Is it fair?

[Yong HL]

I have heard a friend told me the same thing about her son’s school too… and its a branded school…

[bebebub]

I thought this is quite a common practice in Singapore schools, even neighborhood schools. Just that some school start this arrangement at a higher level (eg. at P3)

[cwk]

I mean all pay the same amount of school fees but why this kind of privilege to the better ones? I just don’t understand the rationale for it. Maybe teachers or principals who are reading this can shed some light?

[titank]

From what I know the top 3 &r bottom 3 classes would be equipped with the best teachers to supervise. Those in the centre are in the safe zone.

Perhaps you may want to clarify with the Principal & FT?

Do share with us this is which Pri Sch?

[ANobleNerd]

There's no point complaining about fairness; whether the stream is at P1, or to IP schools after PSLE, the fact remains that the academically inclined students are usually given such privileges.


The question I have rather, is why the need for extra hours for these students? I used to teach a top streamed P2 class, and already in the class I was doing enrichment level work since the syllabus was too simple for the kids. The Principal I worked for insisted that I hold extra classes for my students despite my telling her that my curriculum time lessons were already at enrichment level. She was adamant that I had to hold extra classes because the other P2 classes had remedial for the weaker students, so I had to clock in the same number of hours for these academically strong ones!

Internally, I was going :stupid: :stupid: :stupid:

[Augmum]

I dunno abt whether the bottom classes do have supp classes or not in the lower primarylevels.

but something interest me, as for my gal's sch when she was in P6,
the worst class was taught by the HOD in maths.

while in P3, she had the \"most lazy\" teacher for teaching the best class.

[tankee]

Since when the world is fair? :?

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

Since when the world is fair? :?

some have it more fair than fair

[Faun]

‘All animals are equal but some are more equal than others’

- from "Animal Farm"


Conclusion - go where you can be a BIG FISH in small pond rather than small fish in BIG POND. Big fish more equal.

[30plus]

From the positive point of view:


Since those are considered more capable pupils, it is more beneficial to give them more to match their capabilities. For less capable ones, give them more may overload them.

From negative point of view:

These group of pupils have higher chance to shine the name of the school, create some points in KSP academic score chart, or featured in some media. So, the return is higher for limited resources.