River Valley High School [*IP]
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MXYMum:
I guess you are refering to the change of principal. I can't think of any reason why students should dislike a principal except for the strict discipline he/she may demand. Principals usually don't interact with students directly so it must be the policies that he/she introduces.
Well, this is expected as there is limited choice of good secondary schools in the West Zone. Thus, with RV in Boon Lay, many kids staying in the Jurong area or anywhere around the West are applying. Most the kids from my DD's class say that they want to go to RV. Regardless of what happened lately, RV has good reputation and long history of producing good students.
May I know what are the changes in policies that the students do not like? There may be many reasons for teachers to dislike a new principal because they cannot get use to the new style? Maybe he want the teachers to change some of the curriculum and thus add more jobs for the teachers and they dislike? But students?
This new principal of RV, I thought I see that, never just sit down to do some routine mundane administrative work only. I thought I see that he keeps thinking....During his stay in HCI, he introduced the policy that teachers should go for graduate studies so that they can better advise students on project researches. -
MXYMum:
Actually, quite many from the North too, not only the West.
Well, this is expected as there is limited choice of good secondary schools in the West Zone. Thus, with RV in Boon Lay, many kids staying in the Jurong area or anywhere around the West are applying. Most the kids from my DD's class say that they want to go to RV. Regardless of what happened lately, RV has good reputation and long history of producing good students. -
WeiHan:
parents and students and potential students of RV should be happy that a HCI principal is transferred to them to further enhance the standard and reputation of the school.....RV has been in the \"wilderness\" for quite a long time already....good thing they got the IP approved and move on
I guess you are refering to the change of principal. I can't think of any reason why students should dislike a principal except for the strict discipline he/she may demand. Principals usually don't interact with students directly so it must be the policies that he/she introduces.MXYMum:
Well, this is expected as there is limited choice of good secondary schools in the West Zone. Thus, with RV in Boon Lay, many kids staying in the Jurong area or anywhere around the West are applying. Most the kids from my DD's class say that they want to go to RV. Regardless of what happened lately, RV has good reputation and long history of producing good students.
May I know what are the changes in policies that the students do not like? There may be many reasons for teachers to dislike a new principal because they cannot get use to the new style? Maybe he want the teachers to change some of the curriculum and thus add more jobs for the teachers and they dislike? But students?
This new principal of RV, I thought I see that, never just sit down to do some routine mundane administrative work only. I thought I see that he keeps thinking....During his stay in HCI, he introduced the policy that teachers should go for graduate studies so that they can better advise students on project researches. -
Found something interesting here
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100503-213954.html
Mr Koh Yong Chiah, principal of River Valley High School and former principal of Jurong Junior College (JJC), said he felt doing away with uniforms altogether could be a better idea. 'JC students are, after all, the same age as polytechnic students, who don't have to wear uniforms - so why make them do it?'
During his tenure at JJC, Mr Koh required students to wear their full uniform just once a week. On other days, students were allowed to wear official school T-shirts with their trousers or skirts. These, he said, could be anything from house T-shirts to student-designed co-curricular activities group shirts, as long as they were approved by the school. -
Actually imo, it might b better to go to the school n ask to speak to the new p or other key staff to direct your doubts rather than taking opinion wholesale. But 1 thing for sure, parents of the seeking dsa admission to rv would b most happy wif all these negative comments with regds to rv cos lesser candidates will n competing wif their kids.
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daisyt:
I have heard about this too.....thus confirming my impression that Mr. Koh isn't rigid minded but his policies have specific aims which means that they are pragmatic in approach.Found something interesting here
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100503-213954.html
Mr Koh Yong Chiah, principal of River Valley High School and former principal of Jurong Junior College (JJC), said he felt doing away with uniforms altogether could be a better idea. 'JC students are, after all, the same age as polytechnic students, who don't have to wear uniforms - so why make them do it?'
During his tenure at JJC, Mr Koh required students to wear their full uniform just once a week. On other days, students were allowed to wear official school T-shirts with their trousers or skirts. These, he said, could be anything from house T-shirts to student-designed co-curricular activities group shirts, as long as they were approved by the school. -
So far, I only hear that there are negative things about the new principal but when asked specifically what is it, we don't get anything......
But what I have here are concrete facts.
1. During his tenure at JJC, the cutoff point of JJ has improved and many students stayed after actual A level result release.
2. He made the teachers worked 5 days week only instead of 6 days. So I don't see how he can be a unreasonable slave driver. In fact it shows that he is quite caring not just students but teachers and staffs under him.
....there may be other things which you can read the report MOE has written after he took leadership at JJ.
http://conference.nie.edu.sg/paper/Converted%20Pdf/ab00349.pdf -
justsay:
daisyt, my ds got slight improvement now in his compo after \"forcing\" hm to read up model essays. he got e techniques on how to write according to the title, no more primary school stylesdaisyt:
Stressy, justsay, did ur children check with e teacher if he/she would be conducting any remedial class for those weak in chinese? I know quite often the teachers would do so on his/her own will or when students make a request (for almost all e subjects). Usually each class has a rep for each subject. Now its time for e rep to do something. Compo - just need to get the techniques right on different type of questions. Ask the teachers, i am sure they can help. JMHO
Daisyt, there is remedial class for HMT but dd doesn't need to attend. I think there are more who get worse than her. Heard many of them scored A* for PSLE Chinese and scoring C5 or C6 now.
I have enrolled her for HMT enrichment class, hope can help.
Stressy, how about your ds ? How is he coping with HMT now ? -
anyone in year 5. my dd did not do well in her mid year n she told me whole level was a disappointment. P & teachers start havg meetings to see if questions are too tough after release of results. very stress now n get to study very hard for her upcoming exam in sept .hope she can relax but she told me not much time left. sigh…
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stressy:
anyone in year 5. my dd did not do well in her mid year n she told me whole level was a disappointment. P & teachers start havg meetings to see if questions are too tough after release of results. very stress now n get to study very hard for her upcoming exam in sept .hope she can relax but she told me not much time left. sigh.....
Next year A level for her, yes really stress. My dd was telling me a senior in year 6 this year, hardly see her online or in fb as compare to last time.
I think dolphinsiah's dd is 4 or 5.
Your dd used to do well all the while except now year 5 or all the while average? Are the papers more or less A level standards?
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