River Valley High School [*IP]

[Augmum]

snowman.697:

zzz mr koh called the year ones sons of birds cos they apparently walked on the grass patch instead of the paved road. sometimes i really feel that the principal is going too far in terms of disciplinary issues (eg. Banning tying of buns cos looks \"sexy\" and like a \"pile of sh*t\", challenging everyone as if he's king etc). tbh over these few months i've lost some or even most of the respect of the principal.

tying of buns for girls look sexy meh ??
i thot its shd look traditional, demure and feminine.

i heard that Dr foo insisted on girls' typing of plaits in Nan hua high,
fortunately , he din do it in DHS. :lol:

[rosecy]

WeiHan:

RV is strong in science. so not offering more science subjects is counter-intuitive.

yup RV traditionally strong in math n science. think new direction is due to revised A-level contrasting subject requirement.
dont think any student will drop math to take triple science with a humanities. most RV students do 1 humanities, 1 math, 2 sciences or 2 humanities (of which 1 is econs), 1 math, 1 science.
hence, need not offer 3 full sciences in upper secondary. students can take 3rd science as an elective for interest sake.
WeiHan, what's your take since you are the guru here?

[WeiHan]

rosecy:

WeiHan:

RV is strong in science. so not offering more science subjects is counter-intuitive.

yup RV traditionally strong in math n science. think new direction is due to revised A-level contrasting subject requirement.
dont think any student will drop math to take triple science with a humanities. most RV students do 1 humanities, 1 math, 2 sciences or 2 humanities (of which 1 is econs), 1 math, 1 science.
hence, need not offer 3 full sciences in upper secondary. students can take 3rd science as an elective for interest sake.
WeiHan, what's your take since you are the guru here?

But the new A level contrasting subject requirement has been around for sometimes. I understand we are saying that sec3-4 subject combination is tied to A level. Are the subject combi parents talking above refering to sec3-4 combi or A level's? I am not sure what is the situation at RV. Are there many students wanting to take triple A level science? And I am not familiar with new A level syllables, do you mean students taking triple scienc ein A level are not taking maths?

[sall]

snowman.697:

zzz mr koh called the year ones sons of birds cos they apparently walked on the grass patch instead of the paved road. sometimes i really feel that the principal is going too far in terms of disciplinary issues (eg. Banning tying of buns cos looks \"sexy\" and like a \"pile of sh*t\", challenging everyone as if he's king etc). tbh over these few months i've lost some or even most of the respect of the principal.

I agree with the P on discipinary issues. Every P got to strict. The P is actually very concerned about the students' welfare, maybe his choice of words can be brunt. I think it's very good that he insists girls must pin up their fringe. When I watched the recent Chinese quiz show where different sch participated on tv, I was shocked to see the hairstyle of some girls. What bad image they present to the public! One girl from NYGH, had her long fringe covering part of her brow, and everytime she had to shake her head to 'move' the fringe, not very impressive gesture.

[rosecy]

WeiHan:

But the new A level contrasting subject requirement has been around for sometimes. I understand we are saying that sec3-4 subject combination is tied to A level. Are the subject combi parents talking above refering to sec3-4 combi or A level's? I am not sure what is the situation at RV. Are there many students wanting to take triple A level science? And I am not familiar with new A level syllables, do you mean students taking triple scienc ein A level are not taking maths?

i think augmum is referring to sec 3-4 combi.

besides H1 GP & PW, A lvl students take 4 H2 or 3 H2 + 1 H1. since need a contrasting subject, a student taking triple science will not be able to take math. without math, this will limit their uni course selection.

[Augmum]

rosecy:

WeiHan:

But the new A level contrasting subject requirement has been around for sometimes. I understand we are saying that sec3-4 subject combination is tied to A level. Are the subject combi parents talking above refering to sec3-4 combi or A level's? I am not sure what is the situation at RV. Are there many students wanting to take triple A level science? And I am not familiar with new A level syllables, do you mean students taking triple scienc ein A level are not taking maths?

i think augmum is referring to sec 3-4 combi.

yes, i am referring to sec 3-4 subj combi.
as far as i'm concern, i still find it odd that it doesn't offer triple science.

[WeiHan]

rosecy:

WeiHan:

But the new A level contrasting subject requirement has been around for sometimes. I understand we are saying that sec3-4 subject combination is tied to A level. Are the subject combi parents talking above refering to sec3-4 combi or A level's? I am not sure what is the situation at RV. Are there many students wanting to take triple A level science? And I am not familiar with new A level syllables, do you mean students taking triple scienc ein A level are not taking maths?

i think augmum is referring to sec 3-4 combi.

besides H1 GP & PW, A lvl students take 4 H2 or 3 H2 + 1 H1. since need a contrasting subject, a student taking triple science will not be able to take math. without math, this will limit their uni course selection.

I think I get it. The 4 H2 level subject can be triple science and maths and then the H1 can be a humanity to satisfy the requirement? if what I understand above is a possible combimation that satisfy new A level requirement, then RV's move is quite unnecessary. Not many students choosing this combination isn't quite a good rationale. As long as there are 10, it is viable.

[WeiHan]

Augmum:

rosecy:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]
But the new A level contrasting subject requirement has been around for sometimes. I understand we are saying that sec3-4 subject combination is tied to A level. Are the subject combi parents talking above refering to sec3-4 combi or A level's? I am not sure what is the situation at RV. Are there many students wanting to take triple A level science? And I am not familiar with new A level syllables, do you mean students taking triple scienc ein A level are not taking maths?

i think augmum is referring to sec 3-4 combi.

yes, i am referring to sec 3-4 subj combi.
as far as i'm concern, i still find it odd that it doesn't offer triple science.[/quote]You mean the schools don't offer 9 subjects or 10 subjects..so it is not possible to take triple sciences and double humanities?

[snowman.022851697]

sall:

snowman.697:

zzz mr koh called the year ones sons of birds cos they apparently walked on the grass patch instead of the paved road. sometimes i really feel that the principal is going too far in terms of disciplinary issues (eg. Banning tying of buns cos looks \"sexy\" and like a \"pile of sh*t\", challenging everyone as if he's king etc). tbh over these few months i've lost some or even most of the respect of the principal.

I agree with the P on discipinary issues. Every P got to strict. The P is actually very concerned about the students' welfare, maybe his choice of words can be brunt. I think it's very good that he insists girls must pin up their fringe. When I watched the recent Chinese quiz show where different sch participated on tv, I was shocked to see the hairstyle of some girls. What bad image they present to the public! One girl from NYGH, had her long fringe covering part of her brow, and everytime she had to shake her head to 'move' the fringe, not very impressive gesture.

that's not really my point. I know the principal has to be strict but will the students obey him (out of respect not out of fear) if he doesn't choose his words carefully? Isn't the principal supposed to be the most respected person in the school?

weihan:
i don't think so... best to clarify w the school

[rosecy]

WeiHan:

I think I get it. The 4 H2 level subject can be triple science and maths and then the H1 can be a humanity to satisfy the requirement? if what I understand above is a possible combimation that satisfy new A level requirement, then RV's move is quite unnecessary. Not many students choosing this combination isn't quite a good rationale. As long as there are 10, it is viable.

think you didnt get me. besides GP and PW which are both H1 subjects, students will offer either 4 H2 subjects or 3 H2 + 1 H1 subjects. it is from these 4 subjects that requires a contrasting subject. so if a student offers triple science, then the 4th subject (whether H1 or H2) must be a humanities. hence the student cant choose math if doing triple science, unless i got the A level requirement wrong. anyone can verify?