Club 2006 Kids

[KS parents]

Crystalbelle, same situation here…bed space is always being ‘eaten’ up. Hahaha…

Cost and some one to look after is the main cause…our parents had went through the tough times, very receptive to take care of grandchildren…else is we had a higher standards and had a different perspective of them handling our DS / DD…hiaz…

[Kissgurami]

crystalbelle:

Why is popular/well known school better than normal neighbourhood school ? :?

For one, it is because of the teacher and prinicipal. But then again the prinical will change every 5 years so will the teacher... and if the kids cannot be in the top few class in each level , \" rumours \" had it that chances of the teacher of the rest of class isnt that good even in well know/SAP/popular sch .. :scratchhead:

hearsay that for SAP/ well known schs, the kids are well prepped before they enter P1 so the standard is already there. so the teachers tend to give more challenging questions/ be more advanced...

[crystalbelle]

Kissgurami:

crystalbelle:

Why is popular/well known school better than normal neighbourhood school ? :?

For one, it is because of the teacher and prinicipal. But then again the prinical will change every 5 years so will the teacher... and if the kids cannot be in the top few class in each level , \" rumours \" had it that chances of the teacher of the rest of class isnt that good even in well know/SAP/popular sch .. :scratchhead:

hearsay that for SAP/ well known schs, the kids are well prepped before they enter P1 so the standard is already there. so the teachers tend to give more challenging questions/ be more advanced...

So, in another words, if the kid is not well prepared, it would be the best to just go for normal sch... if not the kid will be too stress...

[KS parents]

crystalbelle:

Kissgurami:

[quote=\"crystalbelle\"]Why is popular/well known school better than normal neighbourhood school ? :?

For one, it is because of the teacher and prinicipal. But then again the prinical will change every 5 years so will the teacher... and if the kids cannot be in the top few class in each level , \" rumours \" had it that chances of the teacher of the rest of class isnt that good even in well know/SAP/popular sch .. :scratchhead:

hearsay that for SAP/ well known schs, the kids are well prepped before they enter P1 so the standard is already there. so the teachers tend to give more challenging questions/ be more advanced...

So, in another words, if the kid is not well prepared, it would be the best to just go for normal sch... if not the kid will be too stress... [/quote]I would say, or hearsay that for students who are slightly below their standard, they would required to go for enrichment classes..in a way, not stress but more effort require for the students..

[crystalbelle]

[quote]I would say, or hearsay that for students who are slightly below their standard, they would required to go for enrichment classes..in a way, not stress but more effort require for the students..[/quote]
What would be the standard ?

[KS parents]

crystalbelle:

[quote]I would say, or hearsay that for students who are slightly below their standard, they would required to go for enrichment classes..in a way, not stress but more effort require for the students..

What would be the standard ?[/quote]This is where it is not disclosed and varies from school to school. Had no idea what is the arrangement for MTPS..
I understand a new sch near my place had name the classes by different terms rather than 1A, 1B, etc..
They using class naming such as Innovator, Thinker, Discoverer..

[jedamum]

Kissgurami:

WCW:

K2 assessment books?

i dunoe what else to let DS do... K2 books he knows le... some times a headache to get books for him.

your DS is super advance

I am letting my DD2 do handwriting till I am able to read what she writes before moving to other subjects....

which sch are you aiming your DS for?

heehee...ya..i think WCW kid will be one of those into the GEP track next time :boogie:
mine lazy ah...he is one of those type who will want to rush through his work so he can play!! :faint:

WCW:

Kissgurami:

[quote=\"WCW\"]he's gg to normal nbourhood schl

I just saw the spreadsheet , if your PV is successful then it isn't normal neighbourhood sch :boogie:

u mean in NCPS? got rejected liao lor :imcool: [/quote]don't sweat if cant get into NCPS...wait patiently for end of P3....heehee...

[crystalbelle]

KS parents:

crystalbelle:

[quote]I would say, or hearsay that for students who are slightly below their standard, they would required to go for enrichment classes..in a way, not stress but more effort require for the students..

What would be the standard ?

This is where it is not disclosed and varies from school to school. Had no idea what is the arrangement for MTPS..
I understand a new sch near my place had name the classes by different terms rather than 1A, 1B, etc..
They using class naming such as Innovator, Thinker, Discoverer..[/quote]I thought this is new too but when i spoke to my auntie whose kids is already 18yrs old, she said that this had already been done in her DS time... being the not so good class have more beautiful names like love, passionate while the good class have name like Harmony ... etc

[jedamum]

crystalbelle:

Why is popular/well known school better than normal neighbourhood school ? :?

For one, it is because of the teacher and prinicipal. But then again the prinical will change every 5 years so will the teacher... and if the kids cannot be in the top few class in each level , \" rumours \" had it that chances of the teacher of the rest of class isnt that good even in well know/SAP/popular sch .. :scratchhead:

those rushing for popular/well known schs are mostly with kids already in enrichment/well prepared; hence going into normal neighbourhood schools the kids may be understretched; many people said no sweat, so long kid is good, can get into preferred sch via GEP but they must know that GEPper and advance kids are very different, not all advanced kids are gepper material. at the end of the day, most people prefer a certain popular/well known schs probably because of the CCAs, culture, environment etc. JMHO.

[KS parents]

Popular vs Neighbourhood vs GEP Sch…lots of factors to consider as well.

1. Teachers:
Popular Sch - teacher may like to streamline out and brings everyone to standard, focus on hardworking students and will not leave out those struggling in the same boat
Neighbourhood - teachers may be newly graduated…a learning ground and general do not pay too much attention and details
GEP school - tends to focus on students with potential, discipline and self motivated

This is likely to be one aspect…others such as neighbourhood sch and popular school focus may be on CCA aspect to shine and promote school…in comparison to well-known or branded school.

Very headache for parents nowadays…if can give it a shot on a better known school, why risk it?