Any Updates As To When PSLE T-Scores Will Be Scrapped?

[XYZ1]

zbear:

For ave guy....just bcos u are T-score
Just being curious, if you think mid tier Sec School students should be given more help, what about the low tier students - Normal Stream etc? Don't they need help too?

:?

Well...average tier or lower tier....just hope the govt do not give up on the rest in extreme pursuit of meritocracy....as iRabbit said, I feel most for the mass middle group bcos my kid is in that range, so I can better represent that group.

Sometimes, I feel like if my kid is average, then it is up to how much resources I have to help him myself.....so just venting a little.

[zbear]

XYZ1:

Well...average tier or lower tier....just hope the govt do not give up on the rest in extreme pursuit of meritocracy....as iRabbit said, I feel most for the mass middle group bcos my kid is in that range, so I can better represent that group.

Sometimes, I feel like if my kid is average, then it is up to how much resources I have to help him myself.....so just venting a little.

No worries. My DS is also from the mid tier group, just have to make the best of whatever is available. There are also opportunities but you have to search n work hard for them, be more proactive n yes parents resources will still be the best to help our kids.

Cheers!!!!

[lee_yl]

As the implementation details are not known yet, it may be premature to assume that the changes will benefit the mid tier group.

If the implementation is not well-crafted, who knows, the top tier families and students would still come out ahead.

[jetsetter]

lee_yl:

As the implementation details are not known yet, it may be premature to assume that the changes will benefit the mid tier group.

If the implementation is not well-crafted, who knows, the top tier families and students would still come out ahead.

From the scant details gleaned from NCM's COS speech, in addition to parliamentary suggestions (& underlying political rhetoric) made by MPs thus far that he said his ministry would consider carefully, it'd appear that they're moving towards this broad direction.

The prudent thing to do is to let affected parents have a snapshot of the \"scoring template\" 2-3 mths later to gather more inputs, before going back to their drawing board to tweak further.

They have 5 good years to get this well-crafted and crafted right before its implementation in 2021. Good luck to them! :xedfingers:

[jetsetter]

iRabbit:

So in the name of diversity, we dumb down our brightest while other countries are grooming their best from young. This is what I fear if the bands get too big and we disallow acad DSA in future.

My sentiments...

We can't rule that out yet, can we?

[Ikid]

http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/key-players-in-jobs-arena-must-change-mindset-too
[quote]Many of the complaints that followed were from parents who feel that, with the new PSLE scoring system, the advantage their academically bright children have over their peers will be eroded.[/quote]

[floppy]

Ikid:

http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/key-players-in-jobs-arena-must-change-mindset-too
[quote]Many of the complaints that followed were from parents who feel that, with the new PSLE scoring system, the advantage their academically bright children have over their peers will be eroded.

[/quote]The epitome of Kiasuism.

[Ikid]

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/going-beyond-grades-evolving-the-singapore-education-system
[quote]When MOE stopped releasing the list of top PSLE scorers, parents on websites such as Kiasuparents put together their own.[/quote]

[iRabbit]

jetsetter:

iRabbit:

So in the name of diversity, we dumb down our brightest while other countries are grooming their best from young. This is what I fear if the bands get too big and we disallow acad DSA in future.

My sentiments...

We can't rule that out yet, can we?

When I posted that remark, I was thinking of the really really smart children. You know the kind in GEP still can sweep multiple awards during EOY prize presentation, or those who were selected for secondary level national training team while they were still in primary sch.

Sometimes my son brings back model essays from sch. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought they were written by adults, not 11 year olds. So good were those works.

One really have to see the works of those children to truly understand why I feel it's a wasted opportunity if those raw diamonds are not sent to the best schools for polishing.

[iRabbit]

Ikid:

http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/key-players-in-jobs-arena-must-change-mindset-too
[quote]Many of the complaints that followed were from parents who feel that, with the new PSLE scoring system, the advantage their academically bright children have over their peers will be eroded.

[/quote]The reporter brought up one very good point on the award of scholarships.

Another parent, a father of two, picked on the fact that top government scholarships are all given out to students with top academic scores.

\"If all these other talents count, then why is there no Public Service Commission (PSC) or President's scholarship for someone who wants to pursue the fine arts or film-making or wants to become an Olympic athlete?\" he asked.

Another issue related to scholarships. Every year our top schs will offer scholarships to foreigners who are academic toppers in their countries. As well as being academically bright, these students are also very hardworking.

When they come over, can we give them orientation and tell them nowadays govt not emphasizing on academics. So please don't be so hardworking and beat our local students into pulps academically, since local students are told grades not so impt anymore. :nailbite: