RI or HCI
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the mods in this forum always so hardworking... :lovesite:
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jtoh:
Has she attended the Open Houses of both schools? If not, do. It'll give her an idea of what the two schools offer and the school culture and environment. The two schools are rather different in terms of culture and ethos.[/quote]
Actually, I joined this site more for my daughter who is p5 this year...She is in a dilema of whether of choosing RGS or NYGH as her dream school......EthanEthan:
[quote=\"firefly38\"]
he surely can! jia-you!! especially when his dad/mom has joined ks forum so soon (i only started browsing this forum this year)! with all the advice given by the expert (or kiasu?) parents in this forum, you will definitely know how to prepare your son adequately for psle in 3 years' time! btw, my younger boy is also in P3 this year, so we will meet again in this forum (maybe psle 2014 thread?) in 3 years' time! :lovesite:
No offence to NYGH but i am more of the potato....and i believe that RGS will provide her a more multi-cultural and worldly perspective rather to narrowly focus on Chinese and China.
And RGS /RI do have a long illustrious history that no school in SIngapore can match
SInce she is undecided, I get to give my opinion
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verykiasu2010:
there is also another thread RGS vs NYGH :evil: :evil:[/quote]
Actually, I joined this site more for my daughter who is p5 this year...She is in a dilema of whether of choosing RGS or NYGH as her dream school......EthanEthan:
[quote=\"firefly38\"]
he surely can! jia-you!! especially when his dad/mom has joined ks forum so soon (i only started browsing this forum this year)! with all the advice given by the expert (or kiasu?) parents in this forum, you will definitely know how to prepare your son adequately for psle in 3 years' time! btw, my younger boy is also in P3 this year, so we will meet again in this forum (maybe psle 2014 thread?) in 3 years' time! :lovesite:
I know...but i know utimately RGS girls get channelled into RI for JC...so I am nosing in this thread too
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In the RGS/NYGH thread, there were a few comments on RGS’ keen emphasis on the pursuit of excellence and high ability performance; some parents felt that they prefer an environment with more overall character development, instead of one where students are continually pushed to be the best.
I’m wondering if RI echoes that too. Is there a heavy emphasis on being the best of the best? My dh claims he never felt that in his time, but that was dinosaur era… -
CayennePepper:
my dh says that too.. but 'his time' was decades ago! guess things have changed.. think our DS will feel more pressurized to excel in RI, than during their daddies' time!In the RGS/NYGH thread, there were a few comments on RGS' keen emphasis on the pursuit of excellence and high ability performance; some parents felt that they prefer an environment with more overall character development, instead of one where students are continually pushed to be the best.
I'm wondering if RI echoes that too. Is there a heavy emphasis on being the best of the best? My dh claims he never felt that in his time, but that was dinosaur era... -
Hi firefly38! Not sleep yet???.. I just finished watching Korean show
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vlim:
Hi firefly38! Not sleep yet???.. I just finished watching Korean show
which korean show? nan-de can enjoy some peace after everyone is asleep so usually dont sleep so early! browsing this forum and watching some videos posted on the President Election thread. did you watch the latest video on TT speaking chinese? i laughed till i peng :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: -
firefly38:
No le... I don't like to watch this type of thing le ...vlim:
Hi firefly38! Not sleep yet???.. I just finished watching Korean show
which korean show? nan-de can enjoy some peace after everyone is asleep so usually dont sleep so early! browsing this forum and watching some videos posted on the President Election thread. did you watch the latest video on TT speaking chinese? i laughed till i peng :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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EthanEthan:
Has she attended the Open Houses of both schools? If not, do. It'll give her an idea of what the two schools offer and the school culture and environment. The two schools are rather different in terms of culture and ethos.jtoh:
[quote=\"EthanEthan\"]
Actually, I joined this site more for my daughter who is p5 this year...She is in a dilema of whether of choosing RGS or NYGH as her dream school......
No offence to NYGH but i am more of the potato....and i believe that RGS will provide her a more multi-cultural and worldly perspective rather to narrowly focus on Chinese and China.
And RGS /RI do have a long illustrious history that no school in SIngapore can match
SInce she is undecided, I get to give my opinion[/quote]
My niece had a hard time choosing last year too. She was in Aitong and she said there were a lot of \"canvassing\" from NYGH when she was p5. As she was one of the top few students in Aitong, she was invited to attend NYGH Math workshop and their leadship camp.
However, she chose RGS as she felt that she wanted to be in a environment that reflected the muti-cultural society that we were in. She was also aiming for US universities rather than Chinense U.
And something else that I found rather amusing --- she felt that the NYGH girls were too \"cheena\".
That's her decision but your child may have a different perspective -
CayennePepper:
I'm wondering if RI echoes that too. Is there a heavy emphasis on being the best of the best? My dh claims he never felt that in his time, but that was dinosaur era...
I have spoken to a colleague whose son is in HCI. Her comment was that HCI nowadays stresses a lot on being better \"than the other school\" academically nowadays. I wonder in their zest to be competively better, will they add on unduly more academic pressures on their students ?
I believe RI is no less competitive but with most RI student that I have intereacted with, I find that the competitiveness is \"self-movtivated\" rather than externally induced. There is this \"X\" factor in the Raffles program that makes their students want to excel to their best ability.
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