National Junior College (Junior High)
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Ah boy has not been doing well in his JH3 LA essay writing.
Happened he left his recent LA essay returned by the teacher on the dining table, so I took a look at it and passed to elder boy to go through as well.
Elder boy found the teacher’s comments valid and gave some pointers on how to improve the contents of LA essay writing.
1. The term curriculum theme is known.
2. Students should research online on reading materials or video clips relevant to the theme.
3. After the online research, student should prepare notes in point form to consolidate contents for writing assignment.
4. Essay questions are usu. phrased in general context, for example, "in what ways are the elderly/foreigners (choose one) discriminated against in your country."
- Student needs to define who are the elderly/ what types of foreigners/ specific types of discrimination, in Singapore context.
- lists factual types of discrimination faced by each type of elderly/foreigners in Singapore
- backs up facts by reports/ studies/ surveys conducted by xxx groups/ govt boards/ etc
For JH levels, essay context is usu. about Singapore. For SH levels, essay context can be Singapore or international. -
the boarding prog for JH1 starts next week. Beside the packing lists given by the sch, may i know what other things shld i pack for my kid? How many casual clothing should be enuf for the stay?
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Hi, anyone here has experience with Advanced LA for JH3 & 4? How are the classes and exams? Did your dc enjoy it? Mine will be considering whether to take Adv LA + 2 sciences or 3 sciences soon.
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mommyNg:
Hi, anyone here has experience with Advanced LA for JH3 & 4? How are the classes and exams? Did your dc enjoy it? Mine will be considering whether to take Adv LA + 2 sciences or 3 sciences soon.
Well, my elder boy took Adv.LA during his JH3/4.
There is likely only one form class for all students taking 2 sciences n Adv.LA/ Adv. Humanities. Be prepared that the other students are usu. weaker in Maths n Sciences. During his time, he attended banded Maths class, but not banded Science class, maybe due to time table constraints. He felt his science teacher not giving challenges to the class, unlike some other stronger science classes.
Elder boy felt that 3 sciences might be easier to cope than 2 sciences + Adv.LA for some students. Sciences have fixed answers, unlike Language.
He asked whether your child will consider Adv.Sci instead of Adv.LA? -
Thanks Jennifer for your reply! My dd is pretty strong in her English, so she is finding LA pretty easy to cope, at least for now (her LA teacher also strongly recommended her to take Adv LA, provided she is interested). Adv Sci needs to have strong As for the past 2 years right? And has to be recommended by teacher also, right?
What subjects did your boy take in SH? Was he disadvantaged in Math and Sci then? -
He took the physics, chemistry, maths combi, with the other compulsory subjects GP, PW.
He also did a H3 research in SH.
Not too sure whether there r other subjects. -
He is pretty much a self learner. So he did not feel any disadvantage, just sometimes he felt bored during lesson time.
He spent quite a lot of time surfing the net for explanations, extra knowledge. -
Jennifer:
He took the physics, chemistry, maths combi, with the other compulsory subjects GP, PW.
He also did a H3 research in SH.Jennifer:
Thanks for sharing! And did he also do Lit as H2 besides Physics, Chem and Math in SH (especially since he did Adv LA in JH3/4)? By the way, do you know whether NJC has some kind of cut-off based on JH4 results to be able to choose certain combi in SH? I heard some other IP schools impose a minimum GPA/MSG before allowing their students to take 4H2 (otherwise, can only take 3H2) for example.He is pretty much a self learner. So he did not feel any disadvantage, just sometimes he felt bored during lesson time.
He spent quite a lot of time surfing the net for explanations, extra knowledge. -
mommyNg:
Jennifer:
He took the physics, chemistry, maths combi, with the other compulsory subjects GP, PW.
He also did a H3 research in SH.Jennifer:
Thanks for sharing! And did he also do Lit as H2 besides Physics, Chem and Math in SH (especially since he did Adv LA in JH3/4)? By the way, do you know whether NJC has some kind of cut-off based on JH4 results to be able to choose certain combi in SH? I heard some other IP schools impose a minimum GPA/MSG before allowing their students to take 4H2 (otherwise, can only take 3H2) for example.He is pretty much a self learner. So he did not feel any disadvantage, just sometimes he felt bored during lesson time.
He spent quite a lot of time surfing the net for explanations, extra knowledge.
He dropped Lit in SH.
No sure about the selection criteria, maybe the curriculum booklet has pages of information on it? -
Ok thanks, I’ll check the booklet.
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