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    DSA 2011

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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      Funx3
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      Ms tay:
      phtthp:

      hi Ms tay,


      is it they cramp all the P6 kids in the school like that, or cramp only a handful of students including your son ?

      They cramp only the best class( A class)
      Including my son. Heard that they only focusing on the best class , while neglecting the rest. :slapshead:

      Errrrrr ....
      Not Very Good Practice ....
      Wow! Looks like the Sch is Going all out to Groom a Handful of Outstanding PSLE Students ....

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        Ms tay
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        jtoh:
        Ms tay:

        :thankyou: yukilei

        I believe what u have said . I heard that gep students totally have no time to play or enjoy their childhood , is that true ? If that is true, they ought to deserve dsa co or wl ..他们付出的代价太大了!!!

        Not true. It depends on the student and his parents - what sort of balance do they want? There are students who do nothing but study, go for tuition etc. Then there are those, my dd included, who thrive on activities outside of GEP and schoolwork. These are GEP students who continue to pursue piano, ballet, fencing, swimming, sailing etc. Some just for fun, others on a competitive level. I'm a firm believer in pursuing your passion, be it dance, music etc, as it allows you an outlet outside of schoolwork.

        Well said !!jtoh
        I really enjoy reading yr post ! :goodpost:
        Ms Tay

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          vlim
          last edited by

          my ds said 2 of his classmates received rejection letter from HCI… so not geppers HCL dsa applicant got CO…

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            music_b_coach
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            Ms tay:
            Funx3:

            [quote=\"Ms tay\"]Actually my ds very pitiful , his crazy teachers make him works fr 7am-11pm everyday. his days occupy with supplementary lesson and homework .somedays

            they even have nightclass 6:30- 930pm after he comes back home still has homework to do ...
            when he complains to me, what I can do is just encourage him that
            " 世上没有不劳而获的东西 must be 先苦后甜"
            Why some people don't understand that \"over feed difficult to digest \" sigh!
            My poor boy!!!

            Wah that's very Heavy Cramming ....
            Worse than Working Life!
            But Guess the Sch must have very high Expectation of your Boy ....
            to Be the Top PSLE Scorer this Year!
            😉 😉

            Hope so 😄[/quote]Should look out for signs of burn out and we owe that to our children if the school pushes unreasonably hard. Should push it back to the school if the kid is unable to cope exhibited by any sign of burn out. The school only suffer in a number, we have to live with our children after this set back for a long time.

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              Otah
              last edited by

              Ms tay:
              Actually my ds very pitiful , his crazy teachers make him works fr 7am-11pm everyday. his days occupy with supplementary lesson and homework .somedays

              they even have nightclass 6:30- 930pm after he comes back home still has homework to do ...
              when he complains to me, what I can do is just encourage him that
              " 世上没有不劳而获的东西 must be 先苦后甜"
              Why some people don't understand that \"over feed difficult to digest \" sigh!
              My poor boy!!!
              Wow! night class? can save a lot of tuition fee ! 😂 I feel your teacher is super! I know some parents still send their kids for PSLE tuition/achiever class after school leh. Believe it is not every night right? P6 teachers nowadays are under a lot of pressure too, pity them. Heard of P refused P5 tr to quit and only allow them after they take the kids thru PSLE. Sigh, so pressurized for both kids and tr.

              It is important not to over do else they may get burnt out before the race even begins. You need to observe how your kid take it or react to it.

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                jtoh
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                Ms tay:
                [


                Actually I ve thot of complaining to the sch but I didnt after I thot twice,
                as I thot this is a good way of preparing my ds for the hard life
                In the secondary sch :imdrowning:
                But they don't have evening classes even at secondary school.

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                  jtoh
                  last edited by

                  Ms tay:
                  jtoh:

                  [quote=\"Ms tay\"]:thankyou: yukilei

                  I believe what u have said . I heard that gep students totally have no time to play or enjoy their childhood , is that true ? If that is true, they ought to deserve dsa co or wl ..他们付出的代价太大了!!!

                  Not true. It depends on the student and his parents - what sort of balance do they want? There are students who do nothing but study, go for tuition etc. Then there are those, my dd included, who thrive on activities outside of GEP and schoolwork. These are GEP students who continue to pursue piano, ballet, fencing, swimming, sailing etc. Some just for fun, others on a competitive level. I'm a firm believer in pursuing your passion, be it dance, music etc, as it allows you an outlet outside of schoolwork.

                  Well said !!jtoh
                  I really enjoy reading yr post ! :goodpost:
                  Ms Tay[/quote]Thanks Ms Tay. 🙂

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                    jtoh
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                    vlim:
                    my ds said 2 of his classmates received rejection letter from HCI... so not geppers HCL dsa applicant got CO..

                    HCL GEP rejected? Not even WL? I suppose their SA1 was <80%?

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                      justbehappy
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                      verykiasu2010:
                      Mdm Tay


                      What Mdm jtoh said is correct

                      Last year my DS also same situation, among the top in smops platinum ranking etc, got international awards in others cca, though he got HCI CO, he later used his psle to appeal in to RI, we got phone call from RI right after the psle result was submitted to RI

                      So please tell you son to cheong psle and aim for RI

                      Sure got hope, don't forget the other half of RI intake is via psle
                      Ha ha no wonder someone had changed his initial position on honoring the CO accepted :siam:

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                        vlim
                        last edited by

                        jtoh:
                        vlim:

                        my ds said 2 of his classmates received rejection letter from HCI... so not geppers HCL dsa applicant got CO..


                        HCL GEP rejected? Not even WL? I suppose their SA1 was <80%?

                        I think so ..

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