Networking Group - JCs General
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For discussion purpose only. Just sharing personal perferences and rationale.
If you ask the Swift fans, watching her videos will never be the same as watching her live concert, her charm and wits and spontaneity, it is not just her music but the whole package. (no, I am not a fan.)
Why most go after top schools? there are a few professors /experts in that subject. Call me money mindedness, but I think we get more out of our money to attend their physical lectures than some recordings which can be produced by someone else (or not). Recordings are mainly facts and figures plus some form of illustrations. (Yes some recordings could be of higher quality than others.) Also, based on the online courses that I have come across, I know I am not the only one who just press fast forward and skip some parts come to crunch time. Knowing that we can always play back anytime we want but never get enough time.
Also, I dont think all classes of that same subject will get the same lecturer as their tutor, the lecturer may only be tutoring a couple classes, as least that is how it were during my time. That is the merits of having lectures, all students get the same quality in one go (whether good or bad). Then tutors do discussions and clarifications. -
My niece’s JC stop HBL because some students did not do their assignments on SLS. My niece also think she focus better during in person lectures.
But since 2020 all RI lectures are online and according to the principal, there is no change in cohort’s A level performance. -
Some JC/lecturers actually required students to watch recorded/live stream lectures in classrooms.
As for post sec open houses, we show our support by going with them so that we have a common understanding during discussion & can compare notes afterwards while the teenagers might roam around on their own.
We also prefer them to make their choices based on their own strengths, weaknesses & other considerations instead of following their friends. So far, this has paid off quite well repeatedly when our children explore the less obvious choices.
JC open houses are squeezed into 2 days after release of Olevels results, so quite hectic to visit a handful JC in a day for the undecided. There are consultations with lecturers to clarify questions other than talks & we observed many teenagers were too shy to approach them but went for the ancillaries.
Poly open houses are huge & spread out across campus so required some time mgt to attend the talks, workshops, tours etc of different diplomas. There are usually follow up channels/workshops for committed students interested in EAE as far ahead as 6-8mths before application. -
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Thx for your input. This is helpful.
Some JC/lecturers actually required students to watch recorded/live stream lectures in classrooms.
As for post sec open houses, we show our support by going with them so that we have a common understanding during discussion & can compare notes afterwards while the teenagers might roam around on their own.
We also prefer them to make their choices based on their own strengths, weaknesses & other considerations instead of following their friends. So far, this has paid off quite well repeatedly when our children explore the less obvious choices.
JC open houses are squeezed into 2 days after release of Olevels results, so quite hectic to visit a handful JC in a day for the undecided. There are consultations with lecturers to clarify questions other than talks & we observed many teenagers were too shy to approach them but went for the ancillaries.
Poly open houses are huge & spread out across campus so required some time mgt to attend the talks, workshops, tours etc of different diplomas. There are usually follow up channels/workshops for committed students interested in EAE as far ahead as 6-8mths before application. -
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We will not know if cohort A levels performance could have been better instead. Logistically, it is definitely easier for the schools. So the qn is would the free up time or resources be put to better use, visibly?
My niece’s JC stop HBL because some students did not do their assignments on SLS. My niece also think she focus better during in person lectures.
But since 2020 all RI lectures are online and according to the principal, there is no change in cohort’s A level performance.
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How abt top ranking uni? Ivy leagues. Are they also all online? Nobel prize winners lecturers / professors are why so many covet these ivy leagues. -
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In RI case I believe the intention of recorded lectures is to make the gap day possible. On gap day students can sleep longer hours, additional hours are free up from not require to travel between home and school, and having flexible to do things students choose to do and at the chosen pace. The focus is better well being of its students and staffs. There will be discipline concern, as my niece and you have pointed out.
We will not know if cohort A levels performance could have been better instead. Logistically, it is definitely easier for the schools. So the qn is would the free up time or resources be put to better use, visibly?
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How abt top ranking uni? Ivy leagues. Are they also all online? Nobel prize winners lecturers / professors are why so many covet these ivy leagues.
For discussion sake, what if the recorded lectures are produced by Nobel prize winners- just like a well research, award winning quality documentaries, taking a year to produce, that can be watched by many generations of students, even across all JCs? I think this suit Singapore education environment where we want to try make every school a good school. In US I believe the U are competing with each other, they would want to differentiate themselves by recruiting star lecturers that can inspire and captivate students -
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One kid i know has to return to sch on gap day for training. I believe it depends on which cca.
In RI case I believe the intention of recorded lectures is to make the gap day possible. On gap day students can sleep longer hours, additional hours are free up from not require to travel between home and school, and having flexible to do things students choose to do and at the chosen pace. The focus is better well being of its students and staffs. There will be discipline concern, as my niece and you have pointed out.
For discussion sake, what if the recorded lectures are produced by Nobel prize winners- just like a well research, award winning quality documentaries, taking a year to produce, that can be watched by many generations of students, even across all JCs? I think this suit Singapore education environment where we want to try make every school a good school. In US I believe the U are competing with each other, they would want to differentiate themselves by recruiting star lecturers that can inspire and captivate students
For discussion purpose only.
Wouldn't recordings be easily shared around the world? Not sure how copyright can be addressed.
To pay same high fees for online ivy leagues? Not sure how attractive is that for students and parents who will be paying for it. I wouldn't know.
Recently i attended a talk on site. Speaker was amazing and commanded whole audi attention and applauses. Managed to get the link to recording afterwards and watched with my kid. Kid lost interest within minutes. Even i found the video version with same speaker and speech, didn't give the same luring effect, charm and effectiveness. -
With due respect, not sure whether there are so many charismatic lecturers (speakers) in JCs or in general.
I prefer physical lectures more for interaction and eye contact between the lecturers and the students. Think physical lectures will engage the students more meaningfully. -
With due respect, not sure whether there are so many charismatic lecturers (speakers) in JCs or in general.
I prefer physical lectures more for interaction and eye contact between the lecturers and the students. Think physical lectures will engage the students more meaningfully. -
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One kid i know has to return to sch on gap day for training. I believe it depends on which cca.
For discussion purpose only.
Wouldn't recordings be easily shared around the world? Not sure how copyright can be addressed.
To pay same high fees for online ivy leagues? Not sure how attractive is that for students and parents who will be paying for it. I wouldn't know.
Recently i attended a talk on site. Speaker was amazing and commanded whole audi attention and applauses. Managed to get the link to recording afterwards and watched with my kid. Kid lost interest within minutes. Even i found the video version with same speaker and speech, didn't give the same luring effect, charm and effectiveness.
Ok, my child has to go back for cca in the morning but reporting time not as early as normal school days. But from noon he is free to do his own stuff. I can feel he is already in wind down mood starting from the night before gap day. But alot of online learning to catch up on the gap day, but at his chosen pace. Can feel the big contrast in pace between him and his siblings without gap day.
college will face lawsuit if they use other colleges’ online video for their own curriculum. I really don’t think any reputable college who want to stay running will risk doing that.
I suppose there are pro and con in both in personal and recorded lectures, and subjected to individual preference. my children prefer recorded lectures.
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