River Valley High School [*IP]

[Jinglebells]

Year 3 imao.Conditional promotion lorh.Cos my chi sucks and my gpa not v good.

[Morinosuke]

Jinglebells:

Actually Im a student from rv and I just wanna say that rv isnt really good.First of all, the notes are quite bad and other schools have better notes that even we use to study.Secondly, the teachers arent really good except for a small handful and they just have really high expectations of students in their tests and most of them have \"pets\"(obviously Im not one, in fact Im a certified pest)Oops back to topic, which is that teachers also dont really care about students' feelings I feel?My teacher actually made fun of me before.Also, triple sci classes are very stressful and competition is intense.And when you add awful classmates...ugh.Plus the school counsellor is a guy with a creepy smile (ohmygawd help) which doesnt help any bit with counselling.The sch principal is also always taking credit for the achievements of students and praising the school but whatever(handshake anyone?photo?).Well I just get remedial everyday other than cca days which is a waste of time and teachers look like they are as done with us as we are with them.Which is a lot.Now I also have a mental illness which I cant help but attribute it to the school.Year 3 is also awful with so many common tests every week(mostly twice) and eoys which there seems to be no lack of.Wheres the break?Holidays are a hoax cos its packed with loads of hw and remedial(too bad cos im dumb) and cca.Im so done.

Bottom line:Rv sucks(sorry for the long post)

The points that you mentioned seem rather similar to what is mentioned in the attached article. It describes about the constant pressure and competition as typical challenges faced by students of the rigorous IP program. It also mentions about alternate paths to consider in future.


https://i.postimg.cc/8Cfts0gJ/59883608-CC30-4908-B23-F-A486-AAAC3-D24.jpg\">

[Jinglebells]

Oh thanks for sharing.Glad to know im not alone.is the article new?

[Morinosuke]

Jinglebells:

Oh thanks for sharing.Glad to know im not alone.is the article new?

Yes the article was published yesterday. My daughter also says IP is tough as it’s not like PSLE where the results are only concentrated on major exams. All the group work and projects mean that your results also depend on the team members you work with, and there’s constant competition. And RV is autonomous, not an independent school like most IP so there’s a limit to the funding to work with.

If there’s difficulties you are facing, try to consult a trusted mentor on how to progress forward. Just don’t give up on progressing your education to a higher level, no matter which path you take.

Here’s another relevant article:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/i-flunked-the-ip

[Jinglebells]

Thanks xd.

[andynamics]

My ds starting formal lesson this coming Monday. According to the timetable given, does that mean they report to school at 9am for recess, unlike other weekdays? confused

[starlight1968sg]

andynamics:

My ds starting formal lesson this coming Monday. According to the timetable given, does that mean they report to school at 9am for recess, unlike other weekdays? *confused*

Based on past experience, students report around 8.45am on Mon for morning assembly

[verykiasu]

Hi my son also sec 1 tis yr…reporting shld be 7.30 for nex week only

[Felicia09]

Refer to the green color notice given by school on registration day, 7-11 Jan 2019 timing is from 7.30am- 6pm (only Friday, 11 Jan till 6.30pm)

[verykiasu]

Hi son classmate said green note is incorrect…so confused…anyone from 1h here…