Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
In Singapore, homeschooled children need to not only sit for PSLE the year they turn 12 but also clear the benchmark set by the Ministry of Education (MOE). This benchmark is pegged at the 33rd percentile PSLE aggregate score of all students taking four standard-level subjects in the PSLE that year. What this means is […] Read more…
A common question homeschoolers in Singapore get and even ask each other during the PSLE year and especially after PSLE is, “Are you going to continue homeschooling after PSLE? I address common questions raised when you say you are going to homeschool beyond PSLE plus the pros and cons of doing so. Read more…
Like everyone else, she found the 2019 PSLE Maths paper challenging and was stumped. However, by the grace of God, she did not panic but instead remembered to pray. And God graciously answered her prayers. And she “suddenly” knew how to solve the problem sums which a moment ago had stumped her. All praise and glory to God! Read more…
Contrary to popular belief, homeschoolers are NOT exempt from PSLE. In fact, it is one of the MAIN criteria we have to fulfil if we want to homeschool, amongst increasingly numerous criteria these days. And as homeschoolers, we cannot just pass PSLE like public-schooled children. Here’s a compilation of 8 posts on all things PSLE I have written to encourage you as you prepare for it. Read more…
Post PSLE, there is no longer any Law that dictates our choice and mode of education. This can be exciting or scary. If you have been considering continuing to homeschool, let me encourage you that God is faithful and He will empower you. And if He has called/nudged/pushed you to homeschool even the secondary school years, you can do it because of His grace is all you need! Read more…
After going through PSLE* with 5 very different children, with different strengths and weaknesses, many have asked me how *I* did it. Well, for starters, *I* did not do it. As one child petulantly exclaimed many years back when she heard that I had been asked to speak at a PSLE sharing session to help other homeschool […] Read more…
PSLE Round 5. Here we go again, and I am not even close to being done with PSLE! In today’s post, I share how we prepare for the oral exams and then get the children ready for PSLE with our own homeschool prelims. The prelims are more for familiarising the children with exam etiquette more than anything else. Read more…
PSLE Round 3. While academics isn’t everything, it is important to our family. I ain’t no tiger mom but if you can get 100 in an exam and scored only 80 then you have done yourself a disservice. You have wasted your potential. But if your best is a 60 and you got 55, that’s a fantastic job! So that’s where I am coming from. Do your best. Read more…
PSLE again! Just because David did well, everyone assumes Sarah will too. But every child is different. Every child has different interests, bent, personalities, quirks, etc. And just because they have the same teacher (me) it is no guarantee that all of them will have similar results. Every year presents different family dynamics and circumstances. Read more…
Now that we’ve cleared our first PSLE, what’s next? “What are your plans after PSLE?” We’ve been asked this question A LOT. Most assume that David will just take his O Levels as a private candidate. Or enter the school system. None are accurate. We will not be taking the O and A Level route. And David will continue homeschooling. Read more…