Opinions of the Primary School Registration System
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THC:
Such is the success of smokescreen and mis-information. I did not advocate examinations for 6-y.o, someone suggested it as a scare-mongering tactic. Provoking such a response generally tells me I'm on the right trackEntrance exam national wide poses execution problem -
Since Singapore is among top \"gambler\" worldwide, let's do balloting instead, we can have say 3 rounds national wide balloting. You can place your \"bet\" at popular school (regardless of distance) or you can choose school that is most convenient or what not. After 1st round, popular school places should be gone after round 1, results are made known through various media...till end of round 3. Those that have not gotten a place (not many) will be allocated by MOE.
Singaporean should have more votes compared to non-Singaporean.
Some balloting system that is distance-based (broadly) is what I'd advocate for the current Phase 2A/B/C categories, all rolled into one. -
THC:
National wide balloting seem the fairest but would it bring down the national academic standard ? afterall current system \"successfully\" created sought after school and MOE set up GEP/SAP...etc - so it will not happen - I brought national wide balloting just for the sake of fairness discussion.Entrance exam national wide poses execution problem - assuming all 6 year old child (appx 30k plus) can sit down and take meaningful test, then should PR/Foreigner be given equal chance ? how will the posting be like (won't distance be another factor during placement) ? not all child have the luxury of enrichment classes ? will it not create greater social divide ?
Since Singapore is among top \"gambler\" worldwide, let's do balloting instead, we can have say 3 rounds national wide balloting. You can place your \"bet\" at popular school (regardless of distance) or you can choose school that is most convenient or what not. After 1st round, popular school places should be gone after round 1, results are made known through various media...till end of round 3. Those that have not gotten a place (not many) will be allocated by MOE.
Singaporean should have more votes compared to non-Singaporean.
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3Boys:
DW and my primary school are gone and my 3 boys yet to attend primary school but i feel that P2A should remain as it somehow helps to preserve and enhance the school academic and or other successes (afterall gene plays a big part).Phase 2A advocates (alumni) generally settle down on 2 arguments;
1) Life's not fair, deal with it
2) Well, a small (read miniscule) number of alumni are actually hugely active during school (primary) and even beyond. Therefore, we should allow ALL alumni priority on Phase 2A, even if they are riding on the coat-tails of others, and fairness be damned.
I leave it to you to judge the validity of those arguments, vis-a-vis the motivations.
So for KS parent like me, tried various methods (P2B-PV/GRL/Clan) to get into school of choice plus enrichment classes plus condusive home envirorment...etc hoping to bring the best out of them in school. :grphug: -
what nothing?
PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.
they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B. -
tankee:
next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....what nothing?
PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.
they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B. -
THC:
Let there be good strong schools, all I am asking is a level playing field to enter those schools, not some antiquated aristocratic hereditary peerage system that grants an advantage by birth. I am not asking for meritocracy, I am asking for a level and just playing field.
DW and my primary school are gone and my 3 boys yet to attend primary school but i feel that P2A should remain as it somehow helps to preserve and enhance the school academic and or other successes (afterall gene plays a big part).
So for KS parent like me, tried various methods (P2B-PV/GRL/Clan) to get into school of choice plus enrichment classes plus condusive home envirorment...etc hoping to bring the best out of them in school. :grphug: -
NonKiasuDad:
Demand will soon drive up prices for flats in these areas too.
Why must it be that \"rich people who have the money to stay near these schools will be able to get their children in\"? There are very good schools like Nan Hua, Tao Nan, St Hilda's, Rosyth, Ai Tong, etc which are very near HDB flats what? Surely, you don't have to be rich to stay near these schools?
You don't have to go for Bukit Timah or any other rich man's areas. If you insist, then you need to pay the price for it. I think that is fairer and not so fake
Anyway, this discussion is :offtopic: here.
It should be aired on http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18535
=Opinions about the P1 Registration system thread
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Every parent knows that doing PV does not necessarily guarantee you a place. It only gives you a chance to ballot in phase 2B.
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php:
PVs do sign the letter confirming they understand there is no guarantee of a place. They go in with 4 eyes open (husband and wife).
next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....tankee:
what nothing?
PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.
they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B.
A safer bet would be to move within 1 km of the target school which is in a low population density area, ideally all bungalows .... -
verykiasu2010:
PVs do sign the letter confirming they understand there is no guarantee of a place. They go in with 4 eyes open (husband and wife).
next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....php:
[quote=\"tankee\"]what nothing?
PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.
they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B.
A safer bet would be to move within 1 km of the target school which is in a low population density area, ideally all bungalows ....[/quote]better still shift all the popular schools to outshore islands but not Sentosa (there have GCBs)....then fair and square for everybody lor....
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