[Seng Kang] Primary Schools

[timtim]

lukemommy:

timtim:

[quote=\"amk\"]Yes, Nan Chiau is Microsoft Mentor school and all P3 kids were given either Tablet or Hand phone FOC, with data plan.

To me, tablets are OK. Phones are too small for the kids to have effective learning.

In fact, all P3 to P6 kids get the smartphone/tablets with data plan. Fully sponsored by SHHK. Last year only smartphone but heard this year also given tablets. My son in P4 but only given smartphone. So who gets the tablets? All P3 kids this year?

my boy is already quite addicted to ipad, had been restricted him using it for a few months, sometimes he will search for it (I kept it somewhere high up so he can't reach it), now I only allow him to use it on weekend. I never allow him to use my phone or his dad's phone. The children only use the smartphone/tablets in school or will have to bring home to do homework as well?[/quote]They supposed to keep the phone with them all the time and only returns to school during the Nov/Dec holidays. The school will re-issue when the new school year starts. Just have to watch them from over-using it all the time. I have some headache initially too.

[amk]

timtim:

amk:

Yes, Nan Chiau is Microsoft Mentor school and all P3 kids were given either Tablet or Hand phone FOC, with data plan.

To me, tablets are OK. Phones are too small for the kids to have effective learning.

In fact, all P3 to P6 kids get the smartphone/tablets with data plan. Fully sponsored by SHHK. Last year only smartphone but heard this year also given tablets. My son in P4 but only given smartphone. So who gets the tablets? All P3 kids this year?

P3 A,B,C got tablets, Acer W4. The rest smart phone.

[timtim]

amk:

timtim:

[quote=\"amk\"]Yes, Nan Chiau is Microsoft Mentor school and all P3 kids were given either Tablet or Hand phone FOC, with data plan.

To me, tablets are OK. Phones are too small for the kids to have effective learning.

In fact, all P3 to P6 kids get the smartphone/tablets with data plan. Fully sponsored by SHHK. Last year only smartphone but heard this year also given tablets. My son in P4 but only given smartphone. So who gets the tablets? All P3 kids this year?

P3 A,B,C got tablets, Acer W4. The rest smart phone.[/quote]My boy in 4B this yr but they still only has smartphones and not tablets. Last yr all phones, no tablets.

[lukemommy]

hi timtim,


thanks for your reply. How to learn from smartphone, I mean the screen so small ! I wonder how many students in NCPS wear specs?? BTW, is the academic standard high in NCPS? I graduated 30 + years ago, this year my boy turns to reg for P1 next year. NCPS is my 1st choice but I am afraid if academic standard is high, don’t know my boy can survive there or not, been looking at other schools but chances of getting in very low coz not within 1 km…headache…

[timtim]

lukemommy:

hi timtim,


thanks for your reply. How to learn from smartphone, I mean the screen so small ! I wonder how many students in NCPS wear specs?? BTW, is the academic standard high in NCPS? I graduated 30 + years ago, this year my boy turns to reg for P1 next year. NCPS is my 1st choice but I am afraid if academic standard is high, don't know my boy can survive there or not, been looking at other schools but chances of getting in very low coz not within 1 km...headache..

Not just for e-learning, they also use it for exchanges of ideas and communications between the students in forums. Teacher can post a question and students will submit what they think about that topic.

For academic std, I would say it is pretty high in NCPS and pretty demanding.

[lukemommy]

`For academic std, I would say it is pretty high in NCPS and pretty demanding.’ this sentence makes me even more headache.haha…My boy needs constant drilling, he is too ‘easy good lucky’ , I think I will be the one feeling the stress, not him !

[timtim]

lukemommy:

`For academic std, I would say it is pretty high in NCPS and pretty demanding.' this sentence makes me even more headache.haha..My boy needs constant drilling, he is too 'easy good lucky' , I think I will be the one feeling the stress, not him !

Same for my boy initially...still a bit now *headache* but slowly he will grow up and understanding he can't be easy go lucky all the time, anyway, boys are boys cheers!

[lukemommy]

guess you r right, timtim, boys are boys , needs time to grow up but don’t know when my boy will grow up.haha…

[proxxie]

Noticed that nan chiau is taking in 300 students which is more than average of 240. May I know how many P1 classes does that equate to?

[timtim]

proxxie:

Noticed that nan chiau is taking in 300 students which is more than average of 240. May I know how many P1 classes does that equate to?

10 classes with each 30 students. From P3 onwards, it will be reduced to 8 with top 3 classes bigger at around 42/43. NCPS has been taking in 300 all the while but it seems still not enough the meet demand.