DSA Appeal 2011

[jtoh]

Hhmm… So if my neighbour has this durian tree laden with the best fruits of the season leaves his gate open, it’s okay for me to go over and help myself to the durians? After all he didn’t tell me I couldn’t right? It’s his own fault for not locking the gate.

[yamatomato]

There is for sure nothing on rgs website. As mentioned earlier, rgs has a separate form for dsa appeal cases. As for nags heard that their forms also has a section for dsa appeal cases.


Green tree, how is your appeal to Moe? Your child sent in the appeal form to the dream sch anyway?

[yamatomato]

Jtoh dun understand your analogy of the durian trees.

[jtoh]

yamatomato:

There is for sure nothing on rgs website. As mentioned earlier, rgs has a separate form for dsa appeal cases. As for nags heard that their forms also has a section for dsa appeal cases.


Green tree, how is your appeal to Moe? Your child sent in the appeal form to the dream sch anyway?

Here you go, the page from RGS' website on appeals: http://www.raffles.sg/rgspostpsle.html.

By exceptional circumstances, many schools have given the example of DSA sports students who are unable to continue with the sport. Students who want to appeal via better PSLE results have been told it's not a valid reason. Can't remember which school I read that from.

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Transfer of DSA-Sec Students

Students who have accepted DSA offers from other schools may seek an appeal to RGS only if there are strong reasons and exceptional circumstances by filling up this form. Please send the completed form via email to [email protected], or print out the completed form and deliver by hand to the General Office by Thu 22 Dec, 2pm

[jtoh]

yamatomato:

Jtoh dun understand your analogy of the durian trees.

It's okay. Not everyone gets it.

[clayman]

jtoh:

I believe both RGS and NYGH have informed students with DSA COs of the new MOE directive and have turned them away. I think RGS has also clearly stated this on their website. RI is the one school I know which has asked parents to put in their appeals.

I know of one boy who accepted ACSI CO, scored 27* for PSLE but was turned away by RI when he appealed.

[wonderm]

jtoh:

Hhmm... So if my neighbour has this durian tree laden with the best fruits of the season leaves his gate open, it's okay for me to go over and help myself to the durians? After all he didn't tell me I couldn't right? It's his own fault for not locking the gate.

I like your analogy. To stretch it, if I am a thief breaking into someone's house, can I blame him for not using a better lock - making it so easy for me to break in?

It is so easy to put the blame on others rather than self reflection.

[jtoh]

clayman:

jtoh:

I believe both RGS and NYGH have informed students with DSA COs of the new MOE directive and have turned them away. I think RGS has also clearly stated this on their website. RI is the one school I know which has asked parents to put in their appeals.

I know of one boy who accepted ACSI CO, scored 27* for PSLE but was turned away by RI when he appealed.

This year? That's the first sign of RI's response to DSA COs. So far, we've only heard of those without COs being turned away. Guess they're done with the S1 Postings and moving through the COs now.

[pepper spice]

wonderm:

jtoh:

Hhmm... So if my neighbour has this durian tree laden with the best fruits of the season leaves his gate open, it's okay for me to go over and help myself to the durians? After all he didn't tell me I couldn't right? It's his own fault for not locking the gate.

I like your analogy. To stretch it, if I am a thief breaking into someone's house, can I blame him for not using a better lock - making it so easy for me to break in?

It is so easy to put the blame on others rather than self reflection.

每个人心里都有一把尺。。。
得饶人处且饶人。。。

[Alchemist]

wonderm:

jtoh:

Hhmm... So if my neighbour has this durian tree laden with the best fruits of the season leaves his gate open, it's okay for me to go over and help myself to the durians? After all he didn't tell me I couldn't right? It's his own fault for not locking the gate.

I like your analogy. To stretch it, if I am a thief breaking into someone's house, can I blame him for not using a better lock - making it so easy for me to break in?

It is so easy to put the blame on others rather than self reflection.

Well this analogy can be looked both ways. If you were to claim insurance for the loss of your goods - then you will not be paid. Since you are expected to take due care in securing your goods/durians (whatever). By leaving your door open - you are causing a moral hazard.

There is culpability on MOE's part as well. They did not even inform the schools well ahead. Why otherwise would SST which is only supposed to admit via DSA have post PSLE application process? By right all places should be taken and settled right? It shows they were expecting transfers. It just shows, MOE has not communicated clearly to the schools. The schools failed to communicate *effectively* to parents - ie explicitly state past year practice not to be relied on.

There is a moral issue here - no doubt. MOE made it possible for this to happen. Well - given they are the government they can do anything they want - but they cannot be absolved from perpetuating this situation.