7 New IP schools

[corneyAmber]

Daddy

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Now I remember why I used to get confused on how to pronounce the \"IP MAN\" movie...
:lol: :lol: :lol:

:rotflmao: :rotfmao：
I had the same problem when I dated my hubby to watch the movie \"IP man\". He raised his brows at me and went \"huh\"? Then of course I got educated by him about 叶问 in detail. He said I had been too updated with SG's education that I lost out on history.....:lol:

But I told him if I don't keep up with current now, I will be history!!! At least for as far as my child is concerned. :lol:

[kiaaik]

phankao:

kiaaik:

according to Straits Times, MOE has rejected SJI two earlier IP proposals...why is that so since SJI is also independent? becos ACS has better COP than SJI?

bc actually applications for IP already closed. The last school approved was River Valley. So how can MOE be seen to approve SJI without approving other schools who have been asking as well? That's why MOE open this round with 7 new IP schools, lah.

last time the former education minister tharma said it is closed officially becos school after school went to moe with applications but moe kept it open again later without informing the public...all the 7 IP schools were from recent applications

[dunnoleh]

verykiasu2010:

... as a matter of policy, MOE can open and close for the application for IPO any time they wish, i.e. suka suka ...

i think not suka suka, but mere mortals dun get to sit in the assembly of gods.

we can only pray that our children get good grades,
and choose those schools they want,
and not to be chosen by schools that others don't want.

[dunnoleh]

ksi:

...I have not caught up with all the detail discussion here yet but based on the above posting, I agree the these IP schools are born to ease the MT reduction issue. This will make less people feel that they are penalized from having a university education just because of MT alone. I think it is prettclause and prudent of the gahmen to try to address this issue in an alternative way instead of leaving it as pent-up frustrations and forcing the richer folks to seek elsewhere for their tertiary education or in the extreme cases, migrate due to education.

I hope it is not true

--- that too many rich kids have problems with MT(even with expensive home tuition?)
--- that this problem is big enough to justify a major policy shift.

[verykiasu2010]

dunnoleh:

ksi:

...I have not caught up with all the detail discussion here yet but based on the above posting, I agree the these IP schools are born to ease the MT reduction issue. This will make less people feel that they are penalized from having a university education just because of MT alone. I think it is prettclause and prudent of the gahmen to try to address this issue in an alternative way instead of leaving it as pent-up frustrations and forcing the richer folks to seek elsewhere for their tertiary education or in the extreme cases, migrate due to education.

I hope it is not true

--- that too many rich kids have problems with MT(even with expensive home tuition?)
--- that this problem is big enough to justify a major policy shift.

more correct to say it is a policy fine tuning to suit the ever changing demands of the market place

[dunnoleh]

verykiasu2010:

dunnoleh:

[quote=\"ksi\"]...I have not caught up with all the detail discussion here yet but based on the above posting, I agree the these IP schools are born to ease the MT reduction issue. This will make less people feel that they are penalized from having a university education just because of MT alone. I think it is prettclause and prudent of the gahmen to try to address this issue in an alternative way instead of leaving it as pent-up frustrations and forcing the richer folks to seek elsewhere for their tertiary education or in the extreme cases, migrate due to education.

I hope it is not true

--- that too many rich kids have problems with MT(even with expensive home tuition?)
--- that this problem is big enough to justify a major policy shift.

more correct to say it is a policy fine tuning to suit the ever changing demands of the market place[/quote] orh... now i understand
from \"no more IP schools\" to \"7 new IP schools\"
is just policy fine tuning.
small matter la. :shock:

[happymum8]

verykiasu2010:

dunnoleh:

[quote=\"ksi\"]...I have not caught up with all the detail discussion here yet but based on the above posting, I agree the these IP schools are born to ease the MT reduction issue. This will make less people feel that they are penalized from having a university education just because of MT alone. I think it is prettclause and prudent of the gahmen to try to address this issue in an alternative way instead of leaving it as pent-up frustrations and forcing the richer folks to seek elsewhere for their tertiary education or in the extreme cases, migrate due to education.

I hope it is not true

--- that too many rich kids have problems with MT(even with expensive home tuition?)
--- that this problem is big enough to justify a major policy shift.

more correct to say it is a policy fine tuning to suit the ever changing demands of the market place[/quote]Ultimately, this fine tuning benefits most of the kids.

We should be glad that such changes allow more kids to move a step ahead!

[tanbh]

WeiHan:

relax lah everybody...there is no such thing as \"similar culture continuation\" etc......so I don't see any problem with the scgs/chs/sng sec5-6 merger.


Didn't JCs like Hwa Chong, VJC etc already taking students from various top secondary schools in the past? What problem with the culture was there?

i think you had yet viewed carefully what myself and those others with alternate view point had written. IT all depends on the students/parents on the cultural/school spirit continuation issue... and the brand name continuation ....

like what you mentioned, previous top secondary school students went HC or VJC... so you probably assumed \"no issue\"

but isnt that why Dunman high , SJI and RVHS wished to start their own IP with pre-U extensions? so that their students can have continuous or similar cultural /school spirit experience across 6 years.... and graduate at the end with DUNMAN/SJI brand... not let the prestige of producing good students end up in the hands of Raffles,Victoria or Hwa Chong at A LEVEL


unlike other schools like SNGS who had to somehow join other branded JC under separate brand NAME and join in other top brand JC and under different cultural environment due to NO CHOICE ... hence i am also saying: SNGS/CHS and SCGS dont really benefit as much through this feed into new JC plan.... because their students are already doing the SAME THING NOW/PREVIOUSLY (as you rightly pointed out) ! so i felt it is unjust to these schools and they should have tried other better ways of preserving the school culture and brand of these schools..... do read my earlier posts

also it probably is it \"no issue\" probably because they (students) are joining established JC....SO IT DOESN'T MATTER to the students and their parents...

hence i brought up the issue of the 3 schools feed into 1 new JC is : no track record, no established reputation (despite being fed by 3 new IP school), school culture is mixed of CL-catholic school with English Paranakan school.... which others also replied and countered with their different opinions why the new JC could succeed... please read what we already wrote earlier on different views

it can be totally irrelevant to some people, especially if their current school spirit is not really strong or not so emphasized and especially so if JC they entered is already a \"BETTER brand\" OR ESTABLISHED JC .... but i believe it is relevant for many parents or students....

[CJS]

Daddy

:celebrate: :celebrate:

Now I remember why I used to get confused on how to pronounce the \"IP MAN\" movie...
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yah, my dh who is not a Cantonese pronounced it as \" I P man\". I was :? and told him it should be pronounced as Cantonese \"Yip Mun\" since it is a HK movie.

[kiaaik]

CJS:

Daddy

:celebrate: :celebrate:

Now I remember why I used to get confused on how to pronounce the \"IP MAN\" movie...
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yah, my dh who is not a Cantonese pronounced it as \" I P man\". I was :? and told him it should be pronounced as Cantonese \"Yip Mun\" since it is a HK movie.

i always thought it is I.P. Man