All About GEP

[jtoh]

Lynn2010:

comfy:

Hi Lynn2010, what is this project 'break the code' thingie about? Hope that u don't mind talking about this \"break your brain\" assignment. Kind of worry, you know, I don't have a PHD relatives to help. P5 or P6 project?

It is P6. Something to do with some barcode thingy. If you guys really interested, i can share the actual assignment. I keep it for momento - a P6 assignment to be solved by a PHD holder. Xiao!! Apparently all my dd classmates cant do either. My dd has to teach them all after she got the solution from my relative. :slapshead:

I'd be interested to know if the teacher could solve it.

[jtoh]

Herbie:

jtoh:

[quote=\"comfy\"]now I really don't understand this mom. why must younger dd perform better than jie jie. Sometimes I wonder how parents can produce two gifted kids. It is interesting to know.

I know a few. And they're naturally 'gifted', ie no training involved.

Oh! May be no external training but got internal training by dad and mum.[/quote]Nope. I know this one family very well. The parents are quite bochap. No tuition, no stress. The kids are happy go lucky but score straight As even at A levels.

[Herbie]

MotherHen:

comfy:

hee hee that what the MOE said during the GEP briefing, genes from parents. But strange, neither me or hb are from gep lei.

Mmm... I think in my case skip generation . DD most likely got her genes from Grandpa. Hubby never got past the \"convoluted language\" in their Math problem sums. I give up completely on Math and Science this year, and surrendering on English compre soon. Haha.....

Hi motherhen, i hv given up on gep's compre liao, the topic given is just so 'dry'.

Thankfully, dd did ok for the recent eng ct and her hmt has also improved slightly as compared to last semester.

[MotherHen]

Herbie:

MotherHen:

[quote=\"comfy\"]hee hee that what the MOE said during the GEP briefing, genes from parents. But strange, neither me or hb are from gep lei.

Mmm... I think in my case skip generation . DD most likely got her genes from Grandpa. Hubby never got past the \"convoluted language\" in their Math problem sums. I give up completely on Math and Science this year, and surrendering on English compre soon. Haha.....

Hi motherhen, i hv given up on gep's compre liao, the topic given is just so 'dry'.

Thankfully, dd did ok for the recent eng ct and her hmt has also improved slightly as compared to last semester.
[/quote]That's wonderful! It's always a happy thing to see improvement. Let's all jiayou together!

Yah talk about dry topics for compre. I usually start to space out about one-third into the passage. Mid-way through I already have no idea what the passage is all about. I really feel sorry for the students who have to read through the whole passage.... The thought of it is enough to make me cry.

[Herbie]

Actually, i noticed tat my dd’s ge friends quite a high percentage of them do learn to play musical instruments,


So may playing instrument also helps in brain development.

[Flowermonaster]

comfy:

now I really don't understand this mom. why must younger dd perform better than jie jie. Sometimes I wonder how parents can produce two gifted kids. It is interesting to know.

Could it be the younger one can refer her jie jie's notes & work so her mom have higher expectation? Just a wild guess.
Even if she can do so, they are both different individual with different strength & personality so how to compare? :?

[sleepy]

Herbie:

Actually, i noticed tat my dd's ge friends quite a high percentage of them do learn to play musical instruments,


So may playing instrument also helps in brain development.

Yes, based on some research, learning musical instruments help in brain development, coordination of right and left brain.

If I recall correctly, last year PSLE scholar had 2 music diplomas, impressive!

I guess need to strike a balance between academic & musical pursuit. Learning instrument is afterall rather time consuming.

[Herbie]

Flowermonaster:

comfy:

now I really don't understand this mom. why must younger dd perform better than jie jie. Sometimes I wonder how parents can produce two gifted kids. It is interesting to know.

Could it be the younger one can refer her jie jie's notes & work so her mom have higher expectation? Just a wild guess.
Even if she can do so, they are both different individual with different strength & personality so how to compare? :?

I tot so too. She can study ahead of others, she has more 'practice papers to try. On top of tat, i heard she has two maths tutos.
:yikes:

[sleepy]

Any idea when is the parent’s briefing normally conducted? Early December?

[Herbie]

sleepy:

Any idea when is the parent's briefing normally conducted? Early December?

I think shld be in january.