DSA Appeal 2011
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Should DSA via academic route continue?
- For every child who missed the school’s COP slightly, (it is no doubt he/she feels disappointed because if not for so many places taken up by DSA students, he/she would have made it), there is another lucky one who accepted DSA offer but ended with a PSLE score slightly lower than the school’s COP.
- For every child who accepted a CO from a school which was not his/her top choice school and not allowed a switch through appeal after getting very high PSLE score (it is no doubt he/she feels disappointed), the school would be glad that its resources and efforts put into DSA process was not wasted. Another appeal student with a slightly lower PSLE score would also be glad to be successful in his/her appeal.
- For every child who is disappointed with the stricter rule regarding making a change after accepting CO, there is another person, perhaps in the WL, would be glad that his/her WL is now more likely to be converted to CO since less who were offered CO would accept them. There are also others who would then be successful in their DSA applications to their dream schools (some of these schools are considered 2nd best by those top students, yet they still apply in order to get more COs to play safe, hence depriving other deserving students the DSA offer, and worse, resulting in some of these schools ending up with very few DSA students eventually going there, making a mockery of the entire DSA process for these schools)
Hence it really depends on which perspective one looks at it. Personally, I think DSA via academic route still serves its purpose for both the students and the schools offering them. I can understand the agony of those affected children/parents if this is the first year they are taking the CO acceptance seriously, but most of us agree it is the right thing to do and to be fair, many IP schools did caution the parents/students before they make their acceptance decisions, as shared by many in this forum. -
can't live without kiasu parents forum now. has become part & parcel of our daily life.
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jtoh:
I must be the odd one out, or the naive one, bec when my dd went into GEP it didn't occur to me that there was the advantage of DSA. I just thought GEP was a good programme to bring out her potential. The things I know now.
I think if they scrap DSA, a lot of GEP parents would seriously reconsider putting their children in GEP liao.MandyMummy:
[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]
I think if MOE decides to scrap off DSA, they have to communicate very clearly to the GEP parents during the briefing at P3. Any changes in these 3 years will definitely cause a lot of unhappiness and frustrations to the current parents whose child is in the program.
[/quote]you are not alone .... Same same here ..
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PiggyLalala:
what do they have to lose? is the sole purpose of GEP -> IP?
I think if MOE decides to scrap off DSA, they have to communicate very clearly to the GEP parents during the briefing at P3. Any changes in these 3 years will definitely cause a lot of unhappiness and frustrations to the current parents whose child is in the program.Zhuge:
DSA should be scrapped. Just keep those DSA via CCAs will do.
It will resolve a lot of issues.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29540
perhaps we can also scrap GEP :imcool: -
vlim:
Your kids did not turn out worst off.....maybe better off cos not much stress from parents who learned too much and planned too early - sometimes too much planning may not work too
you are not alone .... Same same here ..jtoh:
I must be the odd one out, or the naive one, bec when my dd went into GEP it didn't occur to me that there was the advantage of DSA. I just thought GEP was a good programme to bring out her potential. The things I know now.
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vlim:
[/quote]me too when I made the decision for ds1 to try for the program.
you are not alone .... Same same here ..jtoh:
[quote=\"MandyMummy\"]
I must be the odd one out, or the naive one, bec when my dd went into GEP it didn't occur to me that there was the advantage of DSA. I just thought GEP was a good programme to bring out her potential. The things I know now.
However with so many kiasuparents in the forum these days, I am very sure that one reason parents enourage the child to take up the program is because of the so called 'easier' DSA. ( actually it is not easy for the boys too. But I would say it is a good experience. ) -
Pen88n:
Your kids did not turn out worst off.....maybe better off cos not much stress from parents who learned too much and planned too early - sometimes too much planning may not work too
you are not alone .... Same same here ..vlim:
[quote=\"jtoh\"]
I must be the odd one out, or the naive one, bec when my dd went into GEP it didn't occur to me that there was the advantage of DSA. I just thought GEP was a good programme to bring out her potential. The things I know now.[/quote]I think so too. Sometimes too much knowledge is dangerous. Better to be oblivious and blissful and carefree than to be stressing out over what the Joneses are doing.
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Ya, if they scrap DSA for GEP, the GEP program needs to run differently thus sacrificing the true essence of the program. The schools will have to start the PSLE preparation much earlier and not only in term 3 of P6. Also, some students may reconsider taking part in competitions as they take time away from PSLE preparation.
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However now that I had gone through PSLE with ds1, I think i would not be so bold and naive to just let my ds to go through the program if there is no so called 2 chances for PSLE ( DSA and the actual PSLE). I would think twice and think hard and i would say it is a very difficult decision.
The reason being I think to get into a good secondary school( 6 years) is more crucial than the 3 years of good program in GEP. To have a good t-score, one has to be relatively good in all 4 subjects. The time spent in doing all the the projects may be better spent in drilling my child in his weakest subject and hence do better in the PSLE.
I also wonder if those geppers whose score is less than 255, would they have done better if they are in the mainstream where drilling and preparation for PSLE starts in P5.
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