Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[Nebbermind]

think those trying to enrol must also do their research 1st. Believe there are several Presbyterian churches in SG but not so many Pr schools…so 2B2 (?) will have quite a fight for limited places.


Think around there Bt Timah also quite good…but a bit not so accessible.

[tankee]

janet_lee88:

tankee:

so only religion, clan & grassroots for Phase 2B? :?

Abolish entry under grassroots and clan association.
Strictly based on religion.

why retain religion? :?

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"tankee\"]
so only religion, clan & grassroots for Phase 2B? :?

Abolish entry under grassroots and clan association.
Strictly based on religion.

why retain religion? :?[/quote]may be they think because the churches run the schools, they forgot the clan assn who set up the schools

[jtoh]

3Boys:

janet_lee88:

This PV for P1 registration should be abolished. If parents genuinely wish to be a parent volunteer, they should offer their services WHEN their children are already studying in the school.

Agree 100%

I agree. And this is being practised in some schools that don't take in PVs.

[jtoh]

janet_lee88:

tankee:

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so only religion, clan & grassroots for Phase 2B? :?

Abolish entry under grassroots and clan association.
Strictly based on religion.

Definitely abolish grassroots. They haven't contributed to the school at all. Religious affiliation should stay because parents would want schools to impart a Catholic or Christian belief to their kids.

[tankee]

GRL will definitely disagree with you as they would feel that they are contributing to the community and country.

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

GRL will definitely disagree with you as they would feel that they are contributing to the community and country.

back to square #1

[mummyo]

While I think that the PV does impede the true spirit of volunteerism, I would like to tell my story.


Like all PVs, I also had to write an essay and went for interview to be become a PV. Only difference is only ONE parent can clock the 40 hours and it can’t be combined like what the other mummy has posted. I clocked over 100 hours for my PV alone, my DH was not involved at all.

My job as a PV was to take care of the BASC (Before/After School Care) for underprivileged kids at the school, help them with their homework, make sure they have guidance and not get into trouble.

The contract was for a year so there’s no problem clocking the 40 hours required. In fact, I think I ended up doing more than 100 hours. I went once a week for ONE WHOLE YEAR for 3.5hours every session.

While I became PV with the sole aim of getting my child into this school, this "forced" volunteering has opened my eyes to the plight of these "forgotten" children. They get left behind as their parents have no means to send them for enrichment classes or time to guide them at home as the parents are mostly low-waged workers working long hours just to make ends meet.

After my one year contract was up, I still volunteer my time (as and when they need help) and will continue to do so once my child enters P1.

So while I started out with the "wrong" motive, it ended up with me volunteering with the right motive.

I second the removal of religious affiliations. If you want to remove GRLs, PVs and clans then religions should be the FIRST to go. Sorry but primary schools should be secular. If you want religious teachings, send your child to a religious school in your own time.

Regardless of how these schools started out, the clans/churches affiliations should be abolished by this day and age. Imagine if government schools start having a political leaning in their leanings!

[dorisp]

mummyo:

While I think that the PV does impede the true spirit of volunteerism, I would like to tell my story.


Like all PVs, I also had to write an essay and went for interview to be become a PV. Only difference is only ONE parent can clock the 40 hours and it can't be combined like what the other mummy has posted. I clocked over 100 hours for my PV alone, my DH was not involved at all.

My job as a PV was to take care of the BASC (Before/After School Care) for underprivileged kids at the school, help them with their homework, make sure they have guidance and not get into trouble.

The contract was for a year so there's no problem clocking the 40 hours required. In fact, I think I ended up doing more than 100 hours. I went once a week for ONE WHOLE YEAR for 3.5hours every session.

While I became PV with the sole aim of getting my child into this school, this \"forced\" volunteering has opened my eyes to the plight of these \"forgotten\" children. They get left behind as their parents have no means to send them for enrichment classes or time to guide them at home as the parents are mostly low-waged workers working long hours just to make ends meet.

After my one year contract was up, I still volunteer my time (as and when they need help) and will continue to do so once my child enters P1.

So while I started out with the \"wrong\" motive, it ended up with me volunteering with the right motive.

I second the removal of religious affiliations. If you want to remove GRLs, PVs and clans then religions should be the FIRST to go. Sorry but primary schools should be secular. If you want religious teachings, send your child to a religious school in your own time.

Regardless of how these schools started out, the clans/churches affiliations should be abolished by this day and age. Imagine if government schools start having a political leaning in their leanings!

:goodpost:

[smurf]

I totally DISAGREED with the removal of religion affiliation. Doesn’t mean that u dun have any religion means that the schs dun have.


Religion schs started out because of the religion! The others just benefitted from it. It’s just so that most religion schs are academically stronger schs.

In fact, I think the first to go is grassroots and PVs. Why? Simply because grassroots are suppose to help the govt, not the sch, and as for PVs, yes, your time is wasted, but why exploit the PVs time when the schs can get the existing students parents to help out??

but for religion, you dun simple ‘join’ the religion for the sake of registering your child in a religious sch.

Some parents even complain that the religion schs are too religious, they want to reduce the amount of time spend on teaching bible studies, etc. But nobody ask you to go to a religion sch right? If u are worried about this, then you should go to other schs instead.