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[sharonkhoo]

DadOfGirl:

On Serious note , i can't ignore what she said b'cause what if she drops halfway thro' . She says 4 years is long time to endure something you dun like ...

Of course she shouldn't take something that she doesn't like. But it doesn't mean that if she won't use it in work, she won't like it. I studied Law even though I wasn't sure that I actually wanted to be a lawyer. The studies were interesting, if tough, and I have no regrets doing it even though I decided in my 2nd year that practice was not for me. My father was not pleased, though! You might want to remind your daughter that many jobs don't have an obvious university course that leads inexorably to it, and there are many ways to get to any one type of work. What's more important is to get the brain trained in higher-level thinking and writing. Eg. many university courses can lead to publishing, journalism, librarianship, banking, management consultancy, business, PR, marketing, civil service...

[DadOfGirl]

jtoh:

DadOfGirl:

[quote=\"zbear\"]Happy New Year to all mummies/daddies.


2015 is going to be a very kancheong year for our JC2 dd/ds.

Lets all gather often to give each other encouragement to go through this stressful year n may our kids hang in n make it to the finishing line safe n sound.

Jia Yu!!!!!

Three weeks in to JC2 & My DD's JC(CJC) briefed about 10% & 90% cut off for Uni.

She says.. she doesn't want to study anything that is not going to be used for rest of life.
Essentially telling me ...\"dun want to get degree for sake of getting it'
She has ARTs combination( Lit, ELL , Maths , Econ-H1)doesn't want to do Law, Econ, Teaching(NIE) .

Any Advice?

Has your dd indicated what she career she's interested in? Looking at her subject combination I would have stated the obvious choice of teaching. How about journalism or something related to writing?[/quote]I tot so too... NIE seminar is round the corner , but she says environment in School among teacher is not cordial.
We have to find something in Writing in SG...

[sharonkhoo]

DadOfGirl:

We have to find something in Writing in SG...

Journalism is the obvious one, I guess. There's also copywriting for websites, magazines, e-zines, mass comm, PR etc. Not too sure of the scope, but I would say that if she can get into university, she should do that and build a portfolio of her writing on the side. University training, if she can get in, is still a good thing, in my opinion. If she doesn't get in, that's another story (which will very likely be my daughter's). There's a English course in NTU with a minor in creative writing, I think.

[sinoboy]

DadOfGirl:

zbear:

Happy New Year to all mummies/daddies.


2015 is going to be a very kancheong year for our JC2 dd/ds.

Lets all gather often to give each other encouragement to go through this stressful year n may our kids hang in n make it to the finishing line safe n sound.

Jia Yu!!!!!

Three weeks in to JC2 & My DD's JC(CJC) briefed about 10% & 90% cut off for Uni.

She says.. she doesn't want to study anything that is not going to be used for rest of life.
Essentially telling me ...\"dun want to get degree for sake of getting it'
She has ARTs combination( Lit, ELL , Maths , Econ-H1)doesn't want to do Law, Econ, Teaching(NIE) .

Any Advice?

I don't have advice but have suggestions.

If love money then study business to sell things like coffee or chocolate, if love to count money then study accountancy. If love to uphold justice then sign on SPF, if love outdoors then sign on army irregardless of study. Some people aspire to finish uni irregardless of study then get married then work as housewife. I think interest is important.

[pirated]

sinoboy:

DadOfGirl:

[quote=\"zbear\"]Happy New Year to all mummies/daddies.


2015 is going to be a very kancheong year for our JC2 dd/ds.

Lets all gather often to give each other encouragement to go through this stressful year n may our kids hang in n make it to the finishing line safe n sound.

Jia Yu!!!!!

Three weeks in to JC2 & My DD's JC(CJC) briefed about 10% & 90% cut off for Uni.

She says.. she doesn't want to study anything that is not going to be used for rest of life.
Essentially telling me ...\"dun want to get degree for sake of getting it'
She has ARTs combination( Lit, ELL , Maths , Econ-H1)doesn't want to do Law, Econ, Teaching(NIE) .

Any Advice?

I don't have advice but have suggestions.

If love money then study business to sell things like coffee or chocolate, if love to count money then study accountancy. If love to uphold justice then sign on SPF, if love outdoors then sign on army irregardless of study. Some people aspire to finish uni irregardless of study then get married then work as housewife. I think interest is important. [/quote]What does \"irregardless\" mean regardless of what you said ?

[sinoboy]

pirated:

What does \"irregardless\" mean regardless of what you said ?

