Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[limlim]

rains:

It also defeats the argument of wanting diversity.

\"diversity\" is but one minor consideration (while still debatable whether P2A really promote it)

There are other practical considerations which others may feel is much more important.

[Harlequin]

rains:

Harlequin:

:goodpost:
This sounds fair... alumni get the priority, but with condition that they are living within proximity.

Then there's no diff between this and phase 2C. And it breeds elitism.

It also defeats the argument of wanting diversity.

I agreed thinking if with proximity condition attached, the alumni's children will be a much smaller pool thus freeing up more vacancies for the next phrase.

[limlim]

Wait… add 1 more for alumni… 3 ballot slips… since they are before P2B…


fair bo? good hor…?

[rains]

The only people who will support alumni priority removal, balloting and distance-priority are the non-alumni to popular schools.


I call a spade a spade: it is sour grapes syndrome. Without it, nobody will kbkb.

[limlim]

Or tweak P2A to restrict those within 1~2km.


Remove P2B

far far away Alumni - 3 slips
former P2B - 2 slips
< 1km 1 slips.

Add up your slips.

anyone support? :evil:

[Harlequin]

rains:

3Boys:

[quote=\"rains\"]
The truth is, it's the alumni phase that offers the diversity of background.

Rich ACSians beget more rich ACSians beget more rich ACSians....

When in some such schools, there are barely 10% of spots in Phase 2C left over for the general public, how can one say that alumni priority which will lock in increasingly large numbers of places as the years go by, be said to promote diversity? Soon even the 2B slots will become limited.

Over the mid-long term, alumni priority stratifies society.

It's happening already, the diversity at some 'premier' primary schools is dismal.

ACS is just one out of some 300 schools? (got 300 or not?) Most popular schools do have students from diverse background. Even Nyps has students who require FAS.

Like what pirate said, it's the alumni who help to put the brand on popular schools, causing those who are non-alumni to scramble for a place at the schools. Yet it's these people who want the alumni to get lost. Kind of ironic there.[/quote]Yes, the irony....

you 一针见血 pointing out the complexity of the whole issue. :celebrate:

[limlim]

The only pple who support the smoking ban are non-smokers..


And smoking is banned is many places..

Why? because it is inherently detrimental to the well-being of the environment. (Analogy)

And if it is bad practice, it should be removed.

Same principal.

Those smokers who are affected.. face it..

[limlim]

Harlequin:

rains:

Like what pirate said, it's the alumni who help to put the brand on popular schools, causing those who are non-alumni to scramble for a place at the schools. Yet it's these people who want the alumni to get lost. Kind of ironic there.

Yes, the irony....

you 一针见血 pointing out the complexity of the whole issue. :celebrate:

Nobody ask the alumni to get lost worr.. once an alumni, always an alumni.

But, the kids of the alumni can get lost.. :evil: :evil: They did nothing to do the school proud (c'mon, they're not even in the school! yet..)

evil hor.. :evil:

but.. facts mah..

juz joking.. :siam:

[Harlequin]

3Boys:

rains:

[quote=\"3Boys\"]
Rich ACSians beget more rich ACSians beget more rich ACSians....

When in some such schools, there are barely 10% of spots in Phase 2C left over for the general public, how can one say that alumni priority which will lock in increasingly large numbers of places as the years go by, be said to promote diversity? Soon even the 2B slots will become limited.

Over the mid-long term, alumni priority stratifies society.

It's happening already, the diversity at some 'premier' primary schools is dismal.

ACS is just one out of some 300 schools? (got 300 or not?) Most popular schools do have students from diverse background. Even Nyps has students who require FAS.

Like what pirate said, it's the alumni who help to put the brand on popular schools, causing those who are non-alumni to scramble for a place at the schools. Yet it's these people who want the alumni to get lost. Kind of ironic there.

And since the popular schools are so great and wonderful, then places thereof ought to be shared amongst the general population, and not constrained to hereditary progeny, a-la royalty. I.e., if one were a non-ACSian, non-NYPer, non-Rulanger, who odds does one have of getting one's child into those schools. And these are odds that lengthen generation by generation, where soon you really need to be Phase 2A only, and maybe even then you have to ballot.

Can these really been deemed public schools when they are reserved to a special club of children only?

The schools, as far as I can understand, belong primarily to the public, they don't belong to the alumni. The alumni may have influence, but must not dictate admissions policy, otherwise once in the door, they'll just pull up the drawbridge.[/quote]Alumni is public too, just that the preferential.... a friend did not put her son to her hubby's old school but chose the proximity and got in, at the end of p1 when others found out, she got her ear full from a couple of other parents citing she should gone ahead with the alumni P and not squeezed out the neighbor's kids

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[Sun_2010]

rains:

The only people who will support alumni priority removal, balloting and distance-priority are the non-alumni to popular schools.


I call a spade a spade: it is sour grapes syndrome. Without it, nobody will kbkb.

That again is a generalisation that irks.
My kids are thru primary.
And if the alumini priority stays , my grandchildren will benefit from it. (Of course assuming that the branding continues and their school is still there)

and I can tell you that I am not an exception either