Elite Schools

[verykiasu2010]

Vevey:

Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

don't think there is any exclusivity to talk about

if you stay in 3 room flat at Farrer road, you are within 1 km of NYPS, as an example

[Nebbermind]

Vevey:

Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

also your own children can rub shoulder with certain celebrity/politician/uber-richman children!!

[verykiasu2010]

Nebbermind:

Vevey:

Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

also your own children can rub shoulder with certain celebrity/politician/uber-richman children!!

most of the time the children are blurr blurr don't know who is who

it is the parents - looking for bragging rights

[michyms]

Vevey:

Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

yeah, agree that exclusivity is appealing to some... because the harder to reach, then the more some people will want it?

[pinky]

verykiasu2010:

Nebbermind:

[quote=\"Vevey\"]Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

also your own children can rub shoulder with certain celebrity/politician/uber-richman children!!

most of the time the children are blurr blurr don't know who is who

it is the parents - looking for bragging rights[/quote]fully agree and this extend all the way to uni I guess
I have been 'bragged at' by parents from elite sec schools for the past 3 years already :slapshead:

[michyms]

verykiasu2010:

Nebbermind:

[quote=\"Vevey\"]Guess the exclusivity is appealing to some?

also your own children can rub shoulder with certain celebrity/politician/uber-richman children!!

most of the time the children are blurr blurr don't know who is who

it is the parents - looking for bragging rights[/quote]besides bragging rights, think parents think that kids who enter elite schools will be \"zapped\" by all the energy and become smart

[jtoh]

michyms:

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besides bragging rights, think parents think that kids who enter elite schools will be \"zapped\" by all the energy and become smart

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: So true. The idea that somehow placing your kid in a GEP school or one that produces a lot of GEP students will make your kid a gifted student.

[tankee]

verykiasu2010:

to me all are neighbourhood schools

:goodpost:

and just that some are more popular than others. there is nothing elite about any of them

[verykiasu2010]

jtoh:

michyms:

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besides bragging rights, think parents think that kids who enter elite schools will be \"zapped\" by all the energy and become smart

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: So true. The idea that somehow placing your kid in a GEP school or one that produces a lot of GEP students will make your kid a gifted student.

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[nani]

tankee:

verykiasu2010:

to me all are neighbourhood schools

:goodpost:

and just that some are more popular than others. there is nothing elite about any of them

Hence I do not understand what is all the fuss and hype about getting into an elite school, can someone enlighten?