DSA 2017
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Yes I think njc sent out in batches
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Seriously, I admire parents who spent so much time and effort finding out about their children’s desired schools and then going through the DSA process. Personally, I would never have bothered to go through the DSA process if not for the fact that the school my daughter wants requires DSA to get in, and not just PSLE results. I have always seen DSA as a shortcut a tad too short. Getting into the school via non academic DSA could result in a hard time for the child if he is unable to keep up with the super brainy kids who get in on the basis of their super PSLE results. There is no point in getting into an elite school only to be suffer for 4 or 6 years in low esteem.
My daughter related to me something that happened during her group interview where one of the girls was very quiet in the group. When asked why she wants to go to the school, she said simply that she didn’t want to, and it was her parents who forced her to apply. I was shocked, not so much at her response, but at the fact the in this day and age, there are still parents who would try to bend their children to their will when it comes to selecting their own schools. We need to remember that it is not us, the parents, who have to spend 10 hours a day in the school for the next 4 to 6 years. It is our kids! Surely they should be the ones who have to make this choice themselves. -
anyone here have receive email or snail mail from TJC?
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Catz2222:
Feel the need to vent here. My DD's school mate from PLMGS who gotten a WL for SOTA kept toking bad abt SOTA to freak my DD and persuaded my DD to reject her CO. Whut?!? @#$%^&*&^%$ I am hanging on to that SOTA CO no matter what. After reading the recents posts in this DSA2017 thread, I cannot help feeling what is wrong with some parents and their kids??!?!?
There is clearly an ulterior motive that is plain to see. Just point this out as a lesson for your DD to learn to discern good from bad advice from people with vested interests. It is part of life. No need to be too worked up. -
ChiefKiasu:
Well, at least this P6 child is honest to herself. One must be truthful, to one's conscience.Seriously, I admire parents who spent so much time and effort finding out about their children's desired schools and then going through the DSA process.
Personally, I would never have bothered to go through the DSA process if not for the fact that the school my daughter wants requires DSA to get in, and not just PSLE results. I have always seen DSA as a shortcut a tad too short. Getting into the school via non academic DSA could result in a hard time for the child if he is unable to keep up with the super brainy kids who get in on the basis of their super PSLE results. There is no point in getting into an elite school only to be suffer for 4 or 6 years in low esteem.
My daughter related to me something that happened during her group interview where one of the girls was very quiet in the group. When asked why she wants to go to the school, she said simply that she didn't want to, and it was her parents who forced her to apply.
I was shocked, not so much at her response, but at the fact the in this day and age, there are still parents who would try to bend their children to their will when it comes to selecting their own schools.
We need to remember that it is not us, the parents, who have to spend 10 hours a day in the school for the next 4 to 6 years. It is our kids!
Surely they should be the ones who have to make this choice themselves .
She rescued herself from the fire pit of DSA 6 years of torture, whichever course of domain her parents initially planned for her to DSA by, since it is her parents who forced her to DSA into the school that she doesn't even want, in the first place.
By giving a truthful honest answer, not only does her answer shock the panel of interviewers, also shock her fellow P6 peers who attended the same interview as her, but her answer also back-fired her parents original intention (action) of DSA : as the interviewers will reject her, since the truth is out.
I pitied those children whose parents forced them, to do things they disliked. In the end, harm themselves (eg : used knife, to slash their own wrists), destroyed themselves, through other ways & means. When parents lost their child, they regret, but too late... -
Am I one of the rare breed here? My DD is the one who wants to go DSA route. I never believe in DSA. So I just make sure the school she applied is roughly within her standard, and prep her to be ready for rejection.
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typoerror:
Am I one of the rare breed here? My DD is the one who wants to go DSA route. I never believe in DSA. So I just make sure the school she applied is roughly within her standard, and prep her to be ready for rejection.
Haha, mine is the opposite, I would have liked her to try DSA, but she really wanted to go via PSLE results, so I let her be. -
ChiefKiasu:
Seriously, I admire parents who spent so much time and effort finding out about their children's desired schools and then going through the DSA process. Personally, I would never have bothered to go through the DSA process if not for the fact that the school my daughter wants requires DSA to get in, and not just PSLE results. I have always seen DSA as a shortcut a tad too short. Getting into the school via non academic DSA could result in a hard time for the child if he is unable to keep up with the super brainy kids who get in on the basis of their super PSLE results. There is no point in getting into an elite school only to be suffer for 4 or 6 years in low esteem.
My daughter related to me something that happened during her group interview where one of the girls was very quiet in the group. When asked why she wants to go to the school, she said simply that she didn't want to, and it was her parents who forced her to apply. I was shocked, not so much at her response, but at the fact the in this day and age, there are still parents who would try to bend their children to their will when it comes to selecting their own schools. We need to remember that it is not us, the parents, who have to spend 10 hours a day in the school for the next 4 to 6 years. It is our kids! Surely they should be the ones who have to make this choice themselves.
Agree. Thank you for sharing your DD's journey.
We explain to DS no need for training for DSA. Thankfully, there's not much extra work we hv (or code to) load on DS but send in online appln, sit & do usual exams prep. Was keeping track in this forum but didn't get into the initial daily watch & anxious chats till we heard fr one principal's call.
Hope parents stay calm & give DC the best of next one month plus for PSLE. -
ChiefKiasu:
I very humbly agree to disagree.Seriously, I admire parents who spent so much time and effort finding out about their children's desired schools and then going through the DSA process. Personally, I would never have bothered to go through the DSA process if not for the fact that the school my daughter wants requires DSA to get in, and not just PSLE results. I have always seen DSA as a shortcut a tad too short. Getting into the school via non academic DSA could result in a hard time for the child if he is unable to keep up with the super brainy kids who get in on the basis of their super PSLE results. There is no point in getting into an elite school only to be suffer for 4 or 6 years in low esteem.
My daughter related to me something that happened during her group interview where one of the girls was very quiet in the group. When asked why she wants to go to the school, she said simply that she didn't want to, and it was her parents who forced her to apply. I was shocked, not so much at her response, but at the fact the in this day and age, there are still parents who would try to bend their children to their will when it comes to selecting their own schools. We need to remember that it is not us, the parents, who have to spend 10 hours a day in the school for the next 4 to 6 years. It is our kids! Surely they should be the ones who have to make this choice themselves.
It is not as simple and straightforward as you have mentioned. As a parent you know your child better then anyone else and I am sure all the parents want the best for their child however the definition of \"the best\" might differ from person to person.
As mentioned by you, not every one opts for DSA because its a shortcut, parents opt for DSA for various other reasons. My son's academic performance is overall quiet good but we know he would not be able to go into top 5 through PSLE bcoz of his mother tongue. His mother tongue in school is Chinese and we are not Chinese so there is a limit to how much help he can get even though he has tutor and that's the only subject he has tuition for. He gets on and average 75 in Chinese which wont be enough for his T score. Hence we opted for DSA and he got CO from the school he wanted to go to
We know he has to work hard for next 6 years and he knows it too but he thrives under competitive environment so we think he will do good.
This is just my view from my personal experience.
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typoerror:
Am I one of the rare breed here? My DD is the one who wants to go DSA route. I never believe in DSA. So I just make sure the school she applied is roughly within her standard, and prep her to be ready for rejection.
I'm with you on this. Our girl was the one who told us she wants to pursue the DSA option, even told us which schools she wants to apply for based on her preferred domain. So we support her to the best of our ability and also manage her expectations in case of rejection.
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