2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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Em:
Whatever numbers which gep takes in are driven by policy makers, logically, if they put the top 2 classes of each primary school on GEP by default, I believe the exclusivity and elitism will be diluted, but in general, we will have more bright kids. Most of top 2 classes students got into 260 and above anyway.peasants:
So gep students are PSLE top scorers?
GEP takes in top 1% of those who scored well in the selection test. The succeeding few % are not far behind. With proper training and hard work, I don’t see why top mainstream kids should not top the psle. -
To simply put it, GEP is TOP 1% and for most of these students to obtain above 265 is nothing unusual nor surprising. In fact, more than 50% will get at least 270. If those top HA MS students are able to get 270+ to 280+, I do not see any reason why GEP students can’t. It should be easily achievable for them.
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mylilgirl:
To simply put it, GEP is TOP 1% and for most of these students to obtain above 265 is nothing unusual nor surprising. In fact, more than 50% will get at least 270. If those top HA MS students are able to get 270+ to 280+, I do not see any reason why GEP students can’t. It should be easily achievable for them.
Correct! If gep can't get 260 and above given their training, then gep itself makes no sense. But if MS students get 260 and above without gep training, and if these top MS students are put into gep, wonders will happen. -
minidach:
Has anyone used my pals are here Homework books? Is there a difference in terms of difficulty between the Homework and Workbook? Tks!
I know of one top school in the North that do away with the math workbooks. The school booklist only shows that the students have to buy Homework book.
I think Homework will give more practice and the Tests will be more challenging. If you want to get your child to consolidate P5 maths work, get the Homework book. -
mylilgirl:
To simply put it, GEP is TOP 1% and for most of these students to obtain above 265 is nothing unusual nor surprising. In fact, more than 50% will get at least 270. If those top HA MS students are able to get 270+ to 280+, I do not see any reason why GEP students can’t. It should be easily achievable for them.
While it is true that GEP does take the cream of the crop, it is also true that the top student in PSLE need not be from GEP. This is the result of the intent of the program being warped by both incumbents and naysayers. GEP has been too politicized and misunderstood by parents, over the years. -
ChiefKiasu:
I think, gep or not, end of the day, hard work matters. Maybe its easier for GEP kids since they are supposed to be smarter and pick up knowledge faster. Nothing to wrong to expect GEP to do well since they get the best and most resources available.mylilgirl:
To simply put it, GEP is TOP 1% and for most of these students to obtain above 265 is nothing unusual nor surprising. In fact, more than 50% will get at least 270. If those top HA MS students are able to get 270+ to 280+, I do not see any reason why GEP students can’t. It should be easily achievable for them.
While it is true that GEP does take the cream of the crop, it is also true that the top student in PSLE need not be from GEP. This is the result of the intent of the program being warped by both incumbents and naysayers. GEP has been too politicized and misunderstood by parents, over the years. -
minidach:
Has anyone used my pals are here Homework books? Is there a difference in terms of difficulty between the Homework and Workbook? Tks!
If refering to the P5 \"My Pals are Here\" series Homework vs. Workbook, the content inside, are somewhat similar.
Normally, we use P5 \"Homework\" to supplement the P5 \"Workbook\", on weak areas identified (spotted), in both MCQ and Open-ended Section.
In schools, normally tend to use P5 \"Workbook\".
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Dino:
I think, gep or not, end of the day, hard work matters. Maybe its easier for GEP kids since they are supposed to be smarter and pick up knowledge faster. Nothing to wrong to expect GEP to do well since they get the best and most resources available.[/quote]I don't believe in classifications into higher beings just because MOE says so. Then some in the program would wear it like a trophy and went on to define further by creating a correlation of gep with PSLE scores. Likewise HMT, IP programs as well as PRC students must be best in Chinese etc.ChiefKiasu:
[quote=\"mylilgirl\"]To simply put it, GEP is TOP 1% and for most of these students to obtain above 265 is nothing unusual nor surprising. In fact, more than 50% will get at least 270. If those top HA MS students are able to get 270+ to 280+, I do not see any reason why GEP students can’t. It should be easily achievable for them.
While it is true that GEP does take the cream of the crop, it is also true that the top student in PSLE need not be from GEP. This is the result of the intent of the program being warped by both incumbents and naysayers. GEP has been too politicized and misunderstood by parents, over the years. -
New 2018 change announced, for those targeting (heading for ) Polytechnic
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/polytechnic-graduates-applying-for-nus-ntu-o-level-grades-10907838?cid=h3_referral_inarticlelinks_24082018_cna -
I think alot of parents have the misconception that geppers should score at least 260… It really boils down to what type of paper it is. If the paper is like this year’s - moderate difficulty, there is a high chance of geppers making careless mistakes. In fact, alot of them have fast processing skills and end up being very careless. Expected 100 marks but ended up less not…Thusdepends on each individual’s attitude.
Mainstream students can score well for a moderate difficultu paper as well if they r careful and well prepared. The method to check is very important- for both geppers and main stream students.
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