[Toa Payoh] Primary Schools
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Yes, my DD is aware of the popular schools her friends go to, except those expats or SPRs who go to international schools. She can tell the difference between SAP and govt aided, co-ed or boy/girl, mainstream vs GEP.
Told her that she can still get to go into one if she does well on her own merit. -
Juanthedragon:
Wah..... stress...........Yes, my DD is aware of the popular schools her friends go to, except those expats or SPRs who go to international schools. She can tell the difference between SAP and govt aided, co-ed or boy/girl, mainstream vs GEP.
Told her that she can still get to go into one if she does well on her own merit.
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Daddy
Wow, peer pressure is it ?
Wah..... stress...........Juanthedragon:
Yes, my DD is aware of the popular schools her friends go to, except those expats or SPRs who go to international schools. She can tell the difference between SAP and govt aided, co-ed or boy/girl, mainstream vs GEP.
Told her that she can still get to go into one if she does well on her own merit. -
Juanthedragon:
No offence. I feel that she is conscious about it because the parents have been \"educating\" her on the different type/ std of schools. So she will feel \"worse off\" if she don't make it to a good one per her impression.Yes, my DD is aware of the popular schools her friends go to, except those expats or SPRs who go to international schools. She can tell the difference between SAP and govt aided, co-ed or boy/girl, mainstream vs GEP.
Told her that she can still get to go into one if she does well on her own merit.
I heard the same with another friend. They have been telling their child how great a school is and they want to put him there. But it don't seem achievable now as trying for that school is too risky and low chance. So he feel \"worst off\" though the other backup choices are top 20 schools in Spore. It's all about their perception that sometimes we parents are guilty of communication to our young ones. -
Juanthedragon:
I saw the disappointment in her when her friends in the neighborhood asked her where she will be going. She asked my wife why we did not put her in RGPS where her chance of getting in was so much higher.
Very sad to hear that.
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Juanthedragon:
Hi Juanthedragon,Yes, my DD is aware of the popular schools her friends go to, except those expats or SPRs who go to international schools. She can tell the difference between SAP and govt aided, co-ed or boy/girl, mainstream vs GEP.
Told her that she can still get to go into one if she does well on her own merit.
Did you put your girl in the waiting list at NYPS immediate after the balloting at P2C? -
MMM,
Agree with you.
Kids at kindy level do not know so much about elite/prestigious schools, and different type of schools unless parents have been feeding/educating them about how good so-and-so school is.
Firstly, do not count chickens b4 they hatch, esp with the high take up rate. Secondly, why give kids that idea they are in elite schools ? Young children will get snobbish IF they get in, look down on kids in other schools. -
The P1 registration caught us off guard this year. Looking at the history of balloting, most children would have been successful within 1km under phase2C. I am staying within 1km from these schools, if i am lucky, doesn’t matter whether it is RGPS or NYPS, i will secure a place.
Peer pressure comes from parents and children. Can’t help it when parents all think alike and all their cousins/neighbourhood friends go to the same/popular schools.
For us parents, we will do utmost first not to deny our children the choice if we can help it. If we can’t, there are neighbourhood schools to take them in…be it in Toa Payoh, Novena or Clementi. -
Juanthedragon:
OIC.... stay in prime neighbourhood is like that one I guess?The P1 registration caught us off guard this year. Looking at the history of balloting, most children would have been successful within 1km under phase2C. I am staying within 1km from these schools, if i am lucky, doesn't matter whether it is RGPS or NYPS, i will secure a place.
Peer pressure comes from parents and children. Can't help it when parents all think alike and all their cousins/neighbourhood friends go to the same/popular schools.
For us parents, we will do utmost first not to deny our children the choice if we can help it. If we can't, there are neighbourhood schools to take them in........be it in Toa Payoh, Novena or Clementi.
\"Toa Payoh, Novena or Clementi\"..... your range quite wide leh...
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Daddy
MCS in toa payoh, Balestier Hill in novena and, Pei Tong in clementi........
OIC.... stay in prime neighbourhood is like that one I guess?Juanthedragon:
The P1 registration caught us off guard this year. Looking at the history of balloting, most children would have been successful within 1km under phase2C. I am staying within 1km from these schools, if i am lucky, doesn't matter whether it is RGPS or NYPS, i will secure a place.
Peer pressure comes from parents and children. Can't help it when parents all think alike and all their cousins/neighbourhood friends go to the same/popular schools.
For us parents, we will do utmost first not to deny our children the choice if we can help it. If we can't, there are neighbourhood schools to take them in........be it in Toa Payoh, Novena or Clementi.
\"Toa Payoh, Novena or Clementi\"..... your range quite wide leh...
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