If moe of malaysia were watching this, they would be like wait what its the tuition not the school system thats hard (chill dis is a joke based on my schooling experience)
Kenisha’s mom is a nice person, but she totally fails at empathising the situation she has thrown at her daughter. When she told her daughter to skip the one thing her daughter actually enjoys doing, I face-palmed. My mom used to be like that when I was in school. I had so many tuition classes that I was so mentally exhausted. Eventually I stopped communicating with my mom because nothing I said got through to her. It took 10 years after sec sch for us to mend our relationship again. To Kanisha’s mom: Cherish these years with your daughter. She only gets to be a kid once. Over-burdening her with so many tuition classes that is considered undesirable to her (she actually says “I hate it so much.” such strong emotions) and asking her to skip the one thing that she actually loves to do will push her further away from you. Allow her to breathe and relax and do the things she loves to do now. The fact that her mom herself enjoys PE classes because it makes her feel refreshed being in the outdoors and running around, instead of sitting inside 4 brick walls, but yet demands her daughter to go for so many tuition classes is so ironic and hypocritical.
And it's evident that their relationship isn't that great because she openly said she's not sad that it's her mum's last day at school... She's trying to distance herself from her mother...
C I also felt like Kenisha was the only child out of all the children in this experiment that felt a lot older than her years. All the responsibilities piled on her has made her into a little adult. They all expect so much from just a primary school kid.
Actually I think filming this series is a blessing for the kids and the parents. After this the parents will know who the teachers are and some of them also start to love the teachers more. So they can keep in contact with school teachers more and know what their child is studying and offer help. Like Adriana's dad he can get full marks for decimals, its just that beforehand Adriana did not inform him she was learning decimals. So now that they know exactly what their child is learning they themselves can help out. I feel Kenisha's mum actually has a teacher's vibe. In many ways she speaks and act like a teacher! I hope after this she will feel more comfortable reaching out to school teachers (such as the awesome Mr Goh). In my experience all of my teachers are very willing and very happy to offer help if students go and find them. It just gets tiring for them if they need to chase the students for homework and stuff. Alternatively, i think that Kenisha's mum can request her tuition teachers to do things differently. A tuition teacher can do a lot of things that school teachers cannot do. If only the parents are willing to support an experimental approach. Kenisha is in dance, rock climbing, gymnastics etc. So obviously she loves movement. Maybe her tuition class should have dance intervals every 15 minutes or so. Sometimes simply having breaks where they get up to move or dance is all that children need to be able to sustain their focus over longer durations. (Even 45min can be considered long already) But to do this the tuition teacher will need mum's permission.
Kenisha's mum need to understand and not give her child so much stress. Sometimes, being preventive may not be as useful as you think. I think Kenisha is capable of knowing what is her strengths and weaknesses, and know what she has to do or not to do.Since this series was filmed in 2019(?), I hope that Kenisha is able to cope well this year since it's the PSLE year... Jia you! Teja is a really sweet girl, and I love how her mum is just so empathetic to everything. However, like what her mum mentioned in the end, mum should learn to let go and allow Teja to do what she enjoys doing. School is not just about studying, but it's also about accumulating all these nice experiences you have, especially when you have to take on roles and responsibilities, etc. Willis, glad that he is opening up to his mum more. Hopefully his mum can find the right method to get closer to him... Or perhaps, it's just boy's awkwardness...? Adrianna is really cute. I like how she is so determined to do her best so as to not make her parents disappointed. I also liked how her dad managed to pick out her weaknesses and troubles and is striving to work on those issues. Hopefully he sees her strengths as well! Also, CNA should do a series for Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges and Polytechnics LOL It would be good to let parents see the contrast
Teja is such a sweetheart. Really eloquent too. The way she was trying to look out for her mum brought me to tears. :') Kenisha takes on so many responsibilities at school and yet she performs well and has such a willing-to-try attitude. If I were her parent, I would be very proud. I understand her mum's "prevention is better than cure" attitude, but sincerely hope that for her child's mental well-being, she'll reduce the tuition load -- even if it's just by one or two sessions a week, maybe for her best subjects. Extra curricular activities also build character and can make one more employable/"have a winning edge", it's not always about being book-smart.
