Elite Schools
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jtoh:
iron sharpens iron
: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.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
near to pearls will be fair, near to ink will be black -
tankee:
Hence I do not understand what is all the fuss and hype about getting into an elite school, can someone enlighten?
:goodpost:verykiasu2010:
to me all are neighbourhood schools
and just that some are more popular than others. there is nothing elite about any of them -
fundamentally all of them are the same, curriculum are approved by MOE, books are approved by SEAB, teachers are approved and trained by MOE / NIE ....all are equal
some are perceived to be more equal due to long illustrious history where prominent people studied there before...(what happened to Telok Kurau English School?) and has strong cultural underpinning, compared with say a newly built / established school with zero history - everything and everyone is new
long history and prominent people connection is a default because in early days, there were not many schools to go to ! and it becomes a cycle these days
those schools set up by clans and churches and missionaries have always focused on academic excellence....but these days, every school has the same access to all necessary information and resources -
If a brand new neighbourhood school were set up, but its Principal and teachers drawn from ‘elite’ schools, do you think it would be very popular? I believe so.
I was thinking of SJI International when it was first started. They brought in the Principal and teachers from UWC and instantly SJII had a strong reputation and enrolment. -
verykiasu2010:
The \"zhu\" is a type of red dye, and \"chi\" is actually reddish colour.. Not pearl and white ar.......
near to pearls will be fair, near to ink will be black
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My comments is this…
I have seen exam papers from "elite" schools like tao nan… and hence believes elite schools does makes a difference…
If they give such papers to their students and expect their students to be able to do it… then, the standard of the school is there…
I would want my kids to go to elite schools such that they are exposed to elite questions… to better prepare them for PSLE and further education… -
limlim:
thank you!
The \"zhu\" is a type of red dye, and \"chi\" is actually reddish colour.. Not pearl and white ar.......verykiasu2010:
near to pearls will be fair, near to ink will be black
so near to maroon dye will be red / maroon, near to ink will be black .... -
limlim:
But if my child is not so bright, then my aim is just to make sure he masters the fundamentals. If the school expects him to do higher level questions, it will take a lot more effort and he will get demoralized right?My comments is this..
I have seen exam papers from \"elite\" schools like tao nan.. and hence believes elite schools does makes a difference..
If they give such papers to their students and expect their students to be able to do it.. then, the standard of the school is there..
I would want my kids to go to elite schools such that they are exposed to elite questions.. to better prepare them for PSLE and further education.. -
The elite schools have the following characteristics: 1) founded long before 1965 (often before 1918, when the British Empire began to collapse) and hence with a cultural heritage which transcends national identity; 2) an extensive global and local network of peer-to-peer connections; 3) deep pockets or auxiliary sources linked to 1) and 2); 4) an ability to propagate the culture and extend the network without losing support.
You will find that national leadership is composed mainly of graduates from one of three kinds of schools: a) Catholic (e.g. SJI) or Methodist (e.g. ACS) mission schools, b) Chinese cultural flagship schools (e.g. CatHigh, HCI), c) pre-independence state-supported schools (e.g. RI, Victoria).
Over time, history has split this into two tiers, such that the top 10 schools or so are considered a higher tier than the next 15 schools or so. Some old heritage schools (e.g. Gan Eng Seng and Outram) have lost prestige; some are regaining it (e.g. St Andrew’s). Some newer ones manufacture it (e.g. Bt Panjang). -
Well JMHO if elite schools are defined by their PSLE results, then scholls with good PSLE results probably have a very good system in place to constantly produce good results every year. If it is not constant in the results, then it is probably a case where the student is naturally gifted.
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