[Choa Chu Kang] Primary Schools

[jedamum]

mama_g:

I am within 1Km to SV, cant decide if i should give up my P2A2 in a further sch or should i 'gamble' in SV under 2C. So on the last day, if i call up, they will advise the number of applicants within 1KM?

mama_g,
as to whether to give up your p2a2 privilege, ask yourself these questions:-
1) what are your backup plans?
2) are the schools in your backup plans acceptable and justify you giving up your P2A2 in another school priority?

in deciding such, look at whether you can secure your backup school (don't think you can withstand another round of balloting), and whether you can accept the backup school (in phase 2c supp). getting into SV via phase 2c will be a bonus but be prepared.

good luck.

[coldflame]

jedamum:

mama_g:

I am within 1Km to SV, cant decide if i should give up my P2A2 in a further sch or should i 'gamble' in SV under 2C. So on the last day, if i call up, they will advise the number of applicants within 1KM?

mama_g,
as to whether to give up your p2a2 privilege, ask yourself these questions:-
1) what are your backup plans?
2) are the schools in your backup plans acceptable and justify you giving up your P2A2 in another school priority?

in deciding such, look at whether you can secure your backup school (don't think you can withstand another round of balloting), and whether you can accept the backup school (in phase 2c supp). getting into SV via phase 2c will be a bonus but be prepared.

good luck.

Can't agree more with jedamum....

[buds]

Meowie:

ksunflower:

Hi,


Anyone have comments ? Unity and Yew Tee, which one is better and why?

I'm not sure if my comment is useful but I was told unity has more Malay than Chinese. A mummy I've known, prefers yew tee due to that reason. So it might depends on your preference as well.

Personally, i dun find this comment useful at all.
Frankly all these \"i was told\" comments aren't useful in general.
It is best to comment on concrete evidence of school records or
personal experiences (of oneself or of an aquaintance) and not
of mere hearsay. Any comment based on race as being a factor
of school selection is almost insinuating that a school with races
more than the majority chinese is not a better school or a less
preferred one. Be mindful and more sensitive of the multi-racial
harmony we have as a community.

To answer ksunflower constructively, Unity Primary was one
neighbourhood school with a student scoring one of the top
PSLE results... (cannot pin on which year at this moment).
A student of mine went there and the mother said while it
was initially a matter of convenience sending her daughter
there, she was very heartened to find that her daughter is
enjoying school a lot and the teachers are caring.

Yew Tee Pri has a good principal who leads the school by
being involved herself and her innovative ideas brought
to the school has inspired the teachers hence benefitting
the students on the whole in general.

While making comparisons between schools in general, do
bear in mind that in a human-reliant industry it is really the
teachers teaching your child's class that matters. There are
market spoilers everywhere including the teaching industry.
So, while some parents rave that their children are doing
great in their respective classes, a handful of others may
beg to differ due to a different teacher with different
teaching styles.

Citing my own personal experience, in the same school where
my DDs attend... P1 teacher was of extraordinary calibre while
the elder DD at P3 back then had a crappy one who couldn't even
speak coherently in proper English... i had to correct him a few times. :rant:

[jedamum]

buds:

had a crappy one who couldn't even

speak coherently in proper English... i had to correct him a few times. :rant:

maybe when he sees you, he got tongue-tied? :evil:

[Castle House]

buds:

Meowie:

I'm not sure if my comment is useful but I was told unity has more Malay than Chinese. A mummy I've known, prefers yew tee due to that reason. So it might depends on your preference as well.

Personally, i dun find this comment useful at all.
Frankly all these \"i was told\" comments aren't useful in general.
It is best to comment on concrete evidence of school records or
personal experiences (of oneself or of an aquaintance) and not
of mere hearsay. Any comment based on race as being a factor
of school selection is almost insinuating that a school with races
more than the majority chinese is not a better school or a less
preferred one. Be mindful and more sensitive of the multi-racial
harmony we have as a community.

To answer ksunflower constructively, Unity Primary was one
neighbourhood school with a student scoring one of the top
PSLE results... (cannot pin on which year at this moment).
A student of mine went there and the mother said while it
was initially a matter of convenience sending her daughter
there, she was very heartened to find that her daughter is
enjoying school a lot and the teachers are caring.

Yew Tee Pri has a good principal who leads the school by
being involved herself and her innovative ideas brought
to the school has inspired the teachers hence benefitting
the students on the whole in general.

While making comparisons between schools in general, do
bear in mind that in a human-reliant industry it is really the
teachers teaching your child's class that matters. There are
market spoilers everywhere including the teaching industry.
So, while some parents rave that their children are doing
great in their respective classes, a handful of others may
beg to differ due to a different teacher with different
teaching styles.

Citing my own personal experience, in the same school where
my DDs attend... P1 teacher was of extraordinary calibre while
the elder DD at P3 back then had a crappy one who couldn't even
speak coherently in proper English... i had to correct him a few times. :rant:

Well said..

but :shock: you corrected a Teacher.. :faint:

[buds]

jedamum:

buds:

had a crappy one who couldn't even

speak coherently in proper English... i had to correct him a few times. :rant:

maybe when he sees you, he got tongue-tied? :evil:

I sure untied his tongue after that boy. :mad:

Incoherently as in horrible pronunciation and cannot even manage the use of basic grammar. :roll:

Example..
\"If he do not understand or cannot forro wif der rest of der crass... so i were put him up with another pear.\" :faint:

[buds]

Castle House:

Well said..

