River Valley High School [*IP]

[WeiHan]

I read both good and bad feedback about the teachers. Some of the chinese scholars mentioned that their teacher has made them dumplings and it tasted very good according to him/her and he/she was asking whether her classmates have eaten their share.


Bad feedback: teachers are very kaypoh. I guess people have different perceptions. "kaypo" to one person but could be "caring" to another person.

[daisyt]

This year FLL there are two champion teams. One is RVHS and the other is SCGS, both teams would be representing singapore in the upcoming world FLL in Atlanta on April.

[daisyt]

There are all kinds of teachers everywhere. In general, dd says the chinese teachers are quite strict and classes with strict chinese teachers do better. I showed dd dad of the bride post, she can think of one particular teacher. She also commented, if the teachers are not strict, students must be extra hardworking.


I can sense discipline would be stricter, with this new principal, which i feel is a good sign. Isnt that "chinese" school should be like that? Most of the students are good in presenting themselves. Year 1 have to start learning in this area and are taught. Presentation and research skill are widely taught and used. To do well, cannot be shy and must be daring, thick skin.

For eg, yesterday FLL, one girl in RV team was selected as most outstanding participant by the judges, from dd observation, she is good in presenting her ideas and not afraid to speak up to the judges.

[justsay]

daisyt:

This year FLL there are two champion teams. One is RVHS and the other is SCGS, both teams would be representing singapore in the upcoming world FLL in Atlanta on April.

Well Done RV!!! Your girl in the team ? :congrats:

[justsay]

small:

Why laugh? is that you har ?

Of course not me...
I'm laughing at Daisyt, she made a nice video clip and now well known as video aunty liao.... :rotflmao:

[justsay]

dad_of_the_bride:

daisyt, from your dd's experience, how is the standard of discipline in RV? Do the students generally behave well and carry themselves well? And how abt the teachers? I heard feedback that one of the Chinese teacher ( a lady) for Sec 1 is a \"terror \" and will throw students' bag out of the classroom at the slightest provocation and is very eccentric. Sound familar to you?

Good and bad teachers are everywhere. My elder girl in a school in Yishun had a very good English teacher in Sec 1. Unfortunately, he has been asked to transfer to another school the year after. Even though he has been transferred, he met up with my DD and some of her classmates to revise and coach them English weeks before their SA1 and SA2, all the way from Sec 2 to Sec 4. Where to find such teacher ?

[daisyt]

justsay:

Well Done RV!!! Your girl in the team ? :congrats:

No she is not and \"heng arh\". You cannot imagine how tough the prepration is ..... :lol:

i not video auntie

[Fairy]

daisyt:

This year FLL there are two champion teams. One is RVHS and the other is SCGS, both teams would be representing singapore in the upcoming world FLL in Atlanta on April.

Hi daisyt,

I notice that RV's quite strong in Robotics. During last year's NJRC, I was quite impressed with some of the teams' robots - looks sophisticated. Any ides what's the contributing factor to the student's performance for RV at competitions?

Is it due to
- good coach/mentor (I think this is very important)?
- schools's investment in good hardware ie. parts (also very important as it is difficult to do well if the parts are old/dated/inadequate)?
- the cohort(s) capability in programming (some have natural talent, some extra training outside school or from school)?

I'm aware of someone who was a member of a team representing our country in a FLL competition in the past but could not contribute much when joined another team in other similar competitions. So, teaming with the right mates also plays a part in competitions.

RV is one of the schools which send many teams for such competitions. Just curious, are they financed by the school? Or do the participants need to pay for their competitions and mentorship fees?

I encouraged my daughter to sign up for robotics but she's not interested. In her school, priority will be given to those with experience & a string of awards behind them. But I thought she should at least try to apply for it. Too bad, she's not interested.

[Fairy]

justsay:

Verh xiong to take 2 CCAs. Jia Lak. Hope your girl hear wrongly...

Hi justsay,

Don't worry lah. Both my kids have been taking more than 1 CCAs since they were in primary school. No doubt I would rather prefer they spend more time on their study, that's provided they will spend more time on their study if they are not busy with thier CCAs. Mine won't. In CCAs the child get to learn new skills and expand their network of friends, a plus point.

[small]

justsay:

small:

Why laugh? is that you har ?

Of course not me...
I'm laughing at Daisyt, she made a nice video clip and now well known as video aunty liao.... :rotflmao:

Aiyo justsay, you so bad... Daisyt not a video aunty lar, she is the video pro.. :celebrate: :udawoman: