jedamum:

runnyscience

Thanks for sharing !
May I know what band grades are consider good enough to keep third Lang. I see my son third Lang results keep slipping. But he said lesson fun... excluding exams and homework.

I am not sure what grade is good enough... But as you said your son likes 3rd lang :imcool: I think that's a good reason to continue! Can always withdraw at end of sec 3 / start of sec 4.

Mumflower:

my DD's 3rd lang result is always at borderline, and she said its fun so we thot like good to keep continue and not necessary to aim a very good grade. but i heard there is min band grade for continuing 3rd lang in JC, is that true ? thank you

Sorry Mumflower I don't remember / know of the min grade to continue in JC! I tried to google, but no avail too.. Maybe can ask 3rd lang teacher?

SpartanMum:

Hello - I love this thread ( thanks Champion) and glad it's back up & running.

Subject combination- very confused so much varying advice. In his school no arts stream, so now just have to decide triple science/single humanitites or double science/double humanities. He's definitely taking Lit . Now the concern if he takes 2 humanities is which 2. Some say Hist/Lit very content heavy but he's not so good in Geog And no music or 3rd language to fall back on.

The school also allows triple science/double humanities but I strongly discouraging him from that. I think it would be so very painful what with all his other commitments.

Any advice on subject combi appreciated!

Oh... I also took 3rd language, didnt know that is considered a humanities.

Here's my subjects list
Phy
Bio
Chem
E math
A math
Higher chinese
Eng
Geog
German

3 science 2 humans is difficult to juggle. Rather have CCA leadership and strong set of subjects than 1 extra humanities (or science) subject.

Thanks for replies about the phone. Sounds similar to my younger sis too, data only in sec 1 (last year). She spends her weekends on her phone though


I'm currently in uni already. Hope this helps:

I took 3 sciences + geog + both A math and E math.

More science if: logic thinking
More humans (double humans) if: good grasp of writing. If dd or ds hates / dislikes writing essays of different lengths then this is not for them!

Both science and humans need memory work, so hope yall don't have misconception that humanities require more memorising than sciences.

Yeap physics O level is needed if you want to take physics in JC. In engineering courses (uni), physics > chemistry > biology meaning physics has been the most helpful to me, bio the least useful.

Phy - logic thinking, goes together with math
Bio - memory work + understanding
Chem - memory work + understanding
Geog - human geography I disliked, physical geography I liked!

Personally I disliked chem so much, that I almost took double science double humanities just to avoid chemistry.
But in sec 4 it got better because I began to understand it. Lab was also fun! There is much to memorise for chemistry, so I just learn to accept it and put in effort to remember all the reactions.

Eventually in JC i took physics + chemistry, rather than bio. I am stronger in math and sciences, writing essays I keep working on it.

jedamum:

runnyscience:

Hello! Wondering which parents here give their child a handphone, which parents don't, and why?

you doing a sch survey or intending to get a phone for your child?

Not school survey, because if it was, I should do it properly with proper survey question form and look for good size of responses.

Asking because plainly, curious

Hello! Wondering whether any parents let your kid use handphone / tablet and how you control their use? For how long can they use it, and how you keep the phone/tablet when time is up.

Hello! Wondering which parents here give their child a handphone, which parents don’t, and why?