tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post6407963808542978350..comments2024-03-27T12:24:29.019+08:00Comments on PetuniaLee™: Succumbing to the Enrichment ContagionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-16017413842996113652012-03-01T10:36:03.946+08:002012-03-01T10:36:03.946+08:00You're just an amazing mum! You and little boy...You're just an amazing mum! You and little boy are very dertimined people! <br />I think kids nowadays are really overly stressed..... Sometimes I find it in my son too who is only 5yrs old....!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-35453800206043440192012-02-29T22:43:45.689+08:002012-02-29T22:43:45.689+08:00I'm happy for Little Boy's fortune to have...I'm happy for Little Boy's fortune to have you as his mom! You are such a great mom... Little Boy is a smart kid, I'm sure he will do very well in his PSLE in time to come.Wen-aihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172686661966036174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-24457611036200271872012-02-27T14:48:21.300+08:002012-02-27T14:48:21.300+08:00Maybe Little Boy will enjoy the IB syllabus and cu...Maybe Little Boy will enjoy the IB syllabus and curriculum better than the O/A levels route.Rachel Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009179336023902682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-57558782907307977822012-02-27T14:46:32.197+08:002012-02-27T14:46:32.197+08:00Strange Petunia. Your son reminds me a little, of ...Strange Petunia. Your son reminds me a little, of me. <br /><br />Part of me wishes to say that he should pursue his interests, reading up on what he's interested in, whether it be anthropology or astronomy. But you know, I dare say this only to kids whose parents cannot afford to send them overseas in future.<br /><br />I am afraid that the repetitive mugging way of exams carries on till the A levels. 10-year series drilling occurs at every level. And the pragmatic side of me would say that, it's better to learn to grit, bear and accept the system at a younger age, however unpleasant it is.Rachel Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009179336023902682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-44570034152158290152012-02-27T14:39:34.676+08:002012-02-27T14:39:34.676+08:00Rachel - Kekekekeke! I'm glad you understand. ...Rachel - Kekekekeke! I'm glad you understand. Mindstretcher and Learning Lab are still traditional approaches to teaching. They weren't what I was looking for.<br /><br />You're so right. The goal is not PSLE ... It's secondary 1 & 2. He's so bored with PSLE drilling and grabbed onto this with relish. After I broached the idea, he couldn't wait to start.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-38053734026888765722012-02-27T14:35:14.655+08:002012-02-27T14:35:14.655+08:00Ah I see. But if the goal's the PSLE, then per...Ah I see. But if the goal's the PSLE, then perhaps the tried and tested LL/Mindstretcher's the way to go? <br /><br />I don't know; I don't plan to send my kids there, as yet. But you know, the flesh may weaken, and yield to the PSLE fever some day.<br /><br />(Sorry but the school syllabus at PSLE, is boring. Can't quite run away from it. It's severely limited in breadth. The Singapore educational philosophy has always been that one can pick up breadth easily, but not technical depth and rigour. Remember the age old saying - engineering students can pick up business/arts but not the other way round. I would argue that it may be the case with the content, but different disciplines hone different skills. So geography, history, literature etc gets introduced only in Sec Sch. Stuff like political system/science - one doesn't get a whiff of it till Uni.)Rachel Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009179336023902682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-68593985075814456392012-02-27T14:30:13.400+08:002012-02-27T14:30:13.400+08:00Rachel - One clarification - he can completely sto...Rachel - One clarification - he can completely stop only BETWEEEN modules. Once he has started a module, he has to do the consistent work to complete it or I will have to pay for fees for an extension.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-15089281070318803952012-02-27T14:28:36.198+08:002012-02-27T14:28:36.198+08:00Rachel - Firstly, Little Boy objected to having ev...Rachel - Firstly, Little Boy objected to having even more classes and homework. Secondly, I know people who TEACH in both Mindstretcher and Learning Lab, and I assessed their teaching methodology. Whilst both have strong practices and materials that surpass what I have seen from Little Boy's teachers, they're still premised on teaching and spoonfeeding. Not only Little Boy finds it boring. I do too. Little Boy enjoys self-directed learning and I myself think that it is desirable. This online format gives my son a lot of control. He does as much as he likes to as detailed as he likes. No one watches over his shoulder and insists he pass up homework. When he is busy, he can completely stop... and then pick up again when he has a spot of time.<br /><br />Also, there is a wider variety of learning to choose from. There is a module on Entrepreneurship... some in Psychology... Ancient Civilizations etc... He is thrilled that he gets to pick and choose what he wants to learn and not have a teacher impose homework.<br /><br />It's truly a menu of learning for the Renaissance man.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-50557816672248594262012-02-27T14:20:37.452+08:002012-02-27T14:20:37.452+08:00Theanne - Thank you!!Theanne - Thank you!!Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-65672527178861743602012-02-27T14:13:34.868+08:002012-02-27T14:13:34.868+08:00eh how come you aren't succumbing to the tradi...eh how come you aren't succumbing to the traditional S'porean enrichment classes? :)Rachel Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009179336023902682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-47336331693142397642012-02-27T13:06:36.295+08:002012-02-27T13:06:36.295+08:00as always I'm impressed by your commitment to ...as always I'm impressed by your commitment to "little boy's" education!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com