. Time management is important in making sure all the topics are covered. Do put in little breathers as all work as no play makes Jack/Jane a dull person.
Start with revising topics
Revise topics from the easiest to the hardest. This helps in covering lots of easy topics fast and as confidence grows, work up to the harder stuff.
Get Help
Have a really solid tutor that you can count on. (Contact Us) Generally someone who knows enough of your syllabus that you can get help fast and download as much information to you in the shortest time possible. There will be times when you are revising and there’s some questions where you will hit the wall. Mark those down and ask. This will boost your confidence.
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Get those past year papers
Once done with revision, time to hit those past year exam papers. If you have a hard time looking for it, send us an email and we can help you out in obtaining them.
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Sleep your 9 hours worth
Research has proven that peak performance occurs for individuals that clocks in 9 hours of sleep consistently. Your brain will thank you for it.
Study hard now, slow down when it gets nearer to exams
That’s stress management. Plan to cover more at the beginning and slower in the end. As the exam nears, we need to spend lesser on studying and more time organising our memory palace. Making sure everything is at your fingertips when you need it and cooling down to make sure your brains can handle the stress when the exam starts.
The calm before the storm
It is best to spend time prepping for the big day. Both mentally and physically. Run through how you will do your papers in your mind. Eat healthy food, on time and drink lots of water. Staying healthy is key to peak performance. Exercise too but not anything that will break bones and end in a trip to hospital. Staying sharp and well rested will keep any sickness at bay.
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Stay happy and optimistic
Its also important to stay happy. So whenever you feel things turning dark, slow down and take a breather. Go hang out with friends and family. Do remember its just an exams and its never the end of the world. If you planned it right and did your best, chances are, you’ll be doing alright.
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Synching your body to the exam time tables
Your body is a creature of habit. Wake up and sleep at the same time every day. This includes the weekends. Study at the same time as the exam time table. Sit down for the whole duration of an exam, approximately 2 hours, and do not make any toilet trips during that time. Eat at the same time too as you do not want to get hungry or thirsty during exams. Get your body accustomed to handle the stresses of an exam. Don’t change this until the exams are over. This will lessen distractions and help you in concentrating fully on the exams.
Equipment checklist
Have a checklist of what you need for the exams. Different papers requires different equipment so make sure to bring it along with respect to the paper at hand. Don’t forget your identification papers too. Buy spares and have all your equipment checked for proper working conditions. I always advise students to have duplicates of all their stationery. Better to have more than less or risk repeating another year to retake the exams. Generally speaking, pens are never enough in an exams, and two calculators just in case one gives up mid way.
Bring the right equipment and have backup calculators just in case. Murphy’s Law at work.
The Storm
Listen to everything the examiner says and only start when they say so. Don’t worry about what happens around you and just worry about your own paper. That’s your own paper and that is the most important task to you right there and then. Do it at a good pace and never worry if someone else are done earlier than you. Once you have completed, make sure that all pages are attempted, your name/identification number is on the paper, and check your work until time is up. You are given a set time for the paper and not a single second should be wasted so make sure you squeeze every mark out of that paper.
Home Sweet Home
Once the paper is done, get back home and do not discuss the exam questions with your friends. That’s just counter productive and could demoralise you if you find out that there is things that you got wrong. Crying over spilt milk won’t help you or get you a better grade once the paper is handed in. Besides, you will never see that paper again in your life so forget and look forward to the next exam. You are better off wisely spending that time winding down, resetting and start preparing for the next paper.
Keeping yourself optimistic, healthy and happy is a key to achieving a great result.
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Often have I heard parents complain about their child’s lack of reading story books. In Singapore, this is made worse with electronics like games and smartphones becoming a staple in everyday activities of our children. Texting and all that distraction becomes the scourge of the millennium to some parents. Made worse with social media and the need for kids to fit in with their peers.
So how do we change the tides and make the kids read?
reading as enjoyment
First and foremost, reading has to be enjoyable to our children. It has to be fun, and definitely a million miles away from being a chore. That is the key to starting them on the right path. So let’s see what we can do to make this fun.
information information information
Children are naturally inquisitive. They crave information of the world they are in. They are natural learners and if you can light the spark of curiosity, they will carry that spark and more often then not, you will not need to do anymore from then on. One way I create curiosity in my students are to tell them stories. Stories of great people like Julius Caeser and how he is forever remembered in our month July named after him. Stories of how our forefathers struggles lead us to where we are today. Make sure its fun, and something amazing and once you catch their attention, they will want to know more, after which, I print out relevant articles of that story, and they will start reading. With much curiosity.
The idea is to seed their imagination, and slowly they will latch on and take it upon themselves to find out more. And that’s where we welcome in the 21st Century. The internet is a fabulous playground for the child. Google their curiosity away and make technology you were lamenting turn to your favour.
Bear in mind, some stories works wonders to certain groups of students, some not so much. Which leads us to the next point.
customise your reading
Recognise that one man’s meat is another man’s poison. There is an art in tailoring materials that suits your child. More often than not, you probably know what your child likes. Every kid is unique, and what might work for one, will probably not work for another. Recognize that if you like Lord of the Rings, might not be what your child will naturally take after. Harry Potter perhaps, or even the great Classics.
Make sure they find it new and relevant, and something they don’t find old fashioned. Nothing stops them dead on their tracks faster than information that is irrelevant and old. Its like owning an old beat up car that you won’t want to show off to your friends. Information that is old makes kids feel like they are learning something that everyone else knows, pretty much like an old beat up car.
the story doesn’t stop there
Support your child’s interests by researching not just the topic itself, but everything else that surrounds the topic.
