Top Primary school?

[ChiefKiasu]

super_dad:

Tao Nan is top??? wow....


Surprised that RGS is at the bottom of the five.

Yes... actually, I think both Tao Nan and Nanyang are neck-to-neck now, academically speaking. Together they have 7 students in the top http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/kiasu-analysis-2007-psle-results in PSLE last year... that's almost 50%. RGS did not even have a single student in that list.

In fact, the following GEP schools have very conspicuous no-shows in the top 15 last year:
Raffles Girls, Rosyth, Henry Park, Catholic High, and ACS Primary

They were pipped by the so-called neighbourhood schools:
Geylang Methodist, West Grove Primary, Canossa Convent, Nan Chiau and Kong Hwa.

Of course, they probably occupy the space between #16 to #1000, but hey, let's hear it for the \"neighbourhood\" schools !

But given a chance, would you want to send your kid to these \"top\" schools? The pressure on the kids will be super high.

[jedamum]

but then again, how do you rank ‘top schools’?

Those that produces the 15 tops students or those whose A and A* rates are very high? The neighbourhood schools although do produce some exceptional top students, but comparing the overall results, the ‘more popular’ schools do have A and A* psle scores above national averages.

[super_dad]

jedamum:

but then again, how do you rank 'top schools'?

Those that produces the 15 tops students or those whose A and A* rates are very high? The neighbourhood schools although do produce some exceptional top students, but comparing the overall results, the 'more popular' schools do have A and A* psle scores above national averages.

Actually, my feeling is that it is not a fair comparison. Good schools attract good students, therefore the chances of them having good results. So, attributing this to the good facilities or teachers...not quite.

[ChiefKiasu]

super_dad:

Actually, my feeling is that it is not a fair comparison. Good schools attract good students, therefore the chances of them having good results. So, attributing this to the good facilities or teachers...not quite.

Absolutely. That's why by right the GEP schools should always dominate the top 15 rankings since they should have the best students by the dozens. Yet we are finding that this is not the case. Strange... but perhaps it's because nature will always find a way?

In any group, there will always be dominating leaders. So your kid might already be good but when you send him to a class where there are better ones, he might end up trailing the rest and that sets him on a path of low esteem even amongst the best.

On the other hand, those that remain outside GEP will find that they no longer need to compete with the \"best\", and start gaining the confidence of being winners.

So those that force their children to become \"artificially intelligent\" hoping they might be part of the elite may be doing the kids a big disfavour should the kids somehow manage to get into the GEP classes from those highly arbitrary IQ tests.

[kiasukiasi]

in my opinion, I do not believe in ranking primary schools as these are totally nonsense…


Primary school is an early stage of education for young kids especially from P1-P3. We should not emphasis too much on academic results.

By ranking schools, it put pressure to the principals to emphasis on results & thus favours better students than the average students. This will have negative effect on the average students… Education have to be fair to ALL students…

this is just my opinion and i hope parents will not pressure your kids and let them have a memorable childhood rather than a pressure childhood…

[Mami_Jazz]

kiasukiasi:

in my opinion, I do not believe in ranking primary schools as these are totally nonsense...


Primary school is an early stage of education for young kids especially from P1-P3. We should not emphasis too much on academic results.

By ranking schools, it put pressure to the principals to emphasis on results & thus favours better students than the average students. This will have negative effect on the average students.. Education have to be fair to ALL students..

this is just my opinion and i hope parents will not pressure your kids and let them have a memorable childhood rather than a pressure childhood..

Yeah Yeah Yeah ... i support your opinion ....its too young to see how \"Good\" a child is at early age .....they just have a very good memory :lol: Just my personal opinion

[jedamum]

kiasukiasi:

in my opinion, I do not believe in ranking primary schools .

they should start with scraping off the various phases for P1 registration.
*wink at Jazz*

[Mami_Jazz]

jedamum:

kiasukiasi:

in my opinion, I do not believe in ranking primary schools .

they should start with scraping off the various phases for P1 registration.
*wink at Jazz*

hahahaha .....why jealous ar :lol:

[ChiefKiasu]

kiasukiasi:

in my opinion, I do not believe in ranking primary schools as these are totally nonsense...

Actually, based on your arguments, it could be more important to have the primary school ranking so that you can AVOID the \"good\" schools, in case you accidentally choose one that is so pressurizing

Or you can choose one that is good in sports or character development.

Without such ranking, how do we know which school is good for what other than by hearsay?

[kiasukiasi]

Let’s put it this way…


If all schools are equal in standards & teachings etc, parents will not have to go thru the stressful registration process to get into the top schools. Imagine that: no more volunteer, no need to donate, etc… How nice…

Good schools or top schools is all in our mindset… Neighbourhood schools can also produce top students…

The reason why MOE had forego the ranking systems is because they realise that principals nowadays is forgetting the importance of education. Principals are more concerned about the school’s reputation than the child’s progress…Education is not about academic…

this is just my own opinion as I pity my son who is in P1 now in one of the so called good school in the east…