MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[3Boys]

janet_lee88:

Parents are proud when they can send their kids back to their former schools...this is the beauty of being a singaporean born and bred here. this will fall under phase 2A.

What has pride got to do with this? Nope, it works for only SOME Singaporeans. Many others are disenfranchised. As I said in an earlier post, the foreigner factor should no be used as a smokescreen to propagate the alumni priority scheme, for the far greater number of affected are Singaporeans.

[dorisp]

titank:

MOE reviewing is to finalise by coming 2012 Registration?

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

[laughingcat]

I wouldn’t say alumni is an unfair practise. Every singaporean has their own alumni. It is up to individual whether do you like your own school. And if you don’t just simply jump into another school. Not able to get into another non-alma mater school is definitely not an unfair practise. Reflect on yourself and see where you stand today in today’s society. Your alma mater will be proud of who you are in today’s society as well.

[laughingcat]

dorisp:

titank:

MOE reviewing is to finalise by coming 2012 Registration?

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

I hope not.

[janet88]

I know there are several parents unhappy over this old boys/girls thing. However, not every parent sends their kids back to their former schools.

A former classmate of mine wanted to send her daughter back to alma mater but decided not to as she is staying too far away. Another friend didn’t send her daughter to SCGS bcos she has a son…so decided to register them in co-ed school instead.

[laughingcat]

janet_lee88:

I know there are several parents unhappy over this old boys/girls thing. However, not every parent sends their kids back to their former schools.

A former classmate of mine wanted to send her daughter back to alma mater but decided not to as she is staying too far away. Another friend didn't send her daughter to SCGS bcos she has a son...so decided to register them in co-ed school instead.

Exactly......that is still up to individual choice whether to go back to your own alma mater or not.

[laughingcat]

3Boys:

janet_lee88:

Parents are proud when they can send their kids back to their former schools...this is the beauty of being a singaporean born and bred here. this will fall under phase 2A.

What has pride got to do with this? Nope, it works for only SOME Singaporeans. Many others are disenfranchised. As I said in an earlier post, the foreigner factor should no be used as a smokescreen to propagate the alumni priority scheme, for the far greater number of affected are Singaporeans.

That is your presumption to say only some singaporean have pride and majority are disenfranchised. There is no real fact number to determine this.

[hquek]

I say Old boy or girl phase to stay. If they want to see effort put in, fine, have the old boy/girl to contribute some efforts before they qualify.


Throw in some fun, how about firstborn SGeans at point of registration with more than 2 siblings to qualify for phase 1 automatically? Those with many kids won’t have much time for volunteer work and govt trying to encourage multiple procreation?

I only have 2 kids and not planning to have more (so no personal agenda). Anyway, I salute those who have 4 kids and more. Have seen these around, and all Chinese families.

[3Boys]

laughingcat:

3Boys:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Parents are proud when they can send their kids back to their former schools...this is the beauty of being a singaporean born and bred here. this will fall under phase 2A.

What has pride got to do with this? Nope, it works for only SOME Singaporeans. Many others are disenfranchised. As I said in an earlier post, the foreigner factor should no be used as a smokescreen to propagate the alumni priority scheme, for the far greater number of affected are Singaporeans.

That is your presumption to say only some singaporean have pride and majority are disenfranchised. There is no real fact number to determine this.[/quote]You have not understood what I am saying.

[IDad]

Snow Crystal:

Phttph is a very active and hardworking forummer who painstakingly collates the PSLE quality passes for a lot of schools on her own accord. I really salute her efforts for that. You may disagree with her in a cordial way but no need to call her 'sxxxxx'...

I think you are mixing the 2 things up. Just by contributing to the forum doesn't mean one can get away with an unfair or outrageous suggestion. I'm certainly entitled to rebut as I wish even if I had never 'contributed' to this forum before.

In any case, I'm just 'me', not another person. I have been a passive reader of KSP but after reading phttph comments, I just have to register to state my opposition to her suggestion. This is how strongly I feel.

I apologise and agree I got personal.