After watching this full series, this is my point of view. -Willis's Mum 1) Your son only interested to play. (Don't hold him too tight, if not he will rebel) 2) He is a type of kid that are interested in hands on stuff. Giving him more assessment practice he will avoid doing it as he hate it. 3) Explain to him that this exam, will define your future and the things he want to do. 4) Let him set his goal, if he can set his goal eventually he will be successful. *Was like him, love to play and play. Eventually i know what i want -Adriana's Dad 1) Good role model dad! 2) Implement plans that will improve her learning like (speak proper malay on monday, wednesday and friday) 3) Willing to empathise her daughter 4) Learning new skill set like piano. (It is something you will come in handy when you are in polytechnic :) ) -Kenisha's Mum 1) She is a typical Kiasu parents. Tuition is good but when you overload it, is a waste of time. As you have Homework, CCA, playtime, test, and revision. To be honest, even you (Kenisha's mum) has more free time than her. It is just utter ridiculous, you control her too much. 2) If you are going to be a parent like her. I honestly think you should rethink your ways of teaching and controlling your kid. Removing the interest of a student (for her is dancing), is like asking you to not eat your favourite food for life. 3) By being so strict, the kid will have problem socialising in Polytechnic/University, then you realised the difference (Unless you telling me you going top school like hwa chong etc!, since you are the top of the cream. Nothing to worry about) 4)More PE Classes? Haha! when closer to exam, you will realised how waste of time PE is when you can do your revision. (I agreed PE is good but when there is national exam, you will prefer the revision) -Tejashwini's Mum 1) Be confident! Don't worry about your daughter! 2) Your daughter is very independent! Dont worry! *FYI was a bad student, parents force certain way of learning i don't like. Eventually drop to EM3. After a few year of understanding of myself, eventually i know to study better. Eg: Not attending lesson i could get a D grade to a B grade. (Not saying lesson is not good, but you need to know where you are at? and how you can improve better). I did graduate from a local diploma Edited: for sentence structure
Same here! Tbh tuition classes did not help me at all, my results only improve by a grade at most, sometimes even drop. When i convinced my mom to drop tuition, i was so happy as im able to understand whats going on better than someone telling me (aka tuition lol), and ofc my results went up :-)
other countries: deducts many stress forming and strict rules from school singapore: *i serve you: pressure; stress; education; chicken. commonly known as the national dishes*
Kennisha's schedule is so crazy, way too much for a girl her age, I hope her mom watches this and makes some changes. Teja is so precious, such a loving daughter.
I've never had tuition in my entire life, I'm in the middle of university now and I honestly don't remember anything from primary school. Secondary school is when you learn and mature, I hope the parents of these primary school kids realise that they only have their childhood once.
I feel like Singapore’s education system is like quantity over quality. Kids have short attention span and to teach a simple theory, teachers have to use the least time consuming and boring method to teach the theories. It’s not about how much time you spent teaching a topic, it’s about using the easiest method to help the kids understand and remember the theory behind it. A lot of interaction is needed to catch their attention.
Haish sad to see that parents think that any external activity ie not studying is the one that is affecting them, think about it. Students spend 5days a week studying from morning to afternoon, spending more time in school than at home, and they want to cancel the activity that they find joy in and can relax after a hectic schedule, that's no way to live a life for a child. They're tired because they spend 10-12 hrs sitting on a chair and listening to a class. No one will find something boring, fun. Although studying is necessary, and is a priority for parents,i do not think it is necessary to have them studying 7 days a week and taking what they like. Even the parent liked p.e. Despite not being super sporty but yet she wants to remove a sport that her daughter loves. Its because pe allows u to move and interact rather than remain still and listen to someone talking. if u see this i hope u take it lightly and not to heart as i know what its like to have something taken away from u, and actually it worsened my grade more than it helped.Anyways i hope parents can find a better comprimise, tuition may not always be in the child's best interest, i myself was never interested in tuition, for 9 years of my life i had tuition but my grades were decent but not great. However, when i decided to stop tuition and study on my own, thats where i had more success and i had the liberty to do things at my own pace and i have friends that i could ask for help. I know its every parents best interest to see ur child succeed, maybe even not repeat the same mistake u did in the past, but always remember that u are not living their life neither are they living ur life. Make a good comprimise by talking to each other, understand one another. Anyways have a good weekend ahead.
most of the reasons are these teachers kinda fail at making lectures fun, I felt like this in my primary school, then I went to secondary, poly, uni and realize that I was lucky to have teachers that could talk and make these tough to learn subjects interesting and engaging. Alot of teachers just decided they are there to read through the slides they prepared or the textbooks provided without giving out examples that the students can relate more.
Agreed to what she/he say. I never excel in Primary and Secondary school system. Only those who are in HIGH SES or have lots of tuition get top of the class in Secondary/Primary. Once i enter polytechnic, i just dominate all my Secondary school peers. And my grade are way better than theirs. i agreed tuition does give them head start but they never learn how to study efficiently as compared to self study where you can explore the ways to learn better.
I’m from punggol pri myself and was in the top class all along. Most of my classmates didnt have tuition and i remember hating my form teacher. My mom always told me to appreciate her and that she really is the best teacher she’s met (im the youngest of 3). I remember crying every other day in pri sch cuz i was always getting scolded but right now, i’ve really learnt to appreciate all that shes done for me and my class. She’s taught us 3 subjects in p3&4 but it became 2 (eng &math) in upper pri. Thinking about the work she has to mark now, rather than the amount of homework she gave us, it’s really heartwarming. There was like >40 of us in my class, imagine how much rubbish she had to mark? Our class still meets up once a while now even though we’re all already in poly last year/jc graduates. The times she would join our class for PE in her heels, or during recess as our class played bottlecap soccer at the star wall was really fun. Now that i’m waiting for my Alvl results, I really realised how much a good teacher in pri sch means. I loved math and sci n i thought it was becuz i was good at it. But as i moved on, i realised i didnt like the subjects, i liked her way of teaching. She went out to find good assessment books for us to do so we could improve. (Note: for math in p5, if u even got 98, u’d be ranked 20+ in my class. Most of us didnt have tuition, for math at least)
when I was a primary school student 4 years back, Mr zhao was one of my favourite teachers (also one of the best in my opinion) and watching this 4 years later only re-enforced this
i feel like willis is not close to his mum, he gives me the reserved and rebellious vibe, and will be problematic if he continues like this to sec and jc.
Each child has a different personality and not every child has to be a perfect robot, Willis maybe under a lot of stress at school,suicidal rates are high in the Asian communities ! It maybe due to high expectations to succeed academically!
