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    Small fish in big pond or big fish in small pond?

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      Edureach
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      Heck care whether big or small. As long as they are comfortable and doing well are sufficient reasons for celebration.


      All these arguments not so instructive leh.

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        Pen88n
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        Child’s temperament, attitude, ability are factors to consider when deciding on which type of school environment will suit the child.

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          jtoh
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          Different strokes for different folks.

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            BeContented
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            jtoh:
            Different strokes for different folks.

            Agree....
            DS - happily enjoying his achievement/recognition in his small pond, refused to go to bigger pond. Contented.
            DD - also resisted going to bigger pond. But once transferred, could see her inching out of her hiding corner and her desire to still be a big fish is something I didn't know. Interesting :evil:

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              jtoh
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              cwc:
              jtoh:

              Different strokes for different folks.


              Agree....
              DS - happily enjoying his achievement/recognition in his small pond, refused to go to bigger pond. Contented.
              DD - also resisted going to bigger pond. But once transferred, could see her inching out of her hiding corner and her desire to still be a big fish is something I didn't know. Interesting :evil:

              Glad to hear that your dd is thriving in the big pond. You never know until you try.

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                BeContented
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                jtoh:
                cwc:

                [quote=\"jtoh\"]Different strokes for different folks.


                Agree....
                DS - happily enjoying his achievement/recognition in his small pond, refused to go to bigger pond. Contented.
                DD - also resisted going to bigger pond. But once transferred, could see her inching out of her hiding corner and her desire to still be a big fish is something I didn't know. Interesting :evil:

                Glad to hear that your dd is thriving in the big pond. You never know until you try.[/quote]Not exactly a BIG pond lah, but definitely bigger & more challenging than the previous. You're right, never try never know 🙂
                In fact, quite interesting to see her show some little sparks of intelligence and the elder brother (only 1 yr diff) getting a little 😓 surprised and edgy that the younger sis is slowly catching up on him :rahrah: that should keep him on his toes 😉

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                  MyBaby
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                  Jumping into this thread as the subject caught my attention. It reminded me of one of RGS Principal’s slide when DD went for the recent Open House. She had a slide with the question "Big Fish, Small Pond?" or "Big Pond, Small Fish?" Then she went on to say that it does not matter as at the end of the day, it is still the same fish (that is, the size of the fish is the same). It is the quality of water that matters.


                  Then DD turned to me and said, "Mum, what she said is true but there are also other schools that can provide quality water." That was also when I realised that she wasn’t keen on gaining entry to RGS …

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                    jtoh
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                    cwc:

                    Not exactly a BIG pond lah, but definitely bigger & more challenging than the previous. You're right, never try never know 🙂
                    In fact, quite interesting to see her show some little sparks of intelligence and the elder brother (only 1 yr diff) getting a little 😓 surprised and edgy that the younger sis is slowly catching up on him :rahrah: that should keep him on his toes 😉
                    With such a close gap in their age, is there quite a bit of competition?

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                      jtoh
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                      MyBaby:
                      Jumping into this thread as the subject caught my attention. It reminded me of one of RGS Principal's slide when DD went for the recent Open House. She had a slide with the question \"Big Fish, Small Pond?\" or \"Big Pond, Small Fish?\" Then she went on to say that it does not matter as at the end of the day, it is still the same fish (that is, the size of the fish is the same). It is the quality of water that matters.


                      Then DD turned to me and said, \"Mum, what she said is true but there are also other schools that can provide quality water.\" That was also when I realised that she wasn't keen on gaining entry to RGS ...
                      An astute dd you have there. 🙂

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                        Nebbermind
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                        ever kept some fish before. given limited space, the bigger fish always get the food 1st…and more. The smaller fish always remain relatively small.


                        but that being said, the size of the fish is always limited by the size of the tank…u can only grow that much.

                        sorry…i can’t figure out what i’m trying to say…LOL!!!

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