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  • Kiasuparent.com Co-Founder: Article Was Invasion Of Family’s Privacy

    Kiasuparent.com Co-Founder: Article Was Invasion Of Family’s Privacy

    The mother who was in the news last week for her harsh reaction to her son’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results has given her side of the story, saying that the original article was an invasion of privacy.

    Madam Soon Lee Yong, the co-founder of website KiasuParents.com, was featured in an article by Today on Thursday (Nov 24). In response to his lower-than-expected T-score, she allegedly told her son: “You can forget about getting your Nintendo DS.”

    The article was widely shared on social media, with many netizens sympathising with Madam Soon’s son and criticising her for her harsh-sounding words and parenting style. Some even said that they would buy the gaming device for the boy.

    In an open letter published on KiasuParents, Madam Soon admitted that she had uttered the line: “You can forget about your Nintendo DS.”

    However, she denied that she had said it in response to a text message that her son had sent to her to ask if she was angry, clarifying that it was in fact part of a longer face-to-face conversation with him.

    “I didn’t expect our private conversation to be fodder for a newspaper article,” Madam Soon wrote.

    She explained that she had agreed to the reporter’s request to be present for the release of her son’s results, “but it led to an article that invaded my son’s privacy and affected him – more than his results or my reaction did”.

    She added that she felt betrayed by the failure to honour her request not to reveal her son’s score in the article.

    Madam Soon also addressed those who had offered to buy a Nintendo DS for her son, saying that she had merely confiscated the set that he owned because he was spending too much time on it. She had hoped to use its return as an incentive for him to work harder.

    She also rebuffed comments about her son’s “joyless existence”, revealing that the family had gone for a post-PSLE treat after the exams, and that they will be going for a family trip soon.

    “It’s not a reward for my son because I don’t believe in tying such experiences to grades – we travel for enjoyment and exposure,” she wrote.

    Concluding her letter, Madam Soon expressed hope that her son knew that she loved him regardless of his academic performance.

    “Results are never the end goal; they only provide a form of feedback as to whether your efforts are working, and they are not always accurate. What you must strive for is a good attitude and a willingness to reflect and consider your next course of action. Never wallow,” she wrote.

    She added that the entire experience would help her son understand “why you should never jump to conclusions based on a snapshot of information, and why you can’t believe everything you see or read online”.

     

    Source: http://news.asiaone.com

  • Former Teacher And NIE Lecturer: Youths Must Still Be Encouraged To Do Embrace Knowledge

    Former Teacher And NIE Lecturer: Youths Must Still Be Encouraged To Do Embrace Knowledge

    I am going to humbly go against the grain here and state that I don’t think sharing our past PSLE scores and telling kids what we are doing/where we are now is helpful. I think every kid’s performance in PSLE should only be compared to their own past performance or to targets they have set for themselves. I think sharing our PSLE scores forces a comparison between the kids and ourselves, which is terribly unfair because we did not go through the same education syllabus nor the same exams as they did. Our context and upbringing were different. Our circumstances will be different from theirs. Our measure of what success is will also be very different from one another. So why limit their possibilities by projecting ours?

    I also find telling kids that PSLE scores don’t necessarily impact your future is misleading, because to an extent it does. Kids need to know that their actions (choosing to study/ not study) will have consequences (which school they go to/what courses they take) but what’s important is that they know we are here to help support them so together we can deal with situations where the consequences are not ideal. For the kids who may not have done well…hug them, kiss them, tell them it’s alright and you love them, and help them reflect on what is it that they thought went wrong. Empower them with skills and abilities they need to be autonomous learners who know their own strengths and weaknesses. For the kids who have done well, again, hug them, kiss them, tell them well done on their efforts and it is well deserved. And empower these kids too so that in case they find themselves facing failure in the future, they will be resilient.

    My concern is that that in our attempt to convince some kids that “results don’t matter”, we belittle the efforts taken by other kids, educators and parents who believe in achieving academic excellence, with much grit and determination.

    We have to tell our kids…YOU need to study. You need to learn and love learning. Be disciplined. Continue to put in the effort. Don’t use examples of people who have made it without doing well academically as an excuse to slack off. They charted their own journeys, good on them. But as for you, while you have the ability, the capacity, the chance to study… give it your best and aspire to achieve your dreams and plans you have for your own future.

    The pursuit of knowledge is not a choice. It is incumbent on you. On all of us.

    May Allah swt protect our children and make them intelligent, learned and compassionate human beings always.

    Amin.

