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Received testimonials from my graduating students, Wong Hai Rong and Noelle Tan, who just took O levels this year. It has been a great pleasure these students and I'm thankful for the opportunities given and the ability to guide these students to their major exams. I wish them all the best for their OLevels, and I look forward to teaching them again when they enter Junior College!
As students get their results back, it is an important period for parents (and tutors alike) to motivate/encourage/compliment/counsel students - regardless of the grades - on their attitude and mindset of learning prior to the exams. Results are not a direct reflection of a student's ability. Especially not a single exam paper! It is essential for a parent /teacher/tutor to first assess the difficulty of the paper, monitor the amount of the effort the student put in for the exam, before determining whether the result is deserving of the student's standard.
The highlighted points show the more important things to do given each situation.As shown,goal setting needs to be done however the student have fared for the exams.It is vital to educate the students on humility and resilience, and continue to work hard towards their next goals. Exams act a general assessment of a student's understanding of subject content, to identify his/her strengths and weaknesses to ensure future effective learning; grades are secondary. It is good to achieve good results, but it is IDEAL to reach beyond just good results, to enable holistic learning which is applicable to the later part of a student's life when he enters adulthood. Thus, parents should take grades with a pinch of salt. It is the June Holidays now, have a good break students! However, remember to get back on track and prepare for the second part of the year! Happy Holidays!
