All About GEP

[Flowermonaster]

WTK:

May I know what are the topics to be tested for GEP 5 social studies ? TIA


Mine said yesterday maths test was difficult, can't even finish the paper

Hi WTK, below are the P5 SS topics to be tested.
Problems after WWII
Towards full internal self-government
Merger & Separation
Challenges after separation
spore political leaders in the 1950s & 1960s
Citizenship & building our Sporean identity
Man & his environment

MCQ 15 marks
Open-ended 35marks
Total 50 marks

[Lynn2010]

SAHM_TAN:

I have a qian bian qn but please don't throw darts and shoot arrows


I'm just very curious.

Do any of u know of students who went for intensive training for GEP selection and were admitted to GEP? Are they able to handle the GEP prog subsequently?

This question pop into my head becos saw website on GEP training. Of course they do not accept any Tom, Dick or Harry but still very curious.

Hi SAHM_Tan,

I know of kids who went through the GEP prep program and did not admit to GEP.

I HEARD from \"sources\" that some kids who went through this sort of training and eventually got in have difficulty coping (hope i dont offend any parents here who sent their kids to these GEP training). Of course there are kids who are already smart and parents sign them up for GEP prep to give them an extra push. Basically, (I believe) you can teach a kid and drill them on vocab and IQ questions to some extent and smarter ones should be able to get through these GEP questions.

As the GEP program is very demanding and extensive, kids who do not have that \"capability\" will have difficulty to cope.

Give you an example (not boasting). My dd is lazy, do the minimum to get by type, doesnt do much revision unless i push her. She still can cope and get through (but if she puts in effort, she can be better of course). According to one of the feedback i got from her tutor (Chinese lah), anything she reads once, she absorbs 75 to 85%, that explains why she pass her P1 MT in just 2 mths (background - she never learnt MT from young age till we got back Sin when she was Pri1 Sep, she had her MT exam in Oct)

What i'm trying to say is that - some kids are naturally capable. I believe most of the GEPPERS are such (not only mine). This is just an example - my 2 cents share

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi Lynn2010,


Thanks for sharing. I was wondering about nature and nurture too.

[angell]

Lynn2010:

SAHM_TAN:

I have a qian bian qn but please don't throw darts and shoot arrows


I'm just very curious.

Do any of u know of students who went for intensive training for GEP selection and were admitted to GEP? Are they able to handle the GEP prog subsequently?

This question pop into my head becos saw website on GEP training. Of course they do not accept any Tom, Dick or Harry but still very curious.

Hi SAHM_Tan,

I know of kids who went through the GEP prep program and did not admit to GEP.

I HEARD from \"sources\" that some kids who went through this sort of training and eventually got in have difficulty coping (hope i dont offend any parents here who sent their kids to these GEP training). Of course there are kids who are already smart and parents sign them up for GEP prep to give them an extra push. Basically, (I believe) you can teach a kid and drill them on vocab and IQ questions to some extent and smarter ones should be able to get through these GEP questions.

As the GEP program is very demanding and extensive, kids who do not have that \"capability\" will have difficulty to cope.

Give you an example (not boasting). My dd is lazy, do the minimum to get by type, doesnt do much revision unless i push her. She still can cope and get through (but if she puts in effort, she can be better of course). According to one of the feedback i got from her tutor (Chinese lah), anything she reads once, she absorbs 75 to 85%, that explains why she pass her P1 MT in just 2 mths (background - she never learnt MT from young age till we got back Sin when she was Pri1 Sep, she had her MT exam in Oct)

What i'm trying to say is that - some kids are naturally capable. I believe most of the GEPPERS are such (not only mine). This is just an example - my 2 cents share

Hi Lynn2010,

I can identify with you, my dd was just like yours when she was younger, lazy and laidback. Also in similar situation, started MT in the middle of P2.

Hi SAHMTan.