I only recently came across CNA Insider. Now I am hooked. The series it produces are some of the best I have seen by way of highlighting social issues with objectivity, respect and professionally. At a time when journalism seems to be akin to the oldest profession in the world, CNA Insider should take a bow for keeping the ethos of journalism intact. In this particular series I was very judgemental about Caroline's parenting but having seen the series to the end it appears she is training Kenisha to avoid becoming a couch zombie hooked to online games but be an active individual. As long as Caroline is caring, understand and supportive of Kenisha in her endeavours then Kenisha could become a very resilient and hard working individual.
i understand kenisha’s mom but i disagree with it. i remember in p6 when my mom dropped all my non academic activities and i got so depressed and sad and i distanced myself from everyone and i got even more depressed because of it and it has affected me throughout sec sch where now so many years later i am slowly starting to get over it and try to mend this relationship. it’s getting better but these years were so tough and hard to build myself back up. i know it sounds like a small thing and i’m just sensitive and overreacting but at such a age it really affects you
Ur not overreacting these parents are ruining the fun and balance of being a kid. U only can be a kid once, why have children only to make them crack and stress from a young age. U got plenty of time to do that as an adult.
Yeah.... so true... but it also depend on the time ur sleeping.... so I get why. .. though kindergarden was simple.. only eat sleep study play When i started pri school in 2011.... i alr hated it... but it will go on through pri sec and
I think one thing parents can take away from this is how physical activities can make children happier. So in between studying at home when you give them breaks don't let it be a 'watch television for 45 mins' but rather a physical activity done together
But I mean- life is about competition...... Even if that's a horrible system, that's still the system, and if we want to succeed, the only way to do it is in the system.
There are no perfect parents. As a parent myself, even i make mistakes. Most importantly, we must always support our children in whichever way we can. Its ok to fail but it is not alright to quit.
14:14 she is exactly like my mum my whole schedule is pack because of tuition and I went dancing she was like dancing is no use It's PSLE this year one more year and they u can quit tuition I wish I can do this with my parents and I wish they can see how my life is
I think Kenisha will have this choices 1(most positive) Speak with her mother and it changes majorly 2(positive enough) Speak with her mother and change minority or argued but still changed majorly 3(neutral) still the same 4(THE negative) She committed suicid- I don’t want this outcome. and I really feel pitiful for this girl. This mother... serious sia..
@12:26 my eyes gets wet...thts so sweet of her how she feel for her mom!!!...@ 12:38 avlothan bye bye "that's all bye bye"...hahahahahahahahahah...tht was damm cute of her...and she looks sweet too!!!
I'm a primary student and I have been put through lots of stress,this year,I'm in Primary 4. These 3 years were so stressful. I literally didn't even do my homework! Stress is put on all primary to college students. If I could change the teachers and every subject I would change them to be this schedule: Breakfast . Playtime . Computer Stress Free Time . Last . But . Not . Least . PE!
End of the day, they are just kids! They have school, homework, tuition and extra activities after school which can be a little too much for any kid. It shouldn't all be about good grades especially not right now, try different activities, go play with other kids, do fun things and find your passion that's what being a kid should be about. I feel like kids are being taught to never fail, they will end up never taking risks as adults. No primary student should be stressed i mean seriously come on, maybe also teach mindfulness or meditation to help cope with all the pressure.
honestly you shouldn’t need tuition if you understand what is happening in school,so Kenisha’s mom should check with her daughter on her understanding on sch work
I feel that Kenisha’s mum feels that one will confirm lose out if not for tuition. And that’s untrue. If one scores well in a certain subject and continues scoring well consistently with independent revision, then i don’t see any need for tuition.
Nope ur shits not accurate, rich asians are not neccassary hardworking from a young age, they are usually failures in academics but have a talent of creativity, school has nothing to do with the richest peoples subjects cause in life we aint commited to take test for a living thats just a fruad, in life we are just more different and actually intelligent people or some successful people never live in a simple and fulfilling life because of a different way they are raised or their personality that makes em really anti social or hars to socialise, sometimes making em unapproachable because of their standards and pride.
sad bitch I think you’re missing his point... he’s saying that some people who don’t know our Singaporean culture might think that SG is all wealthy and rich with the amazing infrastructures etc. This series shows that we’re taught to work hard and meritocracy is how our culture works.
Singapore rich because a lot rich Asian people saving their money there ... why ??? Cause they small countries , they government is having a good job take care the country and making the saves country next to japan ... but if u say are they all rich ??? I don’t think so .... U will be amaze when u see real rich Asian not from movie 😂😂😂.... the example on the movie is close but still far from the fact....
Omg. All these kids (Teja and Kenisha) are so much like me! Teja has OCD and gets stressed when everything is not organized and in place like me and Kenisha does dance a lot like me and she is quitting gymnastics like me!!!
I can't with Kenisha's mom.... she said in the previous ep that without dance she is dead, and the first thing she decided to ask was for Kenisha to drop dance? I get that she wants the best for her daughter, but she needs to recognise that burn-out is real
Why are all this kids spoke English So well!!! I dont recall me being too busy back in the 90s... Hahaha.... Kids, enjoy your Education..... I wanna go backk to primary school after seeing the 4episodss
Until I came to college I don't even know about stress. Even though exams are at next day, we play every day like normal days. That was a beautiful days I ever had in my life
Actually we should reduce tuition so that children can try to work hard and get excellent acadmic results without tuition? Isn't that what every parent want?