     

    Source: Cikgu Roszalina Rawi

  • Pelajar Madrasah Irysad Zuhri, Madrasah Alsagoff Al Arabiah Muncul Tiga Pelajar Terbaik Dari Madrasah

    Pelajar Madrasah Irysad Zuhri, Madrasah Alsagoff Al Arabiah Muncul Tiga Pelajar Terbaik Dari Madrasah

    Pelajar dari Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri, Luqman Jun’En Mohd Sa’ad, meraih agregat tertinggi keseluruhan bagi pelajar madrasah sebanyak 267.

    Luqman mendapat 3A* dan 1A.

    Gred 3A* diperolehi bagi bahasa Inggeris, bahasa Melayu dan Matematik, manakala 1A untuk mata pelajaran Sains.

    Beliau juga merupakan pelajar terbaik Madrasah Irsyad bagi Peperiksaan Sekolah Rendah Pengajian Islam tahun ini.

    PELAJAR KEDUA TERBAIK – AHMAD AN-NAFEES

    Seorang lagi pelajar Madrash Irsyad, iaitu Ahmad An-Nafees Mohd Najib, muncul sebagai pelajar kedua terbaik dari sektor madrasah dalam PSLE kali ini, setelah dia mencatat agregat 265.

    Dia juga mendapat 3A* dan 1A.

    3A* dalah bagi bahasa Melayu, Matematik dan Sains. Gred A pula adalah bagi bahasa Inggeris.

    Madrasah Irsyad mengekalkan prestasinya dengan menghasilkan 13 pelajar yang menduduki 10 tangga teratas di kalangan pelajar madrasah dengan agregat terbaik.

    AGREGAT TERTINGGI MADRASAH ALSAGOFF DALAM MASA 8 TAHUN

    Pelajar Hanina Rehan menjadi pelajar madrasah ketiga terbaik dari kalangan pelajar madrasah, selain dinobatkan pelajar terbaik Madrasah Alsagoff Al Arabiah.

    Hanina berkongsi kedudukan dengan dua lagi pelajar madrasah Irsyad.

    Dia mendapat agregat 263, paling tinggi pernah dicapai madrasah tersebut sejak PSLE diwajibkan ke atas pelajar madrasah pada tahun 2008.

    Hanina, anak keempat dari enam adik beradik mendapat gred A* untuk bahasa Inggeris dan bahasa Melayu, gred A untuk Sains, dan B untuk Matematik.

    SEMUA 4 MADRASAH PENUHI UKUR TARA PSLE

    Kesemua madrasah melepasi ukur tara agregat PSLE yang ditetapkan MOE, iaitu 179 mata agregat, untuk membolehkan madrasah terus mengambil masuk pelajar darjah satu.

    Malah kesemua madrasah mencapai purata agregat lebih tinggi berbanding tahun lepas.

    97.6% pelajar madrasah layak ke sekolah menengah.

    Tahun ini seramai 255 pelajar madrasah menduduki PSLE.

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Losing Dad And Best Friend No Obstacle For Girl To Make It To Secondary School

    Losing Dad And Best Friend No Obstacle For Girl To Make It To Secondary School

    Nine days before her first Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) paper, Putri Lydia Hemamalini lost her “best friend” to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    That friend was her 64-year-old father, who had suffered from the condition for about three years.

    “I would share my problems with him and he would give me advice,” the Lianhua Primary School pupil said.

    “I wanted to do my best at the PSLE and make him proud.”

    Yesterday, the 12-year-old was recognised by her principal for her perseverance. She was asked to stand while schoolmates applauded her.

    She received an A grade for Malay, C for English, and Ds for science and mathematics at the national exam, and can move on to a secondary school.

    During the difficult period, Putri had to juggle preparing for her PSLE and offering emotional support to her 47-year-old mother, who works as a crew member at McDonald’s, and her three siblings aged between eight and 17.

    Besides revising daily when she got home after school, she also had to help out with household chores.

    “I had to stay positive for my family,” she said.

    Teachers and schoolmates rallied around Putri in her grief, helping with questions about schoolwork and offering words of encouragement.

    “The school is like a second home to me,” Putri said.

    “My teachers and friends have been very supportive. I am thankful for them and will miss them when I leave this school.”

    Madam Po Mun Ying, her form teacher, said Putri is a cheerful and upbeat child who demonstrated resilience to work hard in her studies.

    “She also knew she had to do her best to make her dad and family proud,” Madam Po added.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Pleased With PSLE Results, Little Brother Celebrated By Praying At Mosque To Give Thanks To Allah

    Pleased With PSLE Results, Little Brother Celebrated By Praying At Mosque To Give Thanks To Allah

    What would one do after getting to know he has passed his exam? This was how this Brother celebrated.

    After asking him any particular reason why he’s here at the mosque, he said, “I want to say thank you to God for making me pass my PSLE.”

    (photo published with consent)

     

    Source: Syahrin Mohd Salleh