I know of 1 case where the child was sent for intensive training, got into GEP, could not keep up with the prog, lost confidence, stopped working hard, did not do very well for PSLE, continued to perform poorly in Sec school. He/She is an articulate and intelligent child but lost confidence and hence the downhill.

[Lynn2010]

angell:

Lynn2010:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]I have a qian bian qn but please don't throw darts and shoot arrows


I'm just very curious.

Do any of u know of students who went for intensive training for GEP selection and were admitted to GEP? Are they able to handle the GEP prog subsequently?

This question pop into my head becos saw website on GEP training. Of course they do not accept any Tom, Dick or Harry but still very curious.

Hi SAHM_Tan,

I know of kids who went through the GEP prep program and did not admit to GEP.

Hi Angell,
Is your dd in GEP program?

I HEARD from \"sources\" that some kids who went through this sort of training and eventually got in have difficulty coping (hope i dont offend any parents here who sent their kids to these GEP training). Of course there are kids who are already smart and parents sign them up for GEP prep to give them an extra push. Basically, (I believe) you can teach a kid and drill them on vocab and IQ questions to some extent and smarter ones should be able to get through these GEP questions.

As the GEP program is very demanding and extensive, kids who do not have that \"capability\" will have difficulty to cope.

Give you an example (not boasting). My dd is lazy, do the minimum to get by type, doesnt do much revision unless i push her. She still can cope and get through (but if she puts in effort, she can be better of course). According to one of the feedback i got from her tutor (Chinese lah), anything she reads once, she absorbs 75 to 85%, that explains why she pass her P1 MT in just 2 mths (background - she never learnt MT from young age till we got back Sin when she was Pri1 Sep, she had her MT exam in Oct)

What i'm trying to say is that - some kids are naturally capable. I believe most of the GEPPERS are such (not only mine). This is just an example - my 2 cents share

Hi Lynn2010,

I can identify with you, my dd was just like yours when she was younger, lazy and laidback. Also in similar situation, started MT in the middle of P2.

Hi SAHMTan.

I know of 1 case where the child was sent for intensive training, got into GEP, could not keep up with the prog, lost confidence, stopped working hard, did not do very well for PSLE, continued to perform poorly in Sec school. He/She is an articulate and intelligent child but lost confidence and hence the downhill.[/quote]

[Lynn2010]

Hi Angell,


Is your dd in GEP? Just curious

[angell]

Lynn2010:

Hi Angell,


Is your dd in GEP? Just curious

Hi Lynn2010,

Was, now in Yr 5 RI.

[Lynn2010]

RI? So your ds (sorry)


Can he get exemption? My older dd was P4 when we came back - got exemption. Another friend’s kid P3.

Any way, i believe your ds must have done well now and no need lah although exemption has its benefit. Nowadays (apparently my older dd 1st batch) exemption is all the way to uni.

[angell]

Lynn2010:

RI? So your ds (sorry)


Can he get exemption? My older dd was P4 when we came back - got exemption. Another friend's kid P3.

Any way, i believe your ds must have done well now and no need lah although exemption has its benefit. Nowadays (apparently my older dd 1st batch) exemption is all the way to uni.

It's dd lah, RI JC

We were quite blur back then, didn't know much about exemptions, haven't even heard of GEP either. She managed to get an A at PSLE and managed to scrape through the MT 'O' levels too. Her grades would have been much better without MT, but I guess it's good to know your own MT. But maybe she couldn't be exempted? Is it must be away at least 3 to 4 years during school years? Unless preschool is counted. Which year did the exemption scheme start?

[Lynn2010]

I’m not sure which year the exemption started. My older dd received the exemption successfully; she was P4 4th term. Younger one exemption rejected. Thought of appealing but unfortunately she passed her MT.


A neighbour’s dd got exemption in P3, so P2 is a ??

I agree that we should know our MT, that is why my older dd is taking private lessons. I’m glad she is exempted as i do not want her MT to pull her total aggregate down.