The speaking more malay at home is like me and tagalog because I used to speak alot of english when I was at home, I have got 2 78-79s in Filipino and 1 79 in Mother tongue but when I lived with my parents (i lived with my lola (grandma) and tito (uncles) before) I spoke more tagalog and my tagalog got better, before i would get below 90 in filipino now i get stable 90s in filipino
It's not difficult to drop tuition actually. I dropped my English and chinsese tuition during my PSLE year. On top of that, I still had debate competitions, choir and practices. But I fairly well for my PSLE. Giving your child more tuition is not teaching her how to manage her time. It's just giving her more stress. You shld instead encourage her to study on her free time. So she an review her topics on her own pace and not worry about having to rush to tuition.
When I was a kid, my mother never force me into anything. Whatever lessons I want to attend she provides. Whenever I want to stop she allows as well. I get to play. Fast forward 30+ years later, I have learnt nothing. I was too free. Parents/students reading this, take this as the other side of the coin. End of day it’s all about balance.
The mother knows nothing. Wants to cut down on her daughters stress by cutting how her obligations - and tries to cut the only nice thing she has in her life and truly enjoys - dancing. Furthermore, this will essentially cut out all creativity in her life and she will develop into a rigidity individual without any way to express herself artistically
imo, kenisha's mom carol should've dropped the tuition w the subject kenisha was strongest in or perhaps find a way to shorten the hours.. because it rlly seemed like kenisha enjoyed her dance lessons and it reduced stress
Parent can give their own kids less tuition class less pressure on kids when it came exam time .more outing with parents more time spend outside with friends
@@nehamadeina thanks for replying. im currently in sec 1 and tbh the amount of work is a lot, but compared to pri school I feel much better in secondary school.
Tejashwini is so precious and she really cherishes her mum and she's very articulate for someone so young.
vintageflights YES. when she said my mum’s precious. i died inside.
She is so matured! Love how she felt she needed to be responsible for her mum! Such a sweet person
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I hate the name tejashwini because my name is tejas
Literally died when Kenisha asked, “will the MOE be watching this?” and the part when her mum said best and she was like huh? Best? DEAD.
RIP
Haha
If moe of malaysia were watching this, they would be like wait what its the tuition not the school system thats hard (chill dis is a joke based on my schooling experience)
she be listening w/ full attention lol. no wonder she's one of the top performers in school/class (at least from what I observed)
Kenisha’s mom is a nice person, but she totally fails at empathising the situation she has thrown at her daughter. When she told her daughter to skip the one thing her daughter actually enjoys doing, I face-palmed. My mom used to be like that when I was in school. I had so many tuition classes that I was so mentally exhausted. Eventually I stopped communicating with my mom because nothing I said got through to her. It took 10 years after sec sch for us to mend our relationship again. To Kanisha’s mom: Cherish these years with your daughter. She only gets to be a kid once. Over-burdening her with so many tuition classes that is considered undesirable to her (she actually says “I hate it so much.” such strong emotions) and asking her to skip the one thing that she actually loves to do will push her further away from you. Allow her to breathe and relax and do the things she loves to do now. The fact that her mom herself enjoys PE classes because it makes her feel refreshed being in the outdoors and running around, instead of sitting inside 4 brick walls, but yet demands her daughter to go for so many tuition classes is so ironic and hypocritical.
And it's evident that their relationship isn't that great because she openly said she's not sad that it's her mum's last day at school... She's trying to distance herself from her mother...
i look up to kenisha
C I also felt like Kenisha was the only child out of all the children in this experiment that felt a lot older than her years. All the responsibilities piled on her has made her into a little adult. They all expect so much from just a primary school kid.
Actually I think filming this series is a blessing for the kids and the parents.
After this the parents will know who the teachers are and some of them also start to love the teachers more.
So they can keep in contact with school teachers more and know what their child is studying and offer help.
Like Adriana's dad he can get full marks for decimals, its just that beforehand Adriana did not inform him she was learning decimals.
So now that they know exactly what their child is learning they themselves can help out.
I feel Kenisha's mum actually has a teacher's vibe. In many ways she speaks and act like a teacher!
I hope after this she will feel more comfortable reaching out to school teachers (such as the awesome Mr Goh).
In my experience all of my teachers are very willing and very happy to offer help if students go and find them. It just gets tiring for them if they need to chase the students for homework and stuff.
Alternatively, i think that Kenisha's mum can request her tuition teachers to do things differently.
A tuition teacher can do a lot of things that school teachers cannot do. If only the parents are willing to support an experimental approach.
Kenisha is in dance, rock climbing, gymnastics etc.
So obviously she loves movement.
Maybe her tuition class should have dance intervals every 15 minutes or so.
Sometimes simply having breaks where they get up to move or dance is all that children need to be able to sustain their focus over longer durations. (Even 45min can be considered long already)
But to do this the tuition teacher will need mum's permission.
Deb when I heard I also
Kenisha's mum need to understand and not give her child so much stress. Sometimes, being preventive may not be as useful as you think. I think Kenisha is capable of knowing what is her strengths and weaknesses, and know what she has to do or not to do.Since this series was filmed in 2019(?), I hope that Kenisha is able to cope well this year since it's the PSLE year... Jia you!
