I knew less than half of the words! And my sista who's an A scorer for her national exams & a NUS grad barely knew half of the list! Isn't that a killer to the pupils?
One thing that I remember my P said...and it is something that I totally agree with is "to not assume that the pupils have tuition or support at home".
It is true that we need support from parents. But we can't expect each & every pupil to be the same or have the same family background.
Personally, as a teacher...I'd not be bothered by the 'clever' ones coz they will cope. It's those struggling that attract me. Though I wish I can do more for those pupils...time is usually a problem. So I'd never expect excellence or even a pass from them, what I look for is an improvement...a progress.
I remember only learning 5 words for each spelling....and the words are from the high frequency list. But today...it seem that pupils are EXPECTED TO KNOW the high frequency words by the time they enter P1! Poor thing children these days!
And nah! That's not gonna happen to my kidz. Have yet to send my kidz for tuition coz they are coping well in sch. And no...I am not looking for B1s or As...as long as they passed, I wouldn't mind B2s & Bs.
My kidz maintain or improves, I praise & reward them. If they perform worse, they'd be warned & reminded of the need of education and progressing. I am not gonna control the speed of their progress coz I believe they should be developed at their own pace. Each child is unique...they progress at different paces. As long as I see progress...I am happy. Alhamdullilah! ;))
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