Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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I have seen stellar kids in NTPS and QTPS doing well despite such envt. They would typically be selected as class monitor & teachers love them. Maybe the kid might need to deal with some jealously or revenge acts that’s all. But home envt is important yes - usually the kid is picked up after school by hands on grandparents or SAHPs who can supervise the studying and/or bring them to various academic enrichments.
If both working parents & considering the in-house student care, then…maybe not so ideal for the child. -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022248\" time=\"1620004053\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022248 time=1620004053 user_id=53606]
Hence, my last statement. It's not impossible to excel in such a school environment but parents will need to be more participative than usual.
I have seen stellar kids in NTPS and QTPS doing well despite such envt. They would typically be selected as class monitor & teachers love them. Maybe the kid might need to deal with some jealously or revenge acts that’s all. But home envt is important yes - usually the kid is picked up after school by hands on grandparents or SAHPs who can supervise the studying and/or bring them to various academic enrichments.
If both working parents & considering the in-house student care, then...maybe not so ideal for the child.[/quote] -
QF is fine leh, a lot of condos around it these days. The competitive at NH is high.
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Imp75\" post_id=\"2022195\" time=\"1619941293\" user_id=\"2358:
Just sharing a real case. I have a friend who sent her kid to a neighbourhood primary school and told me that as long as the kid can be consistently the top few in the neighborhood school from P1-P6, she can go on to any secondary school of her choice after psle.
Is it worthwhile to get a shot at nanhua phase 2c (<1km) or confirmed spot in Qifa? The 4 sch within 1km are nanhua qifa clementi and peitong.
Her reasoning is that if the child can’t even top her own neighborhood school, and is not so academically inclined, she will not suddenly become a top student even if she’s in NYPS.
Having said that, the mum did send her daughter to lots of enrichment classes and the kid subsequently did well enough to get into a top sec sch. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2022254\" time=\"1620005368\" user_id=\"17023:
Actually I would try nhps but parent thinks sch doesn't matter since boy is bright (maths sci are good, languages can't tell yet) but no lack of resources if they decide to enrol in tuition. Issue is parent has trained child to be ultra-competitive so not sure if nhps is a good envnmt for such competitive kids or not. I think boy is better off being nurtured to be more balanced.
Just sharing a real case. I have a friend who sent her kid to a neighbourhood primary school and told me that as long as the kid can be consistently the top few in the neighborhood school from P1-P6, she can go on to any secondary school of her choice after psle.Imp75\" post_id=\"2022195\" time=\"1619941293\" user_id=\"2358:
Is it worthwhile to get a shot at nanhua phase 2c (<1km) or confirmed spot in Qifa? The 4 sch within 1km are nanhua qifa clementi and peitong.
Her reasoning is that if the child can’t even top her own neighborhood school, and is not so academically inclined, she will not suddenly become a top student even if she’s in NYPS.
Having said that, the mum did send her daughter to lots of enrichment classes and the kid subsequently did well enough to get into a top sec sch. -
It’s a bit too early to tell if a 6-year-old child will be good in PSLE Science (keywords!) and Maths (problem sum stories!)…and what about under AL system? If the languages aren’t up to par, will drag down the total score.
If the kid is brilliant in Olympiad maths, could be a candidate for NUS High in future but he still has to sit for PSLE.
At first I thought you meant the child has been doing P1 assessment books way ahead of his age and gets all of them correct. That would be a better indicator of scoring well in lower primary.
Competitive spirit is good if it drives him to improve his exam savviness. Will it drive him to improve on his other aspects such as teamwork, empathy & kindness to others? -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022268\" time=\"1620008935\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022268 time=1620008935 user_id=53606]
No he doesn't drill in assessmemt books but rather he played IQ games since young and very good at them.
It’s a bit too early to tell if a 6-year-old child will be good in PSLE Science (keywords!) and Maths (problem sum stories!)...and what about under AL system? If the languages aren’t up to par, will drag down the total score.
If the kid is brilliant in Olympiad maths, could be a candidate for NUS High in future but he still has to sit for PSLE.
At first I thought you meant the child has been doing P1 assessment books way ahead of his age and gets all of them correct. That would be a better indicator of scoring well in lower primary.
Competitive spirit is good if it drives him to improve his exam savviness. Will it drive him to improve on his other aspects such as teamwork, empathy & kindness to others?[/quote] -
Well as I’m sure u know (with 2 kids having sat PSLE before) IQ games are in no way tested in school nor in PSLE.
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Imp75\" post_id=\"2022273\" time=\"1620009628\" user_id=\"2358:
IMHO, I would be careful to associate that with academic assessments. Many high IQ people fail and struggle in an academic setting like Primary or Secondary school - hence, the proliferation of tuition centres to teach you how to 'answer correctly' (as opposed to finding the correct answer). Notwithstanding, given that resources are not an issue and parental support is not a concern, the school may not matter much.
No he doesn't drill in assessmemt books but rather he played IQ games since young and very good at them.[/quote]zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022268\" time=\"1620008935\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022268 time=1620008935 user_id=53606]It’s a bit too early to tell if a 6-year-old child will be good in PSLE Science (keywords!) and Maths (problem sum stories!)...and what about under AL system? If the languages aren’t up to par, will drag down the total score.
If the kid is brilliant in Olympiad maths, could be a candidate for NUS High in future but he still has to sit for PSLE.
At first I thought you meant the child has been doing P1 assessment books way ahead of his age and gets all of them correct. That would be a better indicator of scoring well in lower primary.
Competitive spirit is good if it drives him to improve his exam savviness. Will it drive him to improve on his other aspects such as teamwork, empathy & kindness to others?
That said, I would still ballot for NHPS and then accept any available school for Phase 2CS if I'm in the same position. Sad but true, there is an unequal distribution of resources in schools. What's available in NHPS cannot be found in the others, but what can be found in the others can be found in NHPS. -
floppy\" post_id=\"2022276\" time=\"1620010448\" user_id=\"97579:
IMHO, I would be careful to associate that with academic assessments. Many high IQ people fail and struggle in an academic setting like Primary or Secondary school - hence, the proliferation of tuition centres to teach you how to 'answer correctly' (as opposed to finding the correct answer). Notwithstanding, given that resources are not an issue and parental support is not a concern, the school may not matter much.
No he doesn't drill in assessmemt books but rather he played IQ games since young and very good at them.Imp75\" post_id=\"2022273\" time=\"1620009628\" user_id=\"2358:
[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022268 time=1620008935 user_id=53606]It’s a bit too early to tell if a 6-year-old child will be good in PSLE Science (keywords!) and Maths (problem sum stories!)...and what about under AL system? If the languages aren’t up to par, will drag down the total score.
If the kid is brilliant in Olympiad maths, could be a candidate for NUS High in future but he still has to sit for PSLE.
At first I thought you meant the child has been doing P1 assessment books way ahead of his age and gets all of them correct. That would be a better indicator of scoring well in lower primary.
Competitive spirit is good if it drives him to improve his exam savviness. Will it drive him to improve on his other aspects such as teamwork, empathy & kindness to others?
That said, I would still ballot for NHPS and then accept any available school for Phase 2CS if I'm in the same position. Sad but true, there is an unequal distribution of resources in schools. What's available in NHPS cannot be found in the others, but what can be found in the others can be found in NHPS.[/quote]Hahahaha ksparents all think alike. I hv 3 proven kids who had gone through the system yet if the parents don't listen then nothing much I can do. It's not my kids....
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