Teja is a really sweet girl, and I love how her mum is just so empathetic to everything. However, like what her mum mentioned in the end, mum should learn to let go and allow Teja to do what she enjoys doing. School is not just about studying, but it's also about accumulating all these nice experiences you have, especially when you have to take on roles and responsibilities, etc.
Willis, glad that he is opening up to his mum more. Hopefully his mum can find the right method to get closer to him... Or perhaps, it's just boy's awkwardness...?
Adrianna is really cute. I like how she is so determined to do her best so as to not make her parents disappointed. I also liked how her dad managed to pick out her weaknesses and troubles and is striving to work on those issues. Hopefully he sees her strengths as well!
Also, CNA should do a series for Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges and Polytechnics LOL It would be good to let parents see the contrast
It was filmed in 2019
Yes they should do sec sch & poly series !!
@@navrillera they would just get bullied for having their parents with them lol
adrianna may be not the best in her subjects, but she’s super optimistic and adorable!!
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Teja is very eloquent and reads her environment well. She already has such a strong sense of responsibility at her age. She will do her mum proud.
Kenisha's mother: I loved PE, there should be more.
Also Kenisha's mother: let's cut your dancing class.
'My mom is precious and i think nobody should laugh at her' ohh u are so precious too!!
kenisha's mom needs to understand that dance and gymnastics classes are a way to reduce her stress from all those school activities and tuition.
Teja is such a sweetheart. Really eloquent too. The way she was trying to look out for her mum brought me to tears. :')
Kenisha takes on so many responsibilities at school and yet she performs well and has such a willing-to-try attitude. If I were her parent, I would be very proud. I understand her mum's "prevention is better than cure" attitude, but sincerely hope that for her child's mental well-being, she'll reduce the tuition load -- even if it's just by one or two sessions a week, maybe for her best subjects. Extra curricular activities also build character and can make one more employable/"have a winning edge", it's not always about being book-smart.
I do agree. Wish carol will cut down a bit of Kenisha’s activities. Then Kenisha can breathe and be more creative.
After watching this full series, this is my point of view.
-Willis's Mum
1) Your son only interested to play. (Don't hold him too tight, if not he will rebel)
2) He is a type of kid that are interested in hands on stuff. Giving him more assessment practice he will avoid doing it as he hate it.
3) Explain to him that this exam, will define your future and the things he want to do.
4) Let him set his goal, if he can set his goal eventually he will be successful.
*Was like him, love to play and play. Eventually i know what i want
-Adriana's Dad
1) Good role model dad!
2) Implement plans that will improve her learning like (speak proper malay on monday, wednesday and friday)
3) Willing to empathise her daughter
4) Learning new skill set like piano. (It is something you will come in handy when you are in polytechnic :) )
-Kenisha's Mum
1) She is a typical Kiasu parents. Tuition is good but when you overload it, is a waste of time. As you have Homework, CCA, playtime, test, and revision. To be honest, even you (Kenisha's mum) has more free time than her. It is just utter ridiculous, you control her too much.
2) If you are going to be a parent like her. I honestly think you should rethink your ways of teaching and controlling your kid. Removing the interest of a student (for her is dancing), is like asking you to not eat your favourite food for life.
3) By being so strict, the kid will have problem socialising in Polytechnic/University, then you realised the difference (Unless you telling me you going top school like hwa chong etc!, since you are the top of the cream. Nothing to worry about)
4)More PE Classes? Haha! when closer to exam, you will realised how waste of time PE is when you can do your revision. (I agreed PE is good but when there is national exam, you will prefer the revision)
-Tejashwini's Mum
1) Be confident! Don't worry about your daughter!
2) Your daughter is very independent! Dont worry!
*FYI was a bad student, parents force certain way of learning i don't like. Eventually drop to EM3. After a few year of understanding of myself, eventually i know to study better. Eg: Not attending lesson i could get a D grade to a B grade. (Not saying lesson is not good, but you need to know where you are at? and how you can improve better). I did graduate from a local diploma
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Same here! Tbh tuition classes did not help me at all, my results only improve by a grade at most, sometimes even drop. When i convinced my mom to drop tuition, i was so happy as im able to understand whats going on better than someone telling me (aka tuition lol), and ofc my results went up :-)
@@navrillera Well your grades will definitely improve, since there is more free time for self revision. And also enough time for you to rest and sleep
I prefer to think that nearer to PSLE , more PE can actually destress you!
other countries: deducts many stress forming and strict rules from school
singapore: *i serve you: pressure; stress; education; chicken. commonly known as the national dishes*
Don't forget psle
@@seamthiantan4088 Lol as u grow older thats nothing
@@seamthiantan4088
Not anymore. Those have ended.
unrelated, but ur username tho-
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I’m late but PSLE is nothing compared to A levels
Carol should be more like Shri
Dont ever try to remove her daughter's happiness from non-academic activities
Kennisha's schedule is so crazy, way too much for a girl her age, I hope her mom watches this and makes some changes. Teja is so precious, such a loving daughter.
I loved when Teja said she didn't want anyone to laugh at her mom because she is precious. She really took care of her mom
I've never had tuition in my entire life, I'm in the middle of university now and I honestly don't remember anything from primary school. Secondary school is when you learn and mature, I hope the parents of these primary school kids realise that they only have their childhood once.
