Opinions of the Primary School Registration System
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does any1 know is a child (regardless of whether he has singaporecitizenship or pr or dual citizenship) who has a singaporean parent and a non-singaporean parent able to register in an international schoo here as well as a local school?
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I am a born and bred singaporean and a typical one too-kiasu and kiasi. The issue here is entrance exam vs balloting (inclusive PRs) then I am all for balloting which is a level playing field to get into a choice school.
By opting for entrance exams would mean only the best students get into the so called good schools. This will nonetheless breed the culture and standard of RI and HC at primary school level. Where does this lead to? A social divide at the tender age of 7. As you may be aware that families with financial means are able to afford their children in those premium enrichment courses and children who have exposure to these are more likely to fare better than those who are not though I am not saying that the correlation is a strong one. There are a few who are inherently smart without these exposure but there are far and few between.
Those PRs with kids born right from birth here are not only those that you have to contend with since most PRs are assumed and would have a high flying career here that pays well, and therefore, able to sending their offspring to such premium courses and would score in entrance exams. Then you have the local ‘rich’ kids from affluent families. The last group of children to contend with are those that left their home town in their respective countries and come here to study. This group of children are most likely to breeze past the entrance exams (if there is one) because they are extremely motivated and inherently smart otherwise they wouldn’t be here at all.
I still remember that I have a few foreign classmates back in primary school and they belong to the last group which I have mentioned above and they are really, really and really brilliant in their studies. Some have remained in Singapore and have very good careers.
In sum, balloting is much an easier option as it boils down to luck. Second, you will have a mixed bag of brilliant and not so brilliant students together which is a good thing in my opinion. Afterall, it is only primary schools that we are talking about (no offence). If you are talking about the RIGHT that you should have, might as well segregate PR kids to international school and local kids to local schools. At the end of the day, you will still have the same problem getting into your nearby choice school if it is a popular one and balloting still comes into play or first come first serve basis or whatever there is. -
newkeynesian:
Balloting with PR and balloting with Singaporean is different.
If you are talking about the RIGHT that you should have, might as well segregate PR kids to international school and local kids to local schools. At the end of the day, you will still have the same problem getting into your nearby choice school if it is a popular one and balloting still comes into play or first come first serve basis or whatever there is.
PR getting into the sch is like your mum give the only drumstick to your neighbour kid instead of u
Other Singaporean getting into the sch is like your mom giving the only drumstick to your bro/sis instead of u.
Which one feel more sore? -
I will feel ‘sore’ if I do not get the drumstick.
Balloting with my brothers and sisters vs balloting with other kids for the same drumstick would be a better analogy. -
last time, someone wrote a book entitled \"Who Move my cheese ?\"
now is high time to publish a new book, \"Hey, Don't Snatch my drumstick\" or \"How dare you Snatch my drumstick\" ? I WANT it BACK ! Give ME BACK! It is MINE in the first place ! -
newkeynesian:
even better analogy :I will feel 'sore' if I do not get the drumstick.
Balloting with my brothers and sisters vs balloting with other kids for the same drumstick would be a better analogy.
first wife not producing sons, so take on mistresses to carry on the family name, like Abraham of old .....
to the kids, it is unfair sibling rivalry; to the father, aiya, all in the family wat .....
okay, :evil: :evil: :evil: better siam :siam: :siam:
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Since when opinions turn into jokes? You guys are so hilarious. -
laughingcat:
Since when opinions turn into jokes? You guys are so hilarious.
苦中作乐!wat to do ?
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I’d rather we just scrap all these phases. It should be, if you live within 1km of a school, you have automatic entry.
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So the prices of houses within 1km of popular schools will go rocket high!
:yikes:
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