MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[magiccastle]

Piggylalala,

Ya. Nanyang has a good curriculum n a strong Chinese culture. But of course , the parents of the students in nanyang - most of them are middle class n above . So can afford to send the children to the various enrichment classes n push the children to maximize their academic potential. The school has it’s own the resource too.

Unlike other schools especially the neighbourhood ones, no resource n background of the students varies, a bit difficult for the principal to push. still possible but a lot of hardwork n effort from the teachers n students.

Like my girl , initially wanted her to go to a school with a rich Chinese culture, so went tho interview to become Pv at one of the sap schools with strong Chinese culture. True enough, I feel the presence of the Chinese tradition n culture once I stepped into the school. With that environment , the students will definitely build a strong foundation in Chinese. But as no guarantee of a place n i cannot commit my time, I didn’t proceed. Instead , i registered her in a nearby school which has more than 100 years of history n supposed to have a good share of chinese culture n produced a number of historical Chinese 名人.The school name often appear in Chinese local paper when discuss about Chinese history.
But sad to say, I don’t feel the Chinese culture at all. Hence, I tell myself . Cannot depend on school. I have to put in my own effort to push up her Chinese .

[nms1]

Laura02:

Ya hor! It would require more manpower to monitor PV hours put in, so ... in order to not further burden the teachers, get other volunteers to do it. Actually, to really be fair, applicants from all phases should do volunteer work in school. So, for phase 1, parents of existing pupils should do PV work in school for a stipulated number of hours for their 2nd child to gain admission under phase 1.

For phase 2a, alumni should also do a stipulated number of hours before they qualify for phase 2a. Same goes for phase 2b.
Then get a volunteer from one phase to do the administrative affairs for volunteers from another phase.

I think that's taking it a bit far. You are saying that for someone like me with 3 children, I have to volunteer 3 times! We do have jobs to do.

[magiccastle]

Ya. I agreed. With 3 children , u have done your part of national service n contributed to the birth rate of singapore. Yet cannot piggyback on the elder sibling connection to the school for school registration. It is contrary to the govt policy of encouraging families to have more children.

[cherrygal]

Some schools have already scrapped the PV scheme… yesterday’s wanbao also reported that most parents don’t want the PV scheme as it’s free labour. If they scrap the PV and alumni schemes, then there will be an avalanche of grassroots volunteers soon.

[LOLMum]

absolut_vodka:

The tracking of hours is already been done at some schoolS. Someone I know was told upfront when she signed for PV that the top PV clocked more than 500 hours and eventually her child was given a place in the school.

huh, 500 hours.......wow :shock: and many parents were unable to even complete 40 hours because of lack of opportunities.

cant help but wonder was the place given automatically to her or did this top pv need to go thru the whole balloting process (unless there was none for those within 1km and she lived within 1km).

[DesertWind]

SAHM_TAN:

But those balloted out in P2C, some also cham leh, when try all avenues but still \"fail\"


Apply PV, not selected
Apply grassroots, not successful
No $$$ to relocate closer to school of desire
Not same religion, not same dialect grp
Alma mater no more or not belong to top/branded

This group can complain or not? :evil: :siam:

No, this group definitely not \"cham\" and no need to complain. In fact, this group is the BEST! Why? Because totally rely on the good government to take care of us. Go into a good neighbourhood school, study hard, climb up the avenues provided, reach your goals and eventually be a good citizen who contributes in society!
:imcool:

I have none of the above and my mother is illiterate. Dunoo what is mission school just sent all of us siblings into a neighbourhood school. We did not turn out too badly and I have never felt disadvantaged at all throughout my life. Instead very grateful for the educational system to enable me to reach my fullest potential. Then grateful to the economy in giving me a job to provide for my family.

A Hokkien saying \"Gong Gong Jia, Gong Gong Dua!\"

[JonC]

Thought it’s "la sub jia, la sub dua"

[LOLMum]

or as the cantonese says "天生天养“。

[DesertWind]

castanst:

laughingcat:

Some can never understand about pride of your own alma mater. But not forgetting there are those who certainly have loads of pride for their own alma mater. These groups (some again) have gathering even till today. Not once a year but on several occassion. Some feel so proud of own school still goes back during the teachers' day and some go to the extend of inviting their retired teachers to their own gathering. I don't know about others. I feel very proud of my own alma mater, so much so that i contributed actively right from the time i graduated from uni.

Just like MM Lee Kuan Yew mentioned at a public event that he sent his 3 children : Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong, former SingTel CEO BG Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Lee Wei Ling to Nanyang Primary School. And that five out of his seven grandchildren also went to Nanyang Primary School.
He likes the school's values and way of teaching young kids.

That is what pride called. Called it unfairness for those who can't get into non-alma mater, but that is life. Life still goes on as it is not the end of the day.

:goodpost:
Nanyang is Nanyang today all becoz of the efforts of these ppl!!

during my time my alma mater was just a small \"unknown\" primary school in the east but over the years they started producing top students and now.. its one of the top primary school in the east... !!!

its definitely not by chance or by luck these schools are so well sought after now..you cant definitely wipe out the contributions of us the ex students.. !!!

Besides such sentimental sentiments, i thought the top priority is also SECURITY? So all family members go to that school. And I presume security must be very tight! Not any Tom, Dick and Harry can go. Give me I also don't want to go. Very stressed don't you think? We are just ordinary folks. Let the very top have their own special and secured place while they concentrate on building the nation.

[DesertWind]

JonC:

Thought it's \"la sub jia, la sub dua\"

Ke...ke...ke...can too! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

JonC, I like your posts here.

G'night all!