I am so mad at Kenisha's mom for dropping her "non-academic" things when she has SO MUCH TUITION!! >:(
Kenisha and her mama is so precious!! Teja is such a bright CHILD !!! Speaks very well and she is so precious and she loves her mom
I feel like Singapore’s education system is like quantity over quality. Kids have short attention span and to teach a simple theory, teachers have to use the least time consuming and boring method to teach the theories. It’s not about how much time you spent teaching a topic, it’s about using the easiest method to help the kids understand and remember the theory behind it. A lot of interaction is needed to catch their attention.
When kenisha said one year of freedom...
Me in sec 1: begging my mum to give me tuition becoz it's difficult
Haish sad to see that parents think that any external activity ie not studying is the one that is affecting them, think about it. Students spend 5days a week studying from morning to afternoon, spending more time in school than at home, and they want to cancel the activity that they find joy in and can relax after a hectic schedule, that's no way to live a life for a child. They're tired because they spend 10-12 hrs sitting on a chair and listening to a class. No one will find something boring, fun. Although studying is necessary, and is a priority for parents,i do not think it is necessary to have them studying 7 days a week and taking what they like. Even the parent liked p.e. Despite not being super sporty but yet she wants to remove a sport that her daughter loves. Its because pe allows u to move and interact rather than remain still and listen to someone talking. if u see this i hope u take it lightly and not to heart as i know what its like to have something taken away from u, and actually it worsened my grade more than it helped.Anyways i hope parents can find a better comprimise, tuition may not always be in the child's best interest, i myself was never interested in tuition, for 9 years of my life i had tuition but my grades were decent but not great. However, when i decided to stop tuition and study on my own, thats where i had more success and i had the liberty to do things at my own pace and i have friends that i could ask for help. I know its every parents best interest to see ur child succeed, maybe even not repeat the same mistake u did in the past, but always remember that u are not living their life neither are they living ur life. Make a good comprimise by talking to each other, understand one another. Anyways have a good weekend ahead.
most of the reasons are these teachers kinda fail at making lectures fun, I felt like this in my primary school, then I went to secondary, poly, uni and realize that I was lucky to have teachers that could talk and make these tough to learn subjects interesting and engaging.
Alot of teachers just decided they are there to read through the slides they prepared or the textbooks provided without giving out examples that the students can relate more.
Agreed to what she/he say. I never excel in Primary and Secondary school system. Only those who are in HIGH SES or have lots of tuition get top of the class in Secondary/Primary. Once i enter polytechnic, i just dominate all my Secondary school peers. And my grade are way better than theirs. i agreed tuition does give them head start but they never learn how to study efficiently as compared to self study where you can explore the ways to learn better.
I’m from punggol pri myself and was in the top class all along. Most of my classmates didnt have tuition and i remember hating my form teacher. My mom always told me to appreciate her and that she really is the best teacher she’s met (im the youngest of 3). I remember crying every other day in pri sch cuz i was always getting scolded but right now, i’ve really learnt to appreciate all that shes done for me and my class. She’s taught us 3 subjects in p3&4 but it became 2 (eng &math) in upper pri.
Thinking about the work she has to mark now, rather than the amount of homework she gave us, it’s really heartwarming. There was like >40 of us in my class, imagine how much rubbish she had to mark? Our class still meets up once a while now even though we’re all already in poly last year/jc graduates.
The times she would join our class for PE in her heels, or during recess as our class played bottlecap soccer at the star wall was really fun. Now that i’m waiting for my Alvl results, I really realised how much a good teacher in pri sch means. I loved math and sci n i thought it was becuz i was good at it. But as i moved on, i realised i didnt like the subjects, i liked her way of teaching. She went out to find good assessment books for us to do so we could improve. (Note: for math in p5, if u even got 98, u’d be ranked 20+ in my class. Most of us didnt have tuition, for math at least)
Kenisha’s schedule is crazy. I would have a breakdown.
right?
So much pain in her face, mother don't realize that.
Love love love the bond between Teja and her mum.
1:25 : song : this is the happiest day we’ve ever had
11:37 13:00 : *are you sure about that?*
urgh if i have that many tuition and have a mum like kenisha i will just quit everything lol
when I was a primary school student 4 years back, Mr zhao was one of my favourite teachers (also one of the best in my opinion) and watching this 4 years later only re-enforced this
what i learned from this series: *20/20* is "not bad." 😳 typical azns
Teja and her Mom are amazing!!
i feel like willis is not close to his mum, he gives me the reserved and rebellious vibe, and will be problematic if he continues like this to sec and jc.
Felt so sad for his mum! She seems so sweet and trying her hardest to connect with him!
Each child has a different personality and not every child has to be a perfect robot, Willis maybe under a lot of stress at school,suicidal rates are high in the Asian communities ! It maybe due to high expectations to succeed academically!
@@dreamygal7221 hmm, I think they have different interests and she probably doesn’t take an interest in the things he’s interested in.
I only recently came across CNA Insider. Now I am hooked. The series it produces are some of the best I have seen by way of highlighting social issues with objectivity, respect and professionally. At a time when journalism seems to be akin to the oldest profession in the world, CNA Insider should take a bow for keeping the ethos of journalism intact. In this particular series I was very judgemental about Caroline's parenting but having seen the series to the end it appears she is training Kenisha to avoid becoming a couch zombie hooked to online games but be an active individual. As long as Caroline is caring, understand and supportive of Kenisha in her endeavours then Kenisha could become a very resilient and hard working individual.
