Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[autolycus]

wormy:

Could someone pls advise:

For o level track, can the students do triple science?

Thank you

Of course students can; question is why would anyone want to do so!

The 'specialist' science people would do 3 sciences and 2 math subjects. But nowadays, even the requirement for medicine in most unis is chemistry plus one other science. A 'hardcore' IB science student only does chem, another science, math, two language/lit subjects and a humanities subject.

The reason for this is that chemistry is the central science; if you do chem, you'll be forced to pick up some physics, and you'll understand a fair amount of modern bio too. This interdisciplinarity is less obvious in physics or bio.

What's difficult for our generation, who grew up with well-defined disciplines, is the concept that you don't really need to study a subject at basic level in order to master it later in life. It's all about how one manages information and constructs knowledge.

[jtoh]

autolycus:

jtoh: 1) you can teach boys in general how to do stuff, but girls tend to be more conscientious at that age; 2) over 6 years, a lot of diversification in skills that are not directly exam-linked can occur... but for exams, people involved in the competitive cycle outside the IP will be more exam-smart.

Thanks autolycus.

[kittybank]

Thanks autolycus.


I can’t help but to wonder at this juncture if acsi is the best fit for my ds. He missed getting onto IB track. Though i was told tt there r lateral transfer opportunities, these r rare. Fees here is high. He is not competitive sort. Plus we r not christians. These questions were considered before we selected the school. And he knows no one in this school. Somehow, apprehension and anxiety has to set in again, now. Sigh…

Better start focusing on dd’s progress. Last one taking psle in two yrs’ time

[UncleLim]

wormy:

Thanks autolycus.


I can't help but to wonder at this juncture if acsi is the best fit for my ds. He missed getting onto IB track. Though i was told tt there r lateral transfer opportunities, these r rare. Fees here is high. He is not competitive sort. Plus we r not christians. These questions were considered before we selected the school. And he knows no one in this school. Somehow, apprehension and anxiety has to set in again, now. Sigh......

Better start focusing on dd's progress. Last one taking psle in two yrs' time

Hi wormy, put your anxiety aside and let your DS make the best of his new school life. Many things cannot be planned for and his future is not just about grades. I am sure he will make many new friends as the years go by.

[UncleLim]

autolycus:

As for my place in the history of ACS(I)... haha, I think that must be one of the worst-kept secrets in the world!

Just tell us if you are tall, and if your name has the letters W and H as initials. :evil:

We are all grateful you are in this forum, in any case. :celebrate:

[kittybank]

UncleLim:

autolycus:

As for my place in the history of ACS(I)... haha, I think that must be one of the worst-kept secrets in the world!

Just tell us if you are tall, and if your name has the letters W and H as initials. :evil:

We are all grateful you are in this forum, in any case. :celebrate:

And tell us if u r handsome :evil:

[autolycus]

Hello wormy, uncleLim: no, my initials are not W H; I do not look like Jean-Luc Picard or Patrick Stewart; and I have always thought of myself as 'pleasantly ugly'. I'm happy to be here.


Re ACS(I): well, the school does take some getting used to, but as even our colleagues in the other IP centres admit, the final product is normally an interesting young person with a rare constellation of talents.

[ngbrdad]

wormy:

Thanks autolycus.


I can't help but to wonder at this juncture if acsi is the best fit for my ds. He missed getting onto IB track. Though i was told tt there r lateral transfer opportunities, these r rare. Fees here is high. He is not competitive sort. Plus we r not christians. These questions were considered before we selected the school. And he knows no one in this school. Somehow, apprehension and anxiety has to set in again, now. Sigh......

Better start focusing on dd's progress. Last one taking psle in two yrs' time

Actually we are more or less in the same situation.
But DS seems to be settling in well.
He already made some new friends with his new classmates.
He just told us during dinner just now that it may have been a blessing in disguise that he didn't go to that school in Bishan.

[ngbrdad]

Can I have some info on what do the students who join co op as a CCA do ?

Do they learn entrepreneurship like sourcing for goods, deciding on pricing, display etc ?
Or just doing routine selling work ?

[autolycus]

ngbrdad:

Can I have some info on what do the students who join co op as a CCA do ?

Do they learn entrepreneurship like sourcing for goods, deciding on pricing, display etc ?
Or just doing routine selling work ?

In theory, yes they do learn such things. In practice, depends on the teacher i/c and how much leeway and guidance are given to the students. At ACS(I), the major CCAs (sports, UGs) tend to have more consistent staff deployment and approach because the measures for determining success are more externally obvious. But I think that is generally true of most schools.