* Nanyang JC (NYJC)
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usaik881\" post_id=\"2098549\" time=\"1676989496\" user_id=\"199461:
There are so many other information to ask like how’s the school culture, what are their teachers like, start times, what subject combi that can be taken etc.
A school is a public institution. This means it has a basic duty to the public, not just to those who are associated with it. As a public institution, future potential students, their parents, have a rightful claim to information from it; even for the curious by-stander.
Re information, we say it is a mistake for NO information to be the case, as some are clamoring. NO information makes everyone stupider.
Information, including frivolous information and even harmful misinformation, adds value. The noisier, the better. Because nobody kicks at a dead dog, when a place is noisy, it means something is cooking at that place. For those with a stake in it, it is only of the essence to give it a careful lookover.
We see names raised in the discussion, kaypoh, gossip. This is rather unfortunate, since these are actually the naturally existing sieving mechanisms the information world needs for correct decision making. Kaypohs, gossips, provide the noise, very necessary noise, for sieving out frivolous information and/or harmful information. (Re kaypohs, gossips, in a pleasanter and better mannered world, the correct word to use is by-stander.)
Information makes everyone smarter.
Let us cite an example: buying online. When we buy online, especially of an unfamiliar product or from an unfamiliar vendor, we always look at their reviews first. We normally won't risk buying when there are no reviews.
Even with a product and/or a vendor we are familiar with, such as a car, we still take a look at their reviews, although these reviews carry less weight in our buying decision.
When we look at these reviews, we always look at the negative comments first. Always. Because the negative comments alert us to unseen things which the eye misses. Granted some reviews can be frivolous. But the higher the stake, the more time we will spend sieving through them before we decide whether to buy or not to buy.
But to specifically ask for their results and results only and then mention other top JCs revealing their results and kicking up a ruckus with all kinds of accusations about the school for not revealing their results, if this is not trying to compare which JC is better, then what is it?
There are so many other information about the school on their website. So why is there no transparency? Or only because they did not reveal their results for people to compare that they are being accused of hiding information and not being transparent? -
Kimkar\" post_id=\"2098541\" time=\"1676985458\" user_id=\"36967:
Kimkar,
I agree.
As a parent with my DD in NYJC J2, I can attest that the students are informed of the mean RP score on the 2022 A Level results. They are also informed of their CT or mid year or year-end score vs the rest of the classes and overall cohort. As long as they are happy with the current system, as long as they feel challenged by the super hard papers set by the school and yet they are willing to push themselvrs to work even harder, I don't see why parents with their DS in other JCs fighting over the JC ranking. I am quite disturbed as I feel that the school's conviction to keep the A results in check has created so much hoo-ha every year, after the release of the A level results.
I was once perplexed why my neighbour's DD has wanted badly to get into NYJC but did not meet the COP. But seeing is believing if you have a child there, and you can understand what the school has done for the students in terms of welfare. This is truly what has been reported in the ST and the school will continue to attract outstanding students from all sec schools to its campus.
Can share
why your 2023 JC2 daughter has chosen to come to Nanyang JC,
and not
Hwa Chong or RI, when her nett L1R5 (O-level) easily could have led her to enter into either Hwa Chong / RI admission ? How does your daughter find Nanyang JC, so far ? -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2098553\" time=\"1676991139\" user_id=\"35251:
My DD1 has been balloted out of RI. She chose RI as her 1st choice the as she reckoned that RI has better pool of resources where she can tap for her subjects combi.
Kimkar,
Can share
why your 2023 JC2 daughter has chosen to come to Nanyang JC,
and not
Hwa Chong or RI, when her nett L1R5 (O-level) easily could have led her to enter into either Hwa Chong / RI admission ? How does your daughter find Nanyang JC, so far ?
Nevertheless, NY ranked in 2nd in her choice as it is near our house, with direct bus or mrt access. The dress-down days and 8.30am reporting time are some of the other draws. She also heard that NYJC has well established Math and Chem.dept. She was won over after her first week orientation in NY. So it doesn't really matter even if NYJC is not her 1st choice.
