GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection
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Totally agree. The mental state of the child is one thing, the external opinions and comments made by others when child returns to mainstream is another. Imagine the euphoria of being selected and going to GEP, then return to mainstream and have to deal with nasty or negative reactions. Not easy for a 10 year old, I must say.
What does the child stand to lose if he/she decides to turn down the initial GEP offer? -
ksasalways:
What is over is over...now is to get the kids recompose themselves and get ready for the next hurdle...Year-End Examine.
Good luck to all the boys and girls. You have done well to clear the screening and it must have been a draining selection test for everyone. Good job.
For my DD's case a few years ago, we knew nothing about GEP screening test. We got notice from school saying pupils are invited to take such test. We told her to just try and surprisingly she got thru'. After attended MOE briefing at St Andrew's JC, we decided not to accept the offer, thinking that it was too troublesome to change school and she also preferred not to leave her schoolmates. Luckily she did well enough in her PSLE and is now in her secondary school's SBGE class. -
phankao:
maybe that boy is average for math and english, but did very well in GAT?
My elder boy was in twinning class in p4 and there was a GEP Chinese boy in his group that could not even understand English! The PE teacher spoke to him several times without sucess in English and when told that by the other boys, his response was \"er, then how did you get into GEP?!\".25hr mama:
My friend juz shared her dd's experience wif me; her dd currently in P4 GEP. She has been doing extremely well for all her Math papers, always almost or full marks. As for her English papers, juz the opposite, almost near to failing. From P1 to P3, Math was her strongest subject, as for English, fluctuated between B1 & B2.
I was juz thinking, Gep Math & English, much tougher compared to mainstream, obviously she has no problem at all for Math, but finds English difficult. We used to think that, to to selected for GEP, kids MUST do well for both math & English.
But after her dd's case, she is guessing, maybe they juz need to do well in either one to pass the selection test. Any parent has a better understanding of the criteria? -
jedamum:
maybe that boy is average for math and english, but did very well in GAT?[/quote]More likely that he was very strong in Math and did alright in written English. There are foreign kids who do alright in written English but can't speak or understand the spoken language well.
My elder boy was in twinning class in p4 and there was a GEP Chinese boy in his group that could not even understand English! The PE teacher spoke to him several times without sucess in English and when told that by the other boys, his response was \"er, then how did you get into GEP?!\".phankao:
[quote=\"25hr mama\"]My friend juz shared her dd's experience wif me; her dd currently in P4 GEP. She has been doing extremely well for all her Math papers, always almost or full marks. As for her English papers, juz the opposite, almost near to failing. From P1 to P3, Math was her strongest subject, as for English, fluctuated between B1 & B2.
I was juz thinking, Gep Math & English, much tougher compared to mainstream, obviously she has no problem at all for Math, but finds English difficult. We used to think that, to to selected for GEP, kids MUST do well for both math & English.
But after her dd's case, she is guessing, maybe they juz need to do well in either one to pass the selection test. Any parent has a better understanding of the criteria? -
Seems that English is not the deciding component in GEP screening test.
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sleepy:
Seems that English is not the deciding component in GEP screening test.
Yes it is. Both English and Math are important. You'll find GEPpers who are very strong in Math but average in English, and also those who are very strong in English and average in Math. -
sleepy:
Seems that English is not the deciding component in GEP screening test.
Correction...SPOKEN English is not the deciding component.
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ksi:
Well put.sleepy:
Seems that English is not the deciding component in GEP screening test.
Correction...SPOKEN English is not the deciding component.
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jtoh:
Well put. :D[/quote] :hi5: We have been trained in the MOE system to be specific.... everyday I hear this from the teachers... :rotflmao:ksi:
[quote=\"sleepy\"]Seems that English is not the deciding component in GEP screening test.
Correction...SPOKEN English is not the deciding component. -
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