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

[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:

[huaywenandkenneth]

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.

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 were told grades not so impt anymore). :nailbite:[/quote]Parent perception is wrong. PSC has been offering scholarships in fine arts, music and even physical education all these while. The parent is however right to say that no president scholars did these subjects.

[Ikid]

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.

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:[/quote]Then can the MOE put these overseas scholars into 2nd or 3rd tier Sec schools and leave those places in top schools to Singaporean top academic students instead ?

[zoolet]

With such change, now the gov can truly say we need to employ foreign talents. All our students are above average but we don’t have the shinning stars. Hence, FTs really needed…

[Nebbermind]

iRabbit:

jetsetter:

[quote=\"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.[/quote]I certainly hope that the MOE will not device a new scoring system that will drastically affect the top 3% (>260) or even the top 10% (>250) coz they already had the IP set up to groom this group.

The new system shd be such that it is able to identify this band BUT should not rank them too finely, ie, one can have the same 'new points' even if they are 5 T-score points apart.

That being said, a 245 pointer may just get into IP even though he is outside the top 10% based on T-score.