DSA Appeal 2011

[jtoh]

PiggyLalala:

Yes, the decision is made both by the parent and the child. But that does not mean lesser pain for the 12 year old if a wrong decision is made? The decision not to take part in DSA in itself is also a difficult decision that has to be made by both parents and child.


Exactly parents have been reading up and finding out a lot of information from friends, parents with similar experience and yet changes can be made drastically and without effective communication. I am scared .

As parents we have to be responsible for our actions and their impact on our children. If a wrong decision was made, man up, take it as a learning experience and move on. We shouldn't be blaming MOE, the DSA schools and primary schools for a decision which ultimately was taken by the parent. Hopefully these parents have not been telling their children that their DSA school is a second rate school.

[looking4Tutor]

mum_sugoku:

Assuming those PSLE-high-scorers who are appealing to RI now (after accepting CO from another school) had also applied for RI's DSA but were rejected by RI, then shouldn't it be RI's fault for rejecting them in the first place?

RI rejects DSA applicants on the ground that they didn't perform well from Primary 4 - 6 SA1 and the GAT test.

But somehow some will still want to mug their way in.

[jtoh]

Chenonceau:

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I am not sure this slight difference matters at all. In a child's world, the opportunity to commit great sins is not there. The scholarship boards are not gonna worry about this difference between bond breakers and DSA CO-breakers. Their job is to evaluate the ROI of investing in a child. If, in the history of the child, there is any hint of a possibility that the child will grow up into someone who cannot honour small commitments, then the big investment becomes that much more risky.

Basically, the scholarship board will assume that children absorb their parents values... and in the absence of any other information, this DSA CO info will just have to do as a proxy for what the child MIGHT do in the future.

Well said.

[verykiasu2010]

just my speculation


HCI is using MOE to be the reason. nothing wrong, and is very convenient. the real reason could be HCI this year refuses to release. that is all. and they did inform the students early early "no transfer allowed" way in advance

and MOE website as well as the exercise option form did not say cannot appeal cannot change cannot transfer

every one knows the transfer is an agreement between the schools concerned, then submit name list to MOE, not the other way round

nobody knows why HCI refuses to release, but the reason is probably need not be said

if you were the HCI principal, you would be very sore at the post-PSLE DSA transfer out every year too…and it surely has to come to a stop…and too bad for those parents/students caught this year – no transfer

but HCI forgets something they said last year : no point keeping students who don’t want to stay, no point forcing them to stay

to move on, HCI should work on why people want to transfer out even after the DSA CO ?

[wonderm]

When one is rejected by first choice DSA school and offered CO by his second choice DSA school, he feels the pain when not allowed DSA appeal. However, if he had not accepted the CO and ended up with PSLE score lower than COP for both his first and second choice schools, would he and his parents feel even more painful? Life is such, isn’t it? As parents, we should provide guidance on making wise and right decisions when faced with such situation, but no one can be completely shielded from pain.

[wonderm]

verykiasu2010:

just my speculation


HCI is using MOE to be the reason. nothing wrong, and is very convenient. the real reason could be HCI this year refuses to release. that is all. and they did inform the students early early \"no transfer allowed\" way in advance

and MOE website as well as the exercise option form did not say cannot appeal cannot change cannot transfer

every one knows the transfer is an agreement between the schools concerned, then submit name list to MOE, not the other way round

nobody knows why HCI refuses to release, but the reason is probably need not be said

if you were the HCI principal, you would be very sore at the post-PSLE DSA transfer out every year too.........and it surely has to come to a stop....and too bad for those parents/students caught this year -- no transfer

but HCI forgets something they said last year : no point keeping students who don't want to stay, no point forcing them to stay

to move on, HCI should work on why people want to transfer out even after the DSA CO ?

From posts seen in this forum so far, this practice of not allowing DSA appeal does not only apply between HCI and RI. If so, houldn't we hear about successful appeal cases to RI from other DSA schools? If so, why would RGS also talk about it beforehand? Besides, HCI is not the only school losing DSA CO students through such processes, many other IP and top secondary schools faced similar problems.

[ycpang]

verykiasu2010:

just my speculation


HCI is using MOE to be the reason. nothing wrong, and is very convenient. the real reason could be HCI this year refuses to release. that is all. and they did inform the students early early \"no transfer allowed\" way in advance

and MOE website as well as the exercise option form did not say cannot appeal cannot change cannot transfer

every one knows the transfer is an agreement between the schools concerned, then submit name list to MOE, not the other way round

nobody knows why HCI refuses to release, but the reason is probably need not be said

if you were the HCI principal, you would be very sore at the post-PSLE DSA transfer out every year too.........and it surely has to come to a stop....and too bad for those parents/students caught this year -- no transfer

but HCI forgets something they said last year : no point keeping students who don't want to stay, no point forcing them to stay

to move on, HCI should work on why people want to transfer out even after the DSA CO ?

HCI doesn't need to do anything. Next year nobody will dare to test the system. Those who have chosen HCI will continue to stay with HCI wholeheartedly. See, it is importent to put a stop to this DSA appeal thingy then the rest will take care by itself and back to the right track. Nobody will complain next year and we at KSP no need to argue anymore. 天下太平 :celebrate:

[looking4Tutor]

verykiasu2010:

just my speculation


HCI is using MOE to be the reason. nothing wrong, and is very convenient. the real reason could be HCI this year refuses to release. that is all. and they did inform the students early early \"no transfer allowed\" way in advance

and MOE website as well as the exercise option form did not say cannot appeal cannot change cannot transfer

every one knows the transfer is an agreement between the schools concerned, then submit name list to MOE, not the other way round

nobody knows why HCI refuses to release, but the reason is probably need not be said

if you were the HCI principal, you would be very sore at the post-PSLE DSA transfer out every year too.........and it surely has to come to a stop....and too bad for those parents/students caught this year -- no transfer

but HCI forgets something they said last year : no point keeping students who don't want to stay, no point forcing them to stay

to move on, HCI should work on why people want to transfer out even after the DSA CO ?

good analysis, must probe further.
Might ask him if he drop by the pool for coffee.

[Chandelier]

My DH said not getting a CO from 1st choice DSA school is \"爱人是痛苦的\" whereas getting a CO from 2nd choice DSA school is \"被爱是幸福的\"! 选择\"爱人\"还是\"被爱\"....? :?

[Rice kiasu]

went to RI today,they rejected all DSAappeals due to MOE