DSA 2017

[Qalb]

Rainbow sky:

Rainbow sky:

RGS email followed by shall for both CO and rejection? Or CO only? This is for Specific language domains I recall.

Typo. Snail mail.

Still waiting for CO. I was referring to rejection notifications only including for sports domain.

[Rainbow sky]

Qalb:

Rainbow sky:

[quote=\"Rainbow sky\"]RGS email followed by shall for both CO and rejection? Or CO only? This is for Specific language domains I recall.

Typo. Snail mail.

Still waiting for CO. I was referring to rejection notifications only including for sports domain.[/quote]OK. . Think someone shared in earlier thread of knowing some with CO in English domain.

[phtthp]

Qalb:

Rainbow sky:

RGS email followed by shall for both CO and rejection? Or CO only? This is for Specific language domains I recall.

Typo. Snail mail.

Still waiting for CO.

I was referring to rejection notifications only including for sports domain.

So, means RGS (Maths & Science) DSA domain ... still being processed, next week then out.

[broken]

GTGT:

googaga:

Exactly. Many are sleep deprived too due to the many deadlines from assignments. They too have their fair share of hard work and expectations to meet. In addition, their papers are different from mainstream except PSLE papers. Please be kind & refrain from showing unnecessary discrimination to these kids.

:goodpost:

Unless you are a parent of a Gepper, you will not understand the amount of hard work they go through.

Agree, lack of sleep is a problem.
My DS sleep at 1045 pm to 1 am ( yes in the morning) on average. Good days at 9.45 pm.

No he didn't get any 'free rides' in DSA , but got a WL after interview and test. He is not the only one with a WL in class, some got rejection too. Some of them kept quiet when other boasted of getting COs. I think because he is only gifted in 1 subject ( i.e. translate to super weak in all other subjects which give a not so good average grade). Just getting great marks/bagged top awards for 1 subject is useless for DSA ( at least for him).

No tuition & must live up to teachers' expectations constantly (not mine). It's stressful for him at time , even I feel it from some of the teachers' emails addressed to me. So it's not a great thing to be labelled as Gepper unless you are really gifted in all/most subjects. Yes, then maybe those Geppers will be offered 'free rides' in DSA.

No flaming pls, just giving a honest feedback.

[doodbug]

Does ACSI have a WL?

[Estéema]

broken:

Agree, lack of sleep is a problem.
My DS sleep at 1045 pm to 1 am ( yes in the morning) on average. Good days at 9.45 pm.

No he didn't get any 'free rides' in DSA , but got a WL after interview and test. He is not the only one with a WL in class, some got rejection too. Some of them kept quiet when other boasted of getting COs. I think because he is only gifted in 1 subject ( i.e. translate to super weak in all other subjects which give a not so good average grade). Just getting great marks/bagged top awards for 1 subject is useless for DSA ( at least for him).

No tuition & must live up to teachers' expectations constantly (not mine). It's stressful for him at time , even I feel it from some of the teachers' emails addressed to me. So it's not a great thing to be labelled as Gepper unless you are really gifted in all/most subjects. Yes, then maybe those Geppers will be offered 'free rides' in DSA.

No flaming pls, just giving a honest feedback.

I empathize with what your GEP child hv to go thro - late nights, juggle projects & usual P6 load, no time for tuition/home guide to close weak subj gaps.

We shld be kind in our expression for young children. Labeling anyone in the past or present as \"free-riders\" really shld abstain. MOE shld review & be more pro-active in improving the system. It is good that they're moving towards direction.

[taurbear]

Agree, lack of sleep is a problem.

My DS sleep at 1045 pm to 1 am ( yes in the morning) on average. Good days at 9.45 pm.

No he didn’t get any ‘free rides’ in DSA , but got a WL after interview and test. He is not the only one with a WL in class, some got rejection too. Some of them kept quiet when other boasted of getting COs. I think because he is only gifted in 1 subject ( i.e. translate to super weak in all other subjects which give a not so good average grade). Just getting great marks/bagged top awards for 1 subject is useless for DSA ( at least for him).

No tuition & must live up to teachers’ expectations constantly (not mine). It’s stressful for him at time , even I feel it from some of the teachers’ emails addressed to me. So it’s not a great thing to be labelled as Gepper unless you are really gifted in all/most subjects. Yes, then maybe those Geppers will be offered ‘free rides’ in DSA.

No flaming pls, just giving a honest feedback.[/quote]

This gives a new thought! Why have a gifted program for all subjects when there are some child who are stronger in a particular? Maybe MOE should do it like the 3rd Language for Secondary and have special programs for Maths, Science, etc and this will allow students with specific strengths to be nurtured and no need to have GEP school but have GEP subject centre! Stress would be lesser on these Kids and less enrichment centre trying to make a buck out of parents and students dont need to study for so many subjects!

[hamsterwheelmom]

Just received call from RI coach informing me that my son received a confirmed offer. Presenting CO letters and Principal’s talk at 9 am this Saturday (26 August).


Question: Are the P6 students supposed to attend these Principal talks? (He also received a CO from ACSI (Principal’s talk tomorrow at 4 pm) and I forgot to ask if students should attend.

Best of luck to all.

[Happy70]

Congrats (and also congrats in advance) to all receiving COs and WLs from RI

[BMM]

sweetpappi:

BMM:

Hi, anyone has received results from St Margaret Secondary School?



Thank you.

No not yet. I am also waiting for the outcome. Which domain ur daughter applied?

Thank you sweetpappi

So anxious we have applied for dance.