DSA Appeal 2011
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Dr.K:
The respective school selects a student and honors its commitment to take in the student irrespective of the T-score ,as long as he/she is qualified for the express stream in PSLE.[quote]Most parents and students appreciate each CO. They also discuss like crazy and deliberate before making that decision to accept a CO that is 2nd choice.
For those who want to challenge the MOE after getting better results than expected need to read the rules again and abide by it.
Don't be unreasonable that the whole system need to change because of a few who are practically very shortsighted and dishonorable.Please impart good values to children.Parents were given the opportunity to pull out before the PSLE results.Parents should teach children that when a commitment is made one must see to it is fulfilled. Otherwise it is shifting goalpost to suit oneself when the situation warrants it.Its considered bullying and cheating is it not? A parallel to this type of thinking is what communist leadership does in real life situation-always trying to extend their territories at others cost-not playing by the rules always creating chaos.No offense meant as some may be blurred by the anxiety to provide the best for their children could have erred in their judgement.It could happen to the best of us. :celebrate:[/quote]don't think can simply blame the parents and kids for being shortsighted or dishonorable. it takes two hands to clap, the schools were facilitating it without betting an eyelid
the schools concerned are equally responsible, and hence they have notified parents about no transfer - as reported by ksp members -
Dr.K:
I have no p6 kid this year. For those with older kids, we know that the schs have been allowing transfers in recent years. That is the fact. Things have panned out differently this year and being a parent with no p6 kid, we do not know what has been told or not told to the DSA CO parents on adhering to CO with no transfer this year. And which parent doesn't know all should try to honor commitments and impart good values to our kids. But when you are in those parent' shoes then it may turn out different feeling and action especially when you see the schools have been ok with such transfers in the past. Please don't make these parents sound like immoral parents. They are like you and me - full of love for their kids. My frens in such situations are not selfish people. Let those who do not sin cast the first stone.
The respective school selects a student and honors its commitment to take in the student irrespective of the T-score ,as long as he/she is qualified for the express stream in PSLE.
For those who want to challenge the MOE after getting better results than expected need to read the rules again and abide by it.
Don't be unreasonable that the whole system need to change because of a few who are practically very shortsighted and dishonorable.Please impart good values to children.Parents were given the opportunity to pull out before the PSLE results.Parents should teach children that when a commitment is made one must see to it is fulfilled. Otherwise it is shifting goalpost to suit oneself when the situation warrants it.Its considered bullying and cheating is it not? A parallel to this type of thinking is what communist leadership does in real life situation-always trying to extend their territories at others cost-not playing by the rules always creating chaos.No offense meant as some may be blurred by the anxiety to provide the best for their children could have erred in their judgement.It could happen to the best of us. :celebrate: -
I don’t think moe’s approval is required when sch approve the appeal cases esp for s1 posting cases. It is more like informing moe to update the records. There is time constraint for appeal cases, 1 more week and sch starts . If every appeal cases need moe approval , it will not happen . As mentioned earlier, our moe moves like a snail
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In my view, MOE should re-look into the dsa process and timing. If DSA applicants are allowed to exercise their options after they receive their PSLE results, together with the S1 posting, then the issue of appeal will disappear.
The computer can be programmed for those with dsa CO to be posted first, then dsa WL to be posted second, with the qualification that the dsa school has to be listed as student’s first choice (just like affiliated schools), before it proceeds to post the rest.
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Alchemist:
Ya lor, I think that may be the main issue. Nice discussing with you.
No easy answer huh? I think DSA was introduced in the right spirit. They should not have been lax in execution.
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Snow crystal .... I agree with you ...
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less kiasu liao:
Well, top schools like RI/RGS/NJC/HCI/NUSH also don't take in other than academic and sports under DSA.
To rephrase my point, aside from SOTA, SPORTS SCHOOL, NUSH, (ie special talent schools that really want to develop a child's special talent) dsa via academics should be done away with. Let PSLE and students' choices do the sorting, and allow official appeal process after that for unexpected cases.
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But academically competent is not exactly equal to good exam results (i.e psle results). So dsa thru academics domain should not be done away with. Isn't that the reason why GEPers were mostly given DSA offers even though their psle results may not be the top? Maybe I am wrong. -
yamatomato:
I don't think moe's approval is required when sch approve the appeal cases esp for s1 posting cases. It is more like informing moe to update the records. There is time constraint for appeal cases, 1 more week and sch starts . If every appeal cases need moe approval , it will not happen . As mentioned earlier, our moe moves like a snail
in previous years some schools' appeal results stretched all the way to first week january -
vlim:
Snow crystal .... I agree with you ...
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R3mom:
haha...is an unequal practice then. All the benefits go to the students but none goes to the schools that offer the confirmation. Which school will want to offer a confirmation then? The school might as well wait until the psle result is out to make decision whether to admit a student.In my view, MOE should re-look into the dsa process and timing. If DSA applicants are allowed to exercise their options after they receive their PSLE results, together with the S1 posting, then the issue of appeal will disappear.
The computer can be programmed for those with dsa CO to be posted first, then dsa WL to be posted second, with the qualification that the dsa school has to be listed as student's first choice (just like affiliated schools), before it proceeds to post the rest.
what do u think?
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