Networking Group - JCs General

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zeemimi:

And so i tell my kids, you will never be at the top always. Neither will you be at the bottom always.
Life is like a heartbeat monitor, it goes up and down. If it is straight, it means you are dead.

LOL...super good phrase!! :udawoman:
Agree that kids who were deemed smart can be left by the wayside one day should they not work hard, and kids who were not deemed as smart in the early days can well catch up and leave others in the dust.

[ngl2010]

Other than 300 students increase in CJC, anybody knows the intake increase for other JCs?

[Jaydazzlerz]

Hi all


My ds is doing his O levels this year…He is undecided between a JC or Poly and is only focused on clearing his O’s. He does very well for Maths/A Maths/ Science (com) A1s but lags in MT and EL - C5s. Character wise he is an introvert and spends his weekends studying and completing homeworks. Our main aim as parents is for him to go to a local Uni and get a degree and JC seems the most viable option. Nwdays the cut off points seem lower and lower and i presume my ds is about 10-12 pointer in O levels.

What would be your advise as he has not mentioned any career paths aside from prob teaching. He seems a sure hit for most poly courses but wondering if GP might be a hill too high in JC for him? Not expecting the top JC but the 2nd tiers (if there is such lol) are an achievable option.

[zac's mum]

Jaydazzlerz:

Hi all


My ds is doing his O levels this year..He is undecided between a JC or Poly and is only focused on clearing his O's. He does very well for Maths/A Maths/ Science (com) A1s but lags in MT and EL - C5s. Character wise he is an introvert and spends his weekends studying and completing homeworks. Our main aim as parents is for him to go to a local Uni and get a degree and JC seems the most viable option. Nwdays the cut off points seem lower and lower and i presume my ds is about 10-12 pointer in O levels.

What would be your advise as he has not mentioned any career paths aside from prob teaching. He seems a sure hit for most poly courses but wondering if GP might be a hill too high in JC for him? Not expecting the top JC but the 2nd tiers (if there is such lol) are an achievable option.

Some general things to consider:
- to get into JC the calculation is base on L1R5. Either one language must be used. So the C5 will drag down his whole score. Suggest u get a good English tutor for him who can troubleshoot his weak areas and pull up his grades. English is not a subject that anyone can study alone in isolation and improve without some expert insider tips. Chinese as long as he passes he can go to JC.
- Of the other 5 subjects, 1 must be a humanities subject. Focus on pulling up this grade if possible. Otherwise it will drag the whole score down.
- Since he excels in math and science, would he consider going straight to an engineering/biomedical course in poly? Engineering is very suitable for introverts. I doubt he will like teaching a big group of students if he’s an introvert (I am one myself and prefer smaller group or individual interaction).
- GP in JC will require wide reading of current affairs. Besides the language part of it, you need to discuss on paper the pros and cons and give your opinion at the end. It is perfectly possible to pass GP by memorizing scores and scores of sample essays, then applying them to various similar topics. Teachers will not recommend this of course (they prefer thinkers not regurgitates), but if desperate I’m sure it will work.

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abachee:

(PS If you guys are wondering which JC my child posted to, your guesses is as good as mine. For those who have known me in other secondary sch chat in this forum. You would have guess it. It’s the JC which enjoy all day sea Breeze)

I think our dc might be in the same JC that enjoy sea breeze the entire day. She was clear and glad she made the choice despite she could have made it to top 1 choice. A lot of her peers are in the top 1 “choices” now. She enjoyed the reporting day today and commented that she is glad that she can have a life besides studying.

[ilovelaksa]

zbear:

I have 2 children who graduated from JC - one is from IP, the other is from JAE.


Speaking from my experience only (others may think differently), there is a marked difference in the academic calibe of both IP and JAE and it shows at JC level. JAE students need a lot of hardwork, determination and peservance to catch up with IP students.

This is not true for VJC. The IP students are very good in critical thinking. But when it comes to content, drilling subjects, the O levellers are better, they know how to score.

[ilovelaksa]

abachee:

Bingo!! You were right about that. Ultimately it’s still up to the individual student attitude and ability to catch up fast and find it’s feet and blend with those smarter IP ones or else they will struggle.

Why blend? Go supersede the IPs, the sky’s the limit! The A levels is a level playing field for all.

[ilovelaksa]

zac's mum:

- GP in JC will require wide reading of current affairs. Besides the language part of it, you need to discuss on paper the pros and cons and give your opinion at the end. It is perfectly possible to pass GP by memorizing scores and scores of sample essays, then applying them to various similar topics. Teachers will not recommend this of course (they prefer thinkers not regurgitates), but if desperate I’m sure it will work.

I hv come to understand that for GP, you don’t hv to hv super powderful Engrish.
Just write clearly, write rationally with loads of justification in your writing to convince the reader. An A is within reach.
But you are right, memorisation might help get a pass. Getting that A will require further thought.

[gjooheng]

Jaydazzlerz:

Hi all


My ds is doing his O levels this year..He is undecided between a JC or Poly and is only focused on clearing his O's. He does very well for Maths/A Maths/ Science (com) A1s but lags in MT and EL - C5s. Character wise he is an introvert and spends his weekends studying and completing homeworks. Our main aim as parents is for him to go to a local Uni and get a degree and JC seems the most viable option. Nwdays the cut off points seem lower and lower and i presume my ds is about 10-12 pointer in O levels.

What would be your advise as he has not mentioned any career paths aside from prob teaching. He seems a sure hit for most poly courses but wondering if GP might be a hill too high in JC for him? Not expecting the top JC but the 2nd tiers (if there is such lol) are an achievable option.

Go to JC if he pass his O level english. JC maths is more vigorous than poly maths. I had a tutee who got double maths A1 but got C5 or C6 for English. He went to SRJC and got A for h2 maths, pass GP. He got a place in NUS engineering. His brother failed O level english and went to poly. Poly maths is way easier than h2 maths. Should he manage to go to university, his maths cannot compare to those who took h2 maths in JC. He needs to achieve a GPA of at least 3.6 to get into NUS or NTU engineering, which means majority of his modules must score A. This is not easy. And he had to retake and pass O level english which he did.

My English wasn't very good too. In school prelim, i got C. In O level improve to B3. Went to AJC did double maths. And then went NTU engineering and got 1st class honours. Many poly graduates who went to university struggle with university maths while I could cope well because of the JC maths training I had.

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