Any parents of gifted children here ?

[sleepy]

chamonix:

chamonix:

Kids in kumon may not necessary do well in primary schools, even though they are achieving a much higher level in Kumon. At least for math, my friend was told that the kids will only be drilled in the technical aspect, not concept and word problem solving.

Just to add on -

Read somewhere that the levels in Kumon does not necessary correspond to the local school syllabus. Loosely translated - a 5 yr old may be doing Kumon secondary math but that doesn't he/she can handle a secondary school Math Paper.

Can anybody verify if this is not true?

Kumon only covered additions, subtractions, multiplications, division, fractions
same set of worksheets used worldwide
so it doesn't follow MOE syllabus

Hence, besides attending Kumon, the child must also do assessment books in order to bridge the gap in MOE syllabus

[sleepy]

a relative of mine was never in any gifted programme

although he is always one of the top students in class & a fast learner

he suprised his peers when he graduated with 1st class honours from NTU
even got a scholarship to study Masters in UK

GEP didn’t pick him up.

[explorer]

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http://constancecheryl.blogspot.com/

[tamarind]

sleepy:

a relative of mine was never in any gifted programme

although he is always one of the top students in class & a fast learner

he suprised his peers when he graduated with 1st class honours from NTU
even got a scholarship to study Masters in UK

GEP didn't pick him up.

Hi sleepy,
He is a late developer. GEP does not cater to late developers.

I guess what is important is the end result Even after completing the studies, we parents still hope that our kids can get a good job in a good company

[tamarind]

explorer:

Please feel free to leave your comments


http://constancecheryl.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing. Very impressive !

What is the IMTA Maths competition ?

[getz]

Hi every body… just to follow up…some GEP schools do not prepare the kids for PSLE (my son’s ex-school) and generally, the kids don’t do as well as a lot of mainstream kids. But the survival skills are there. So they’ll be able to clear PSLE with not too impressive results (when I look at my son’s and his friends’ results). Why equate giftedness with results?

[tamarind]

getz:

Hi every body... just to follow up..some GEP schools do not prepare the kids for PSLE (my son's ex-school) and generally, the kids don't do as well as a lot of mainstream kids. But the survival skills are there. So they'll be able to clear PSLE with not too impressive results (when I look at my son's and his friends' results). Why equate giftedness with results?

It really depends on what your child wants to study in university.

If she wants to be a doctor, then she must get into medical school, which accepts only the best students. So only those who have the best results will be able to get into medical school in NUS.

Actually Banking and Finance is the hottest right now. Since there is so much competition, they will of course take in those applicants with the best results.

I have seen cases where students could not get into the course they like, and ended up in courses that they hated. It is very very sad. Some students became so depressed, they dropped out from school.

[getz]

agree!! So I always tell my son he has to work hard if he wants to study in USA. Can't afford to send him there, so he's gotta make his way there on a scholarship. Or else it will be the local U. Choice is his :lol:


Can't force things once they are in their teens..motivation has to come from within.

[tamarind]

I totally agree that motivation has to come from within.


My girl, now 5 years old, wants to become a fashion designer She loves to draw all day, mostly girls wearing pretty clothes. OMG what if she asks me to send her overseas to learn fashion design ? There is no way I can afford it.

I will try to advise her to study a course in local university so that she can find a job with a steady income, then she can still design clothes as a hobby hahaha I know I cannot make her do what I want, but at least try some gentle persuasion lah.

[tamarind]

There are parents who think that it is possible to train their children to pass the GEP test.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60

Perhaps if the child is really born gifted, the parents want to train him so that he is \"guarantee\" to go into the GEP ?

Actually I started this thread not to discuss the GEP, but to discuss ways of developing of gifted child. I don't mean ways to get the child into GEP :lol:

I mean ways to develop a child to make full use of his/her giftedness. For example, if the child has superb fine motor skills and draws beautifully, how to further develop this potential ?

If a 5 year old child has excellent memory, can remember words after being taught how to read them once, able to read like an adult, and can write in sentences without having been taught, should we just leave her to develop in her own pace ?