Thank you, Castle House. Racial harmony should come natural for us Singaporeans... an unspoken way of life that makes our community unique and one that stands out from other battling countries. How we iterate our views reflect on ourselves as to how we parent our children.. unless of course if we say one thing and do another. :faint:

Castle House:

but :shock: you corrected a Teacher.. :faint:

Bb... bbbbuuuuttt.. he was contaminating the students with tardy language. :frustrated:
I knew after i met him face to face that i CANNOT depend on this teacher to ensure my DD has a
solid foundation of the concepts taught at P3. I even shared with him how to make his lessons less
boardy (whiteboard teaching=rote learning) and shared with him my materials. I believe
good things are for sharing and i vote for anything good that can benefit children in general.

[xjysg]

buds:

Castle House:

Well said..

Thank you, Castle House. Racial harmony should come natural for us Singaporeans... an unspoken way of life that makes our community unique and one that stands out from other battling countries. How we iterate our views reflect on ourselves as to how we parent our children.. unless of course if we say one thing and do another. :faint:

Castle House:

but :shock: you corrected a Teacher.. :faint:

Bb... bbbbuuuuttt.. he was contaminating the students with tardy language. :frustrated:
I knew after i met him face to face that i CANNOT depend on this teacher to ensure my DD has a
solid foundation of the concepts taught at P3. I even shared with him how to make his lessons less
boardy (whiteboard teaching=rote learning) and shared with him my materials. I believe
good things are for sharing and i vote for anything good that can benefit children in general.

Shouldn't you highlight this to the HOD and find out how the teacher gets to be a teacher? I would. You can't be watching the teachers all the time.

[buds]

I believe everyone deserves a chance and we are talking about someone's rice bowl here. Poor pronunciation could be a habit or how he has grown up with all this time and may not help much even with a complaint. He kept in touch with me and asked for ideas plus hope to work hand in hand with me with regards to certain issues we've discussed. That shows some hope.. :xedfingers: I'm making him an unfortunate example to cite the basic reality that there ain't all great teachers in one school... as yet. There will be one-offs just like him.. how we judge a school based on good, fair or excellent is honestly just general. Plus you have to also bear in the factor that there will be staff turnover within a school.. principal included. Just to update, i informed the Principal abt the issue and while not much could be done due to short of manpower, he WAS on the radar.. esp when i feedback abt something he wrote in my DDs assignment. But this is classified & resolved.. but nevertheless still tardy. Yes, agree.. we can't be watching teachers all the time. I was only watching this one. :rubhands: The rest both my DDs had as subject teachers ARE indeed the extraordinary ones. :grphug: No complains.

[mummyo]

buds:

Meowie:

[quote=\"ksunflower\"]Hi,


Anyone have comments ? Unity and Yew Tee, which one is better and why?

I'm not sure if my comment is useful but I was told unity has more Malay than Chinese. A mummy I've known, prefers yew tee due to that reason. So it might depends on your preference as well.

Personally, i dun find this comment useful at all.
Frankly all these \"i was told\" comments aren't useful in general.
It is best to comment on concrete evidence of school records or
personal experiences (of oneself or of an aquaintance) and not
of mere hearsay. Any comment based on race as being a factor
of school selection is almost insinuating that a school with races
more than the majority chinese is not a better school or a less
preferred one. Be mindful and more sensitive of the multi-racial
harmony we have as a community.

To answer ksunflower constructively, Unity Primary was one
neighbourhood school with a student scoring one of the top
PSLE results... (cannot pin on which year at this moment).
A student of mine went there and the mother said while it
was initially a matter of convenience sending her daughter
there, she was very heartened to find that her daughter is
enjoying school a lot and the teachers are caring.

Yew Tee Pri has a good principal who leads the school by
being involved herself and her innovative ideas brought
to the school has inspired the teachers hence benefitting
the students on the whole in general.

While making comparisons between schools in general, do
bear in mind that in a human-reliant industry it is really the
teachers teaching your child's class that matters. There are
market spoilers everywhere including the teaching industry.
So, while some parents rave that their children are doing
great in their respective classes, a handful of others may
beg to differ due to a different teacher with different
teaching styles.

Citing my own personal experience, in the same school where
my DDs attend... P1 teacher was of extraordinary calibre while
the elder DD at P3 back then had a crappy one who couldn't even
speak coherently in proper English... i had to correct him a few times. :rant:[/quote] :goodpost:

I for one will send my child to a school with more racial diversity. I came from a so-called \"SAP\" school and only had friends of other races in Polytechnic. I find myself unable to relate to them for a while and had a huge learning curve in understanding other cultures. Wouldn't want my child to grow up in a Chinese only environment. It's just not healthy.

Good on you to correct the teacher! I would have done the same.
:hi5:

I still say, as long as the child has the necessary home support, he/she will excel in ANY school.

JMHO.