William Mastered Math Heuristics

It was on this day that marked the achievement William had made for PSLE Math! He scored AL3 which is 80-85 out of 100 marks. Around 60% of the PSLE Math paper is on challenging word problems which requires Math skills called Heuristics. There were days when he would weep in disappointment. “I love Math. It is my favourite subject but I find these questions so hard. I don’t understand anything at all today. “ There were times when he would shout jubilantly, “Yes ! I understand now! “ Throughout the entire learning journey, he was tenacious and we used all the school holidays to work on his issues. Eventually his mind open up to various ideas and concepts. It took him 2.5 years to transform and hone the skills required for PSLE Math. How long do you think your child needs to master the Heuristics skills required for PSLE Math ?