I continued tutoring Q, a P2 kid this week. Very disappointed with her cos she didn't do any of my homeworks. Have to motivate her to practice maths. Very weak. Btw, I hate the teaching style they children adopt from school these days like counting forward and backwards to solve the addition and substraction sums. It actually make them confused. What if the kid has got sequential problem.. they won't be able to count the number line right when counting backwards. This is what happened to this kid of mine. A simple subtraction sum like 10 minus 9, she needs to rely on counting backwards. And how much I tried to explain to her and to change the method of solving the sums, it won't work at this moment. It would create more confusion. This week is going to be hell for her cuz I am going to drill her, assessment after assessment. Exam in 2weeks time and after that, I will take a break.
Sms-ed Lu Ting yesterday and we decided to meet up this Sunday.It was her first paying job and wanted to get something for her mum back in China. She'll be getting her pay this Saturday from Adecco Employment, that's why. But Robinson's paying me on the 28th. She has been in S'pore for 6 years and is in her 1st yr at the Republic Polytechnic. I wonder how is Aslinda doing? Will give her a call later.
3 comments:
heyya! assalamualaikum sis!
just curious how u teach the P2 kid maths.. ehhehehe.. it seems hard to teach my P1 nephew maths too!
fid
Hi Fid.. teaching the lower primary can be quite interesting actually. U need to play maths with them using materials like stones (for counting and grouping), monopoly (for money), then apply them to their work. These group of kids <9yrs need play time too which they don't get it in school. Through experience, sch allocate abt 20mins per period, so the teachers rush through the topic and then expect the kids to complete the assessments. Even the adults needs time to digest their maths questions as it is no longer as easy as it used to be.
For maths, i wld ask the kid how the topic was taught. what is the method used, using diagrams and so on? As usual,u get funny illustration from them and u roughly know what the kid trying to tell u. I would then, make them understand how the method used by their teacher so as to confuse the kid. Maths needs lots of understanding. And as for tutors.. lots of patience..
btw, what's ur url, if any?
Error... it shld be " so as NOT to confuse the kid"
ahhh..just woke up la...
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