Like many other JC students or NYcians, she has her struggles in her J1 as she has to juggle with her sport CCA practices, her leadership role, and to balance with the mini quizzes, weekly tests and getting used to the standard of papers in JC, etc. .But she told me the teachers are very helpelful. The consultations really help to clear doubts and she even dropped her Chem tuition at the beginning of J1 (till now). Despite the high standards of papers set, she is able to navigate thru and slowly gain better footing in most of her subjects, of course, with the help of her teachers besides her hard work. I think this part is very instrumental as to why NYJC is able to attract lower COP students to join them year after year. -
Kimkar\" post_id=\"2098563\" time=\"1676996552\" user_id=\"36967:
Low COP schools naturally attract top students. Like if you see a long queue of customers at a hawker stall, naturally you would be keen to try the food.
My DD1 has been balloted out of RI. She chose RI as her 1st choice the as she reckoned that RI has better pool of resources where she can tap for her subjects combi.
Nevertheless, NY ranked in 2nd in her choice as it is near our house, with direct bus or mrt access. The dress-down days and 8.30am reporting time are some of the other draws. She also heard that NYJC has well established Math and Chem.dept. She was won over after her first week orientation in NY. So it doesn't really matter even if NYJC is not her 1st choice.
Like many other JC students or NYcians, she has her struggles in her J1 as she has to juggle with her sport CCA practices, her leadership role, and to balance with the mini quizzes, weekly tests and getting used to the standard of papers in JC, etc. .But she told me the teachers are very helpelful. The consultations really help to clear doubts and she even dropped her Chem tuition at the beginning of J1 (till now). Despite the high standards of papers set, she is able to navigate thru and slowly gain better footing in most of her subjects, of course, with the help of her teachers besides her hard work. I think this part is very instrumental as to why NYJC is able to attract lower COP students to join them year after year.
It is all about hard work. As long as your DD continues to work hard, she will do well esp if she is happy and has good support from the school and friends. Most of the students score A in PW maybe because everyone in the group is motivated to do well.
It does not mean that just because one is in a top school, one is GUARANTEED to do well. It is all individual’s hard work. The school can only do so much. -
中庸之道 won’t 混水摸鱼 - just merely mumbling it only.
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Yuppidiyupp\" post_id=\"2098545\" time=\"1676988430\" user_id=\"197060:
cant access the full read, cos no online ST acct.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/school-spotlight-how-neighbourhood-nanyang-junior-college-goes-from-mid-tier-to-top
https://postimg.cc/wypGm3hD
:congrats:
can anyone share the full article ? -
MyPillow\" post_id=\"2098599\" time=\"1677035304\" user_id=\"70594:
Earlier in this thread, lassie girl has pasted the entire article there:
cant access the full read, cos no online ST acct.
can anyone share the full article ?
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=101559&p=2098443#p2098443 -
Folks from both sides of the equation, let’s take a chill pill and give the matter a rest, at least for the time being. Mabbe even stay away from the forum for a couple of days, if you feel your BP boiling due to the ongoing debate. It’s not worth your health suffering to win an argument with a stranger who could even be a troll over the Internet (and pple rarely win arguments over the Internet).
The ability to de-engage and de-escalate is also a sign of intelligence and self-control, which I’m sure we all like to set as an example for our kids to follow.
Sometimes when we’re over-eager to defend the prestige of a sch, the malevolence of the posts can put off neutrals, then backfire and even tarnish the very institutions we wish to protect, including pple associated with them such as our kids who are students of those very sch. It turns ugly very fast and makes for bad reading.
I think pple are generally intelligent and will be able to digest multiple sources of information and make their own minds up about certain sch. Very few pple will take forum posts as the gospel truth. So no need to respond to every single post that we disagree on.
At the end of the day, the only thing worthy of mention is how well your own kid did for A-Level, and not whether he came from the #1, 2 or nth ranked JC.
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