P3 Alex from St.Gabriel Pri is a very cute boy.When I first hear about his result,i was shocked. As SA2 is only 3 months away, how can i pull his overall from 28 to a pass? But when i saw him, i saw a bond between us where i find him very special.He was actually a very emotional boy and quite a hyperactive boy.
But when i had my first lesson with him,I found him quite different. He follows everything i say, and when i told him some stuff,he will laugh cheerfully.This shows that the boy is very imaginative in relating what i had said to funny incidents.He has also enjoyed the lesson. I practiced with him Chinese Spelling by asking him to write with his finger on my hand,with just two times he was able to get full marks for his spelling. When i teach him he will pay 100% attention to me.This can be shown in his mock test results which he had passed. All the comprehension answers were all accurate and correct and he had really used what he had learnt from the tuition.One month prior to his exam i gave him extra lessons. I really pinned my hopes on him that he can pass.
But during the SA2 itself,not only did he scored 46 marks but had scored only 16 marks in the main paper. His mom was very disappointed in him and with me. She felt that all the time spent on attending the extra lessons was a waste.I was very shocked with the outcome and thus called his teacher up to find out his class performance and the reason behind his marks. She told me Alexandra is a very cheerful and shy boy,just sometimes very emotional maybe because of the scoldings from his parents. He pays attention in class and takes pride in his work. A sudden drop in his marks was caused by the comprehension in the main paper segment. The comprehension was set to be very tricky and have no direct answers.They involve inference. But the marks of all the other components had improved. He is a very intelligent boy and has a very good memory. He could only rely on the sentences and phrases he had memorised for the exams.His comprehending and application skills are not very good. We cannot say he had not improved because the teacher told me that he had shown improvement in his attitude and work.
We should handle children with care and patience when they did not do as we expected. Even though Alex dropped by 12 marks for only the main paper,his sch teacher and i agreed he had really tried his best and had put in effort where he had improved in his oral,listening comprehension and composition components.If this carries on, he will give up on Chinese as he had put in hard work and not only did not reap the results but also got pressured.. I only guarantee for 1 year and only when the student has the right attitude and adequate lessons.