Teja speaks very well
Roslee and Adrianna have good daddy-daughter chemistry :)
i understand kenisha’s mom but i disagree with it. i remember in p6 when my mom dropped all my non academic activities and i got so depressed and sad and i distanced myself from everyone and i got even more depressed because of it and it has affected me throughout sec sch where now so many years later i am slowly starting to get over it and try to mend this relationship. it’s getting better but these years were so tough and hard to build myself back up. i know it sounds like a small thing and i’m just sensitive and overreacting but at such a age it really affects you
Ur not overreacting these parents are ruining the fun and balance of being a kid. U only can be a kid once, why have children only to make them crack and stress from a young age. U got plenty of time to do that as an adult.
i agree sitting in class too long will make me sleep
Ues
Mr Alan Ho hello
Yeah.... so true... but it also depend on the time ur sleeping.... so
I get why.
.. though kindergarden was simple.. only eat sleep study play
When i started pri school in 2011.... i alr hated it... but it will go on through pri sec and
I agree
I think one thing parents can take away from this is how physical activities can make children happier. So in between studying at home when you give them breaks don't let it be a 'watch television for 45 mins' but rather a physical activity done together
I feel so sad for Kenisha because we mum doesn't understand that childhood is precious and she is ruining it for her in Primary 5
Exams are not the source of the problem.
Comparing to others is. You do you.
And the entirety of the college admissions and hiring processes is comparing to others. Fml
But I mean- life is about competition...... Even if that's a horrible system, that's still the system, and if we want to succeed, the only way to do it is in the system.
@@3am246
Yeah, they compare your accomplishments, which don't have to be results related. They can go for all the CCAs and do what they like
There are no perfect parents. As a parent myself, even i make mistakes. Most importantly, we must always support our children in whichever way we can. Its ok to fail but it is not alright to quit.
HAHAHA THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY WE EVER HAD ON THE AD INTRO NICE JOKE
"I will want to add in more pe classes"
Me:oh God no.
10:55 i thought every school gets the student leaders to rum teachers day.. guess only my school does
rlly hope kenisha‘s mom be reading these comments..
14:14 she is exactly like my mum my whole schedule is pack because of tuition and I went dancing she was like dancing is no use It's PSLE this year one more year and they u can quit tuition I wish I can do this with my parents and I wish they can see how my life is
Cna did great on this!
Kenisha: If you stay in the classroom for so long, you feel like you want to sleep
Me: It is true tho...
I think Kenisha will have this choices
1(most positive)
Speak with her mother and it changes majorly
2(positive enough)
Speak with her mother and change minority or argued but still changed majorly
3(neutral)
still the same
4(THE negative)
She committed suicid- I don’t want this outcome.
and I really feel pitiful for this girl. This mother... serious sia..
@12:26 my eyes gets wet...thts so sweet of her how she feel for her mom!!!...@ 12:38 avlothan bye bye "that's all bye bye"...hahahahahahahahahah...tht was damm cute of her...and she looks sweet too!!!
No one :
Me : *laughs in secondary*
Ahhh secondary the best time of life :')
12345 secondary school was the easiest part of our lives actually. Jc, Uni and even psle was harder tbh.
Veronica Pereira PSLE is dogshit compared to secondary
I'm a primary student and I have been put through lots of stress,this year,I'm in Primary 4. These 3 years were so stressful. I literally didn't even do my homework! Stress is put on all primary to college students. If I could change the teachers and every subject I would change them to be this schedule:
Breakfast
. Playtime
. Computer
Stress Free Time
. Last
. But
. Not
. Least
.
PE!
U wish come to p6 understand what’s stress
Just because you don't have tuition doesn't mean that you'll do badly in exams. I myself didn't have tuition yet I still did good for my PSLE.
Same here, i didnt study but i scored a 214 for PSLE
@@chloe._.paradise 👍
@@chloe._.paradise I got 250
@@xinickblazerix4749 I hope you enjoy the rest of secondary school😊💜
Same here
3:38 Ladies and gentlemen, we got 'em. They predicted coronavirus
End of the day, they are just kids! They have school, homework, tuition and extra activities after school which can be a little too much for any kid. It shouldn't all be about good grades especially not right now, try different activities, go play with other kids, do fun things and find your passion that's what being a kid should be about. I feel like kids are being taught to never fail, they will end up never taking risks as adults. No primary student should be stressed i mean seriously come on, maybe also teach mindfulness or meditation to help cope with all the pressure.
honestly you shouldn’t need tuition if you understand what is happening in school,so Kenisha’s mom should check with her daughter on her understanding on sch work
I was really shocked when she was happy that her mom said that then I was a bit more shocked when she said "Will MOE Be watching this?" :3
I feel that Kenisha’s mum feels that one will confirm lose out if not for tuition. And that’s untrue. If one scores well in a certain subject and continues scoring well consistently with independent revision, then i don’t see any need for tuition.
