Raffles Girls' Primary

[mommyNg]

ctct61t:

KSP:

My dd brought back the gep selection letter yesterday. All P3 here going for it?

I was told all students must go for the 1st round.

My cousin has a P4 dd. She didn't want her dd to go to GEP, of course that includes no taking of GEP screening test. On the day of the test (1st round), she brought her dd to see doctor, hence got an MC and managed to \"siam\" the test... (btw her daughter was one of the top students in the school)

[Luanee]

jtoh:

GEP kids are of higher ability, so in general shouldn't need tuition and indeed, are encouraged NOT to have tuition. BUT there are kiasu parents who will send their kids for tuition. Then there are ganchiong parents who will still fuss and worry over their kids, creating stress for themselves. So whether it's stress-free for the parents depends on the kid and the parents.

I agree on this. How many tuition or enrichment classes ur kids go generally depend on the parents' gan cheongness... if ur kid is good enuf, even if she is not in GEP also no need tuition.

[Luanee]

mommyNg:

My cousin has a P4 dd. She didn't want her dd to go to GEP, of course that includes no taking of GEP screening test. On the day of the test (1st round), she brought her dd to see doctor, hence got an MC and managed to \"siam\" the test... (btw her daughter was one of the top students in the school)

:goodpost:

[ctct61t]

Luanee:

I agree on this. How many tuition or enrichment classes ur kids go generally depend on the parents' gan cheongness... if ur kid is good enuf, even if she is not in GEP also no need tuition.

:lol: My friend mentioned that principle asked GEP parents not to send their kids for outside tuition.

In fact, I really do not like tution. But I'm kiasumum, so many kids go for tution, how I can see my DD not going for it...but if principle say no, the thing will be totallly different. :lol:

[jtoh]

ctct61t:

Luanee:

I agree on this. How many tuition or enrichment classes ur kids go generally depend on the parents' gan cheongness... if ur kid is good enuf, even if she is not in GEP also no need tuition.

:lol: My friend mentioned that principle asked GEP parents not to send their kids for outside tuition.

In fact, I really do not like tution. But I'm kiasumum, so many kids go for tution, how I can see my DD not going for it...but if principle say no, the thing will be totallly different. :lol:

:lol: :lol: Trust yourself. If your kid doesn't need tuition, don't go, GEP or not.

[greenbean2011]

just curious … if a child has been offered GEP but choose to opt out and continue in mainstream … but later go say, RGS Secondary, won’t this child lose out later when she goes to Secondary school … because all GEP primary school students had been trained for 3 long solid years from P4 to P6 - in accelerated effective training methods of learning / quick thinking ?


if a rgps child is not in GEP class but in normal, mainstream class … will she gets the same, equal chance to be exposed to, and be able to receive these type of good training methodology and thinking, as well ?

bcos i heard that RGPS tend to assign the best teachers, best training resources to GEP classes, plus perhaps one or two top mainstream classes (pls correct me if i am wrong). The rest … i not sure … the flip side of the coin i heard often is … some rgps teachers dont teach much… they leave it to the parents.

[KSP]

verykiasu2010:

Herbie:

vk2010, so which schools are they at now???

neighbourhood schools

Is your neighbourhood near clementi? Wow!!! That could be NUSH... :salute:

[KSP]

ctct61t:

Luanee:

Actually I dont mind my dd taking the test, or even going into GEP if she really has the apptitude. I am just not for the idea of ppl who actually send their kids to classes 'prepare' for the GEP tests, to increase their chances of getting in etc. I mean , if u are gifted means u are gifted, why need to prepare??

I want my dd to go into GEP, as I heard from my friend, that the GEP kids no need any outside tution, no need parents to accompany for study. What parents need to do for GEP student is to let them eat well and sleep well. That's my dream life...

That's my dream life too. Even if she didn't get in.

I think that is possible so long she can cope in the mainstream. Can cope here means B1 for all subjects.

[jtoh]

KSP:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Herbie\"]vk2010, so which schools are they at now???

neighbourhood schools

Is your neighbourhood near clementi? Wow!!! That could be NUSH... :salute:[/quote] :lol: :lol: :lol:

[KSP]

ctct61t:

KSP:

[quote=\"Luanee\"]
Same here, my dd asked me to sign so I signed lol.. But I think we signed just to acknowledged we received and read the letter. Doesnt mean we consent or anything mah..

Do we need to return the letter? I thought we just read and keep the letter.

My DD ask me to sign, so I think she need to return the letter...not sure.[/quote]Mine still at home.