2016 O levels (Kids born in 2000)

[janet88]

zbear:

Hope that he will succeed in his DAE.

thanks zbear.
it was a mistake made to put MI as the first choice...but no point harping on what has happened but to move on, appeal and hope for the best. i hope this process will make him understand how important education is and study harder for his future.

[sharonkhoo]

janet88:

iFirefly:

Janet..

Has your boy been attending Orientation / lessons in MI since last Friday ? How does he find MI (teachers, peers, school environment & culture) ? If you wanna spare your boy from endless waiting / uncertainties / disappointments, you may wish to consider (again) if MI is a better option for him.

Good Luck & All The Best to your boy !!

yes. he has been attending orientation since last friday.
based on the talks and some introductions on the subjects, he foresees having difficulty in GP, and i personally feel the same because his english is not that good. that would be his killer subject.

it has been an agonizing wait but as long as there is a chance to appeal, he still wants to try.

Actually, English is not the most important thing for doing well in GP. An average ability to form sentences is all that is needed, and what is more important is the ability to think about issues and form arguments for and against. So encourage him to give it a good try - he may surprise himself.

Another idea is that he could apply to poly again next year, though that will mean another year of study.

[Nebbermind]

slmkhoo:

Actually, English is not the most important thing for doing well in GP. An average ability to form sentences is all that is needed, and what is more important is the ability to think about issues and form arguments for and against. So encourage him to give it a good try - he may surprise himself.

Another idea is that he could apply to poly again next year, though that will mean another year of study.

So should come in to ksp to practise?? :siam:

[sharonkhoo]

Nebbermind:

slmkhoo:

Actually, English is not the most important thing for doing well in GP. An average ability to form sentences is all that is needed, and what is more important is the ability to think about issues and form arguments for and against. So encourage him to give it a good try - he may surprise himself.

Another idea is that he could apply to poly again next year, though that will mean another year of study.

So should come in to ksp to practise?? :siam:

If they can do it without getting personal and emotional, I guess!

[MrsKiasu]

Janet, ‘adversity’ could make someone grow faster. It could be a good experience to go through now. Think of it positively and best of luck to your ds in whatever he takes. Keep encouraging him.

[kwcllf]

zbear:

Charnic:

Hi, Janet,


Sorry to hear that. Pls encourage your son to accept what HE has planned for him. In my working life, I have witnessed enough cases of success which does not commensurate with qualifications. If you asked me, what I think constitute to the SUCCESS of a person is really the attitude. This is the ONE that can make or break a person. Qualification is just a piece of paper and I believe there are more than one path to achieve this. Please dun take it too hard and stay positive. Take care !

I agree. Attitude is more important than academic qualifications.

Everything happens for a reason n when 1 door is closed, another will open.

This experience will make your DS a stronger n better person.

Hope that he will succeed in his DAE.

:xedfingers:

Totally agree about having good attitude.

My DS only did average for his PSLE, scoring mid-230s. He and all of us were pretty disappointed at that time although my DS has always been quite disciplined in his studies.

However, he continued to be disciplined and I could see he had put in a lot of effort in his studies. Sometimes, I had to ask him to sleep early and don't put too much pressure on himself.

His effort paid off for his \"O\" Levels where his results are beyond all our expectations.

Just make the best of the situation as it doesn't help to drown ourselves in our disappointment. Jiayou!

[ngl2010]

I don’t know how poly works. Can Janet’s son enrol in 1 poly and transfer to another poly next year without having to repeat year 1?

[phtthp]

If is same course nature, maybe can.


But think Janet’s son been offered Commerce in MI, while his interests is towards Science areas.
This part, not sure if her son want to appeal to MI, change back to Science stream since his interests is more towards Sciences, while at the same time awaiting DAE results from the Polytechnic.

[floppy]

ngl2010:

I don't know how poly works. Can Janet's son enrol in 1 poly and transfer to another poly next year without having to repeat year 1?

Moving to a different poly, you have to restart all over again.
Within the same poly, you can transfer or retain credits in some modules.

[janet88]

phtthp:

If is same course nature, maybe can.


But think Janet's son been offered Commerce in MI, while his interests is towards Science areas.
This part, not sure if her son want to appeal to MI, change back to Science stream since his interests is more towards Sciences, while at the same time awaiting DAE results from the Polytechnic.

He has C for science...so not offered science stream. At the time of JAE, we wanted to be sure he will get a place given that he is under dragon year. A pity we didn't put infocomm as first choice but it's history. After JAE submission, we were then told that we had to see the cop intake for 2017. His choice course was 21 points in 2016 but 19 for 2017. Rather risky too. If he had been posted to poly during the appeal, we will definitely stick to that course in the poly offered.