8:12 hahah this part so cute ahah
to all those foreigners who only see the one sided rich side of Singapore, this is what we do to get it, we work hard from a young age
Nope ur shits not accurate, rich asians are not neccassary hardworking from a young age, they are usually failures in academics but have a talent of creativity, school has nothing to do with the richest peoples subjects cause in life we aint commited to take test for a living thats just a fruad, in life we are just more different and actually intelligent people or some successful people never live in a simple and fulfilling life because of a different way they are raised or their personality that makes em really anti social or hars to socialise, sometimes making em unapproachable because of their standards and pride.
sad bitch I think you’re missing his point... he’s saying that some people who don’t know our Singaporean culture might think that SG is all wealthy and rich with the amazing infrastructures etc. This series shows that we’re taught to work hard and meritocracy is how our culture works.
@@ginagoh3335 I agree
@@sadbitch1559 bruh Singapore people are rich bc of hard work bro unlike maybe your country is lazy
Singapore rich because a lot rich Asian people saving their money there ... why ??? Cause they small countries , they government is having a good job take care the country and making the saves country next to japan ... but if u say are they all rich ??? I don’t think so .... U will be amaze when u see real rich Asian not from movie 😂😂😂.... the example on the movie is close but still far from the fact....
Good and interesting series from CNA! Enjoyed Roslee portion the most :)
Omg. All these kids (Teja and Kenisha) are so much like me! Teja has OCD and gets stressed when everything is not organized and in place like me and Kenisha does dance a lot like me and she is quitting gymnastics like me!!!
CNA should make a documentary about madrasah students too
I want my parents in my secondary school, lol
I can't with Kenisha's mom.... she said in the previous ep that without dance she is dead, and the first thing she decided to ask was for Kenisha to drop dance?
I get that she wants the best for her daughter, but she needs to recognise that burn-out is real
bruh if my mother or dad was there with me I am dead
93hothead me too
I swear in sch and my parents don't know lol i bad girl, ik
Same here
Me too
Why are all this kids spoke English So well!!! I dont recall me being too busy back in the 90s... Hahaha.... Kids, enjoy your Education..... I wanna go backk to primary school after seeing the 4episodss
looking at those cute little children makes me want to be younger again and have a carefree life.
Anyone knows the actual name of the masala bhangra music they danced during Teacher’s Day?
Until I came to college I don't even know about stress. Even though exams are at next day, we play every day like normal days. That was a beautiful days I ever had in my life
School stand for:
S-Six
C-Cruel
H-Hours
O-of
O-Our
L-Lives
sec 1 no tuition! start in sec 2! waw helpful
Totally helpful when we have two exams now
Love the series
Actually we should reduce tuition so that children can try to work hard and get excellent acadmic results without tuition? Isn't that what every parent want?
The speaking more malay at home is like me and tagalog because I used to speak alot of english when I was at home, I have got 2 78-79s in Filipino and 1 79 in Mother tongue but when I lived with my parents (i lived with my lola (grandma) and tito (uncles) before) I spoke more tagalog and my tagalog got better, before i would get below 90 in filipino now i get stable 90s in filipino
That girl be standing up for all the students in Singapore by asking for more PE lessons.
It's not difficult to drop tuition actually. I dropped my English and chinsese tuition during my PSLE year. On top of that, I still had debate competitions, choir and practices. But I fairly well for my PSLE. Giving your child more tuition is not teaching her how to manage her time. It's just giving her more stress. You shld instead encourage her to study on her free time. So she an review her topics on her own pace and not worry about having to rush to tuition.
When I was a kid, my mother never force me into anything. Whatever lessons I want to attend she provides. Whenever I want to stop she allows as well. I get to play. Fast forward 30+ years later, I have learnt nothing. I was too free. Parents/students reading this, take this as the other side of the coin. End of day it’s all about balance.
I love you vedios
15:27-15:35 Typical Singaporean Mum talk
The mother knows nothing. Wants to cut down on her daughters stress by cutting how her obligations - and tries to cut the only nice thing she has in her life and truly enjoys - dancing. Furthermore, this will essentially cut out all creativity in her life and she will develop into a rigidity individual without any way to express herself artistically
How I wish my parents can see what achievements I did in school...
Nice shooting form lol,for Qita Primary School sports day
What is the song name when it said "This is the happiest day we ever had"?
imo, kenisha's mom carol should've dropped the tuition w the subject kenisha was strongest in or perhaps find a way to shorten the hours.. because it rlly seemed like kenisha enjoyed her dance lessons and it reduced stress
we should start a petition to make pe lessons a thing everyday
Parent can give their own kids less tuition class less pressure on kids when it came exam time .more outing with parents more time spend outside with friends
so, kenisha likes kpop?
WHAT SHE'S MY FAVOURITE NOW
5:42 isn’t just adding it up the sides the simpler method?
Brilliant idea :)
1:04 the mother fails to do splits so she will force her child to quit! Horrible parenting
Kenisha is so relatable 😂
I saw Mr rosle and his daughter at xishan at my school
"more better"! yes! i love the translations. it's like "you eat already?"
How is pe fun everyone Thursday we need to do pt and run 5 rounds around the Soccer field
I wish that my mom would come back to primary school with me to see how much I go through everyday lmao
@@nehamadeina thanks for replying. im currently in sec 1 and tbh the amount of work is a lot, but compared to pri school I feel much better in secondary school.
study? nah...
PE? YOS!
We should do a secondary sch life too 👀
and my mum doesn't give me any break or skip just one tuition session
that’s funny cus we all hated pe HAHAHA
Uh nooo
NAPFA colourised
na varave illada samy!
12:00
Bruh the condo at 3:23 is my condo
No need tuition..... dont stress out your kids