Ya, irregardless of what was said, don't disregard the interest of the pupil in regards to the choice of university study of that pupil.

[DadOfGirl]

slmkhoo:

DadOfGirl:

On Serious note , i can't ignore what she said b'cause what if she drops halfway thro' . She says 4 years is long time to endure something you dun like ...

Of course she shouldn't take something that she doesn't like. But it doesn't mean that if she won't use it in work, she won't like it. I studied Law even though I wasn't sure that I actually wanted to be a lawyer. The studies were interesting, if tough, and I have no regrets doing it even though I decided in my 2nd year that practice was not for me. My father was not pleased, though! You might want to remind your daughter that many jobs don't have an obvious university course that leads inexorably to it, and there are many ways to get to any one type of work. What's more important is to get the brain trained in higher-level thinking and writing. Eg. many university courses can lead to publishing, journalism, librarianship, banking, management consultancy, business, PR, marketing, civil service...

Thank you for thoghtful insight...

[pirated]

sinoboy:

pirated:

What does \"irregardless\" mean regardless of what you said ?

Ya, irregardless of what was said, don't disregard the interest of the pupil in regards to the choice of university study of that pupil.

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[havok_ex]

zeemimi:

DadOfGirl:

Three weeks in to JC2 & My DD's JC(CJC) briefed about 10% & 90% cut off for Uni.

She says.. she doesn't want to study anything that is not going to be used for rest of life.
Essentially telling me ...\"dun want to get degree for sake of getting it'
She has ARTs combination( Lit, ELL , Maths , Econ-H1)doesn't want to do Law, Econ, Teaching(NIE) .

Any Advice?

Wonder if this is some kind of fad or what cos DD just mentioned this week she wants to study something in uni that she's going to make use of when working. But she doesn't know what she wants to work as.

I told her many people i know are not doing what they studied in uni. She said she's going to be different from these people. :faint:

\"Irregardless\" is not a word. \"Pop\" is not a music genre. Haha, I still remember the words of my GP tutor.

Back to the issue at hand, I think lots of students generally don't know what to do with their lives. I believe its actually okay! Most arts students in university that study things like sociology, psychology or philosophy end up working in govt sectors sometimes involved in policy writing, statistics, research or field work. Its not easy for a teenager(and some parents) to think of these things as occupations. In most people's heads, an occupation is something obvious like fireman, teacher, journalist, policeman, banker etc. Most people dont understand that there are tons of jobs in the background that they are not considering because they simply dont know about them.

Its my belief to not study for money. If your mentality is that you want to study x because graduates of x make lots of money and can find jobs. Trust me, it might not work out. You may not have a passion for it and do badly and you will suffer the rest of your life. University is not like JC or secondary school where you can just breeze through my studying. You need to be mentally devoted to the entire field, if not you will score badly.

Your daughter should look at the list of courses in university. Ask her if money or job were not an issue, which course would she pick? If she really likes what she does she would do well (first class or second upper) and she would have no problem finding a job anyway.

[sharonkhoo]

havok_ex:

Back to the issue at hand, I think lots of students generally don't know what to do with their lives. I believe its actually okay! Most arts students in university that study things like sociology, psychology or philosophy end up working in govt sectors sometimes involved in policy writing, statistics, research or field work. Its not easy for a teenager(and some parents) to think of these things as occupations. In most people's heads, an occupation is something obvious like fireman, teacher, journalist, policeman, banker etc. Most people dont understand that there are tons of jobs in the background that they are not considering because they simply dont know about them.


Its my belief to not study for money. If your mentality is that you want to study x because graduates of x make lots of money and can find jobs. Trust me, it might not work out. You may not have a passion for it and do badly and you will suffer the rest of your life. University is not like JC or secondary school where you can just breeze through my studying. You need to be mentally devoted to the entire field, if not you will score badly.

Your daughter should look at the list of courses in university. Ask her if money or job were not an issue, which course would she pick? If she really likes what she does she would do well (first class or second upper) and she would have no problem finding a job anyway.

I so agree with this! My parents are the ones who are always asking my kids (15 and 18) what they want to \"be\" and pushing them towards well-known, recognisable \"jobs\". Unfortunately, my kids don't fit into the common moulds so we try to get them to focus on what they find interesting, while of course keeping an eye on getting the best academic results they are able to. I tell them it's no point saying \"lawyers/doctors are the best paid\" and going for that if they have no interest, or are not willing to put in the punishing hours and face the stiff competition. In a rapidly-changing world, I think it makes more sense to focus on skills and broad subject areas, then see what jobs are available at the time you are looking for a job.