When you are a PSLE teacher, every day brings about new revelations.
I was a PSLE marker in 2021 and legit got a rude shock when I flipped through the exam paper and spotted words like reminisce and nostalgia. Aren’t these words typically acquired by students in their secondary school years? Why were 12-year-olds expected to know these words? How much life experience have they accumulated such that they have earned the right to use these words?
This year, as I venture further down the rabbithole of vocab, I realise that here lies an unspoken rule of PSLE. Students ARE EXPECTED to know these words and more. Whether they actually know how to tackle these questions depends on the level of thoroughness the educators around them have prepared them.
It was quite the sobering realisation. Now, I am compelled to consolidate these words into a word web in case they appear for Comprehension: look back with fondness, in hindsight, vividly recall, nostalgic, reminisce about the past, fond and lasting memories.
When you are a PSLE teacher, every day brings about new revelations.
I was a PSLE marker in 2021 and legit got a rude shock when I flipped through the exam paper and spotted words like reminisce and nostalgia. Aren’t these words typically acquired by students in their secondary school years? Why were 12-year-olds expected to know these words? How much life experience have they accumulated such that they have earned the right to use these words?
This year, as I venture further down the rabbithole of vocab, I realise that here lies an unspoken rule of PSLE. Students ARE EXPECTED to know these words and more. Whether they actually know how to tackle these questions depends on the level of thoroughness the educators around them have prepared them.
It was quite the sobering realisation. Now, I am compelled to consolidate these words into a word web in case they appear for Comprehension: look back with fondness, in hindsight, vividly recall, nostalgic, reminisce about the past, fond and lasting memories.