All About SAP Schools

[janet88]

dorisp:

Am I right:


1) If P1 goes to SAP school, will start HCL from P1 but can drop HCL to Normal at P4.

2) If P1 goes to non SAP school, will start with Normal Chinese but can opt/teacher can recommend to take HCL at P4?

SAP school is not for every child bcos of compulsory HCL. My son is in a SAP school. As we speak mainly English at home, Higher Chinese was really tough in the earlier years. Afraid he can't manage, I spent more time coaching him. Ended up, his English suffered. When he was not recommended for HCL in P5, we dropped it for normal Chinese.
Higher chinese is really no joke...really zapped a lot of attention and time from the other equally impt subjects.

[dorisp]

Thanks Janet but how about Pt no. 2, can a child going to non SAP school opt/teacher recommand for HCL during P4?


TIA.

[verykiasu2010]

dorisp:

Thanks Janet but how about Pt no. 2, can a child going to non SAP school opt/teacher recommand for HCL during P4?


TIA.

yes of course can, else where got so many kids doing HCL across the island ? (eg Rulang)

basically the diff of HCL are the few additional chapters at the back of the HCL text, plus the exam paper format being different - which need a higher language skill eg not possible to do direct lifting in answering compre questions

[dorisp]

verykiasu2010:

yes of course can, else where got so many kids doing HCL across the island ? (eg Rulang)


basically the diff of HCL are the few additional chapters at the back of the HCL text, plus the exam paper format being different - which need a higher language skill eg not possible to do direct lifting in answering compre questions

Thanks for the info. vk.

The reason i ask is because if my child is able to cope, I would certainly like him to do HCL.

[janet88]

dorisp:

Thanks Janet but how about Pt no. 2, can a child going to non SAP school opt/teacher recommand for HCL during P4?

In a non-SAP school, child is offered HCL if he/she makes the grade at the end of the year. My daughter's CL teacher told me her MT is not bad and may be able to take HCL in P3. But child may have to drop it if again results are not up to mark. HCL textbook doesn't have that 导入 (introduction) chapter.

[dorisp]

Appreciate your sharing. Thanks janet.

[janet88]

dorisp:

Appreciate your sharing. Thanks janet.

No worries. Glad to share my experience.
Son is in a SAP school. The initial years were tough studying HCL, as such I decided not to register my younger one in same school..also because we had the luxury of having another option.

[dorisp]

janet_lee88:

No worries. Glad to share my experience.
Son is in a SAP school. The initial years were tough studying HCL, as such I decided not to register my younger one in same school..also because we had the luxury of having another option.

For us, DH and I were from SAP schools so we hope DS could do HCL if he could cope.

When the time comes and if I find DS could not handle HCL, I'll have to leave it then.

[janet88]

dorisp:

For us, DH and I were from SAP schools so we hope DS could do HCL if he could cope.


When the time comes and if I find DS could not handle HCL, I'll have to leave it then.

It was good exposure though...but the truth is yours truly here was :imdrowning:
P1-3 was still ok. Come P4, can't wait to drop it at the end of the year...of course it would be great if can continue since it will give the child advantage.

[dorisp]

Noted and thanks for sharing.