Transformers the movie comes along and you can start talking about Transformers. Wikipedia has articles about Transformers. Why? How? What? Who? Talk about Peter Cullen and how he got to voice Optimus Prime. Talk about your own experiences about Transformers in your childhood.
The innards and the stories surrounding a story makes it more interesting for your child. Its like a secret that no one else knows. Sssshhhh….. let me tell you something special… and they get all tingly because it makes them special.
be the pillar of knowledge
This is probably a good way to make a child read. Children usually learn more when they find a role model to emulate. Tell them things that we know. Our own stories, knowledge, and pass it on to them. When we tell them so much information, they will want to be exactly like us. And when they find out that we got our knowledge from reading, they will definitely want to do the same too. Birds of a feather, flocks together.
library vs bookshops
Again, technology is starting to be wide spread in this arena. Libraries are finding ways to keep up with the times and don’t forget Amazon’s kindle which is an electronic book. We can easily buy a book off the internet, or even download one of the many free ebooks that are available. iPads are starting to get into the act too with lots of free downloads. The thing is, do what your child likes. Bring your kids to the library, see if they like reading by borrowing books, or try to get down to a bookshop and let them have their fun browsing. Also, go to different libraries as some are swankier than the others. Like us, kids likes new places. And look good too doing it.
So there you go, it takes a bit of effort to start your child on the track. But once you unlock their potential, they will fuel their own passions. All we need is just to kickstart them onto the right path.
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Discipline, the main ingredient to success. Sprinkle with concentration, a dash of determination and double boil with patience. That’s the making of a properly executed education. In every education system around the world, the recipe above are quality prerequisites because students spends years in school before gaining their certification and joining the workforce. The need to have the discipline to stay on course, and the patience to knock in the hours (or in fact the years before they reach university and graduate) are what causes only a small percentage of students that can reach their goal of obtaining their degree. Even though over the years, this percentage has grown in Singapore, it still takes a lot of effort and consistency to win this studying game.
So what separates the wheat from the chaff?
Take the recent GCE “O” level results and ask the successful candidates what they did in preparation for their examinations and you will get the common reply of countless studying hours, sitting themselves down by their quarters. That takes discipline, and a matured mind. Its the ability to do more than just the ordinary, the discernment that the future grows brighter with a better education, and to find the energy locked within to do that extra mile. Again, this takes discipline. They could have been out playing, watching a movie, hanging out with friends or god forbid, playing computer games. Instead, they took the back-breaking path and stood firm in the face of distractions.
So how do we cultivate discipline and reap a successful harvest?
One of the most important ways to cultivate discipline is to complete tasks. And start when they are young. Tasks don’t have to be onerous, or even exacting as this will put the child off. It does not need to be annoying too, like taking out the trash or washing the dishes. It could be something fun, like games, or doing jigsaw puzzles, or even reading a book. The idea is to teach your child that whenever you set about a task, you should complete it. Think of what goes through the mind of someone running a marathon. Grueling, definitely. But add the sense of self accomplishment at the end of the race, and it all makes it worth it. That’s what we should help the child feel. That once you complete the task, no matter how arduous, the triumphant result outweighs its tribulation.
There are many times that children gives up too easily, and parents lets them do so. And, the parents completes it for them, or it just stops altogether. Its easy to see why this gives out all the wrong signals to the child. Inability to complete the job and see through the full cycle means that the child does not learn anything from that job. This could lead to pessimism that things cannot be done, laziness creeping in, and an unproven bout of self censure.
Its like baking a cake. Do up the dough, all the ingredients nicely folded in, let it rise, into the oven at 350, and out it comes. If you don’t try the cake yourself at the end, you will never know if you succeeded in baking a tasty cake, or it could be just a ho-hum piece of dough that you just created. Its the last steps that makes all the difference, self evaluation. When you are learning how to bake a cake, you have got to eat it too. Try it out, see if its any good, evaluate the outcome to see if its a success or failure, take notes on how it looks and tastes, and think of how the baking can be refined. Then set off and bake another cake, now improved, and that process gets repeated until you have a proud product that can win the hearts of many. (Nevermind if your kids complain of the copious amounts of cakes they have to eat before you get there) A healthy postmortem documentation of the process by oneself creates a greater self upon further refinement, an intimate knowledge of what has been done, and what else can be improved.
In every process of learning, there needs a leverage of self evaluation on the completed cycle. Students are taught by a teacher, learns it, understands it, practices sums of it, memorizes it and finally, gets tested on it. Something is missing from this formula. and that is “self evaluation”. For a good score in the final test, there is a need to self evaluate before being tested. To see if all the fundamentals of the class are properly digested. Much akin to the baking process, a baker who never tastes their own cakes, will never have a winning product. How can one sell something that doesn’t know how their products tastes? Its just silly. And that is what students must do too. To complete the cycle, a student must always evaluate themselves and improve themselves before they finally go for their finals. Making sure of this is imperative to a successful candidate. Knowing where went wrong, and correcting themselves gives them the confidence they need to attempt a major examination.
Again, that is where discipline comes into play. It takes discipline and determination for a child to sit down and study the needed hours but more if the child wants to complete every task and evaluate themselves to know if they are doing it right. Methodology, and creating an efficient learning program will help too in this case.
Generally, completing a task like a major examination takes years for the students and the daily grind of school could take the wind off of their sails by the time the examination approaches. There needs a steely determination and the discipline to keep themselves on track, with their heads up high and constantly be above of their curriculum to perform well. But if they complete their daily tasks consistently, eventually, they will complete their examinations with ease. Like a very popular Malay idiom, “sedikit, sedikit, lama lama menjadi bukit” (little by little, a long time later, makes it into a hill), doing well in their final examination is the culmination of all the small tasks that were completed earlier on in their studies. And sweet old Mr and Mrs Discipline gets you there.
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