Tanjong Katong Girls' School

[phtthp]

fatbear\" post_id=\"2066968\" time=\"1652143628\" user_id=\"38956:

3E1 also has econs students. Will they join class for lessons , similar to HMT? That means that it may not be necessarily 3 econs classes but 1?

once u get (A1 or A2) for O-level Econs (2286),
doing A-level Econs is a breeze, with the foundation of Econs concepts well set in, clearly understood.

My friend's daughter purposely chosen to DSA into TKGS,

because

out of the entire Singapore, with more than 150 Secondary schools present,

TKGS is the only \"All Girls\" Sec school that offer this subject, \"Economics\".

[Yuppidiyupp]

phtthp\" post_id=\"2072761\" time=\"1656669663\" user_id=\"35251:

once u get (A1 or A2) for O-level Econs (2286),
doing A-level Econs is a breeze, with the foundation of Econs concepts well set in, clearly understood.

My friend's daughter purposely chosen to DSA into TKGS,

because

out of the entire Singapore, with more than 150 Secondary schools present,

TKGS is the only \"All Girls\" Sec school that offer this subject, \"Economics\".

Cant say is a breeze.
A level Econs is different from O level Econs in terms of answering techniques.
Fresh JC Econs kids wont loose out to those who had taken in O.

On a side note, its not easy to score well for O level Econs.
Tkgs std is not what it used to be 10 yrs ago.
Its 2021 O level results not fantastic.

[fatbear]

Is there a min grade for a subject in order to be able to choose Econs, eg A in math ? Science ?


Thanks

[Hendon]

What is the value of taking Econs at O?

[phtthp]

Hendon\" post_id=\"2072918\" time=\"1656735053\" user_id=\"142376:

What is the value of taking Econs at O?

Since u ask this question, then likewise, I will also counter ask :-

what is the value of taking
(History / Geography / Literature) ?

[qms]

Hendon\" post_id=\"2072918\" time=\"1656735053\" user_id=\"142376:

What is the value of taking Econs at O?

:scratchhead:

For someone who doesn't like Geography, History or Literature, it's another option?

[floppy]

Hendon\" post_id=\"2072918\" time=\"1656735053\" user_id=\"142376:

What is the value of taking Econs at O?

From the perspective of preparing the student for A Level:

Short answer: none.

Long answer: there’s no advantage in taking O Level econs even if you plan to take A Level econs in JC. Unlike pure Physics, Chem or Bio, or A Math, where the ‘connection’ is obvious, in econs, the scope of the https://www.seab.gov.sg/docs/default-source/national-examinations/syllabus/olevel/2022syllabus/2286_y22_sy.pdf is limited (probably less than a quarter of A). Hence, you aren’t going to get much advantage out of it.

Furthermore, as Yuppidiyupp, the techniques (and approaches) to answering questions are different. If you are too ‘stuck’ in the O level style, it is even going to be detrimental to you (as a student) in JC / A Level.

Last but not least, it is not a humanities subject under L1R5, only as your ‘other’ subjects (which you could probably pick another easier subject to score or less effort to study). However, you have to give up a humanities subject slot to take up this subject. In terms of opportunity cost (no pun intended), it’s not worth it.

[floppy]

qms\" post_id=\"2072952\" time=\"1656742063\" user_id=\"5718:

:scratchhead:

For someone who doesn't like Geography, History or Literature, it's another option?

Not relevant comparison.

Humanities is a compulsory subject to be included in L1R5. Economics is not a replacement for one of the above. It’s subject type ‘others’. You can refer to https://www.moe.gov.sg/-/media/files/post-secondary/2022-jae-information-booklet.pdf%20 for more info.

Economics is more like another option if you don’t like D&T, FNA, Accounting, PE, etc. For the purpose of scoring, I will honestly pick one of them over economics. There’s a reason why few schools want to offer economics, even in schools where the majority of students end up in JC

[floppy]

As a public advice, there are many reasons to promote and pick TKGS, Economics (as a subject) is not one of them.

[Hendon]

floppy\" post_id=\"2072958\" time=\"1656742988\" user_id=\"97579:

From the perspective of preparing the student for A Level:

Short answer: none.

Long answer: there’s no advantage in taking O Level econs even if you plan to take A Level econs in JC. Unlike pure Physics, Chem or Bio, or A Math, where the ‘connection’ is obvious, in econs, the scope of the https://www.seab.gov.sg/docs/default-source/national-examinations/syllabus/olevel/2022syllabus/2286_y22_sy.pdf is limited (probably less than a quarter of A). Hence, you aren’t going to get much advantage out of it.

Furthermore, as Yuppidiyupp, the techniques (and approaches) to answering questions are different. If you are too ‘stuck’ in the O level style, it is even going to be detrimental to you (as a student) in JC / A Level.

Last but not least, it is not a humanities subject under L1R5, only as your ‘other’ subjects (which you could probably pick another easier subject to score or less effort to study). However, you have to give up a humanities subject slot to take up this subject. In terms of opportunity cost (no pun intended), it’s not worth it.

Thank you. I guess it was obvious to me on a macro level, without the depth of response you gave, but you made it really clear.