Commentary: What my first brush with PSLE has taught me this second time round

Although it will take time to determine whether Singapore’s efforts will pay off, I ca n’t help but wonder what it will take to truly reduce student stress.

Perhaps parents frequently overlook what’s right in front of us: Ourselves and the part we play in this great endeavor of learning when they question the educational environment, the rules of the rodent race, or the many pathways to success.

Families AND THE PLAYER’S Part

It’s not just how parents ‘ expectations affect how much stress they experience, nor how we as PSLE parents manage our own stress. It’s even how we take an interest in their learning, in the day to evening.

Only about half of Singapore students reported having an interest in their education at least once per week, according to the OECD average of 66 %, according to the PISA study conducted in 2022. Some parents interviewed by Immediately after the research findings were released in December 2023 cited the difficult nature of coursework, a rely on tutors, as well as the desire for children to learn how to analyze freely, as reasons for this hands-off approach.

I try my best to talk about technology answering methods with my PSLE seeker, which is usually survivable because I have the answer plate. However, let’s be honest: I’m glad that I have an older son to read.

My husband and I made our son try a math problem sum based on books and shelving from our son’s initial exam papers last week. He ultimately made it, but he would have wasted way too much time taking the document.