MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni
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Agree, with Nebbermind.
How many of the top schools now were top schools then. Whoever used to studied in those school never expected to enjoy any privilege until our children needs to go P1ā¦ -
PhoBIA:
and Telok Kurau English School never even become famous at allAgree, with Nebbermind.
How many of the top schools now were top schools then. Whoever used to studied in those school never expected to enjoy any privilege until our children needs to go P1.... -
verykiasu2010:
It's luck. Just
and Telok Kurau English School never even become famous at all
hard that your kids school become a hot school in 30 years time so your grandchildren can benefit. :please:
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PhoBIA:
that was the school LKY studied, but never ever becomes hot nor famous
It's luck. Justverykiasu2010:
and Telok Kurau English School never even become famous at all hard that your kids school become a hot school in 30 years time so your grandchildren can benefit. :please: -
verykiasu2010:
that was the school LKY studied, but never ever becomes hot nor famous[/quote] :rotflmao: LKY alumni didn't work hard to promote his alma mater....
It's luck. JustPhoBIA:
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
and Telok Kurau English School never even become famous at all hard that your kids school become a hot school in 30 years time so your grandchildren can benefit. :please: -
PhoBIA:
:rotflmao: did LKY study 6 years throughout Telok Kurau primary (from P1 to P6), or did he transfer out to another school half way through ? where did his 2 sons & daughter study ?
:rotflmao: LKY alumni didn't work hard to promote his alma mater....verykiasu2010:
and Telok Kurau English School never even become famous at all
that was the school LKY studied, but never ever becomes hot nor famous -
PhoBIA:
Haha, because he's busy promoting another school, directly or indirectly.
:rotflmao: LKY alumni didn't work hard to promote his alma mater....
I think he really graduated from that school as I remembered reading about his biography brief that he came from telok kurau and not another was mentioned at all.
Back to the topic, I was shocked to know that MOE is reviewing the P1 registration process. As a parent at the benefitting end of the current system, I hope it won't happen too soon. Like what some other parents have mentioned, I certainly don't want to go through the stress for registering at phase 2C. We also have a popular school within 1km but it was scary to read about how disappointed parents who were balloted out at 2C shed tears on papers. I'd rather save myself all these heartaches and stress by putting my kids in an alma mater more than 20km away.
There's another perspective that most people would not deem important, but it has affected me as a child and would/might affect my own kids in future, if my 2nd child does not get into the same school as her elder sister because of a change to the p1 registration: having siblings who attend different schools.
As a non-citizen, my 5 siblings and I went to 6 different primary schools because of insufficient places at our phase. We grow up with different beliefs and values and there was a lot of strife, disagreement and friction in the family. The 3rd and 5th sisters grew comparatively closer when eventually shared the same secondary alma mater. Of course I wouldn't attribute the hostilities entirely to the different-schools syndrome but I have no doubt it had aa significant impact on us. Apart from play, there was virtually no common ground among us. Our schools are different, teachers are different, even our textbooks and things taught in school are different. Each of us would believe that our own school was the best and defended our own school's culture, values and systems. I have noticed that even though my husband is not particularly close to his younger sister but they always agree on their alma mater's matter. And the only time he speaks well of her is when their alma mater comes into the picture. That make me wonder if my siblings and I could have a better, more congenial and kinder childhood if we had shared the same alma mater.
My kids are born 8 years apart, so apparently when my elder kid graduates from her school this year, I'll have to wait for 1.5 years to register my younger one at the same school under 2A2 for old boy's or sibling as an ex-student. It would be a worry to me if my kids have to go through the same tumultuous and unsettling childhood as I did if they don't share an alma mater. Being properly parented is no doubt important, but I'm sure the bond of sharing the same alumni would be a very precious experience. -
phtthp:
They studied in NYPS.
:rotflmao: did LKY study 6 years throughout Telok Kurau primary (from P1 to P6), or did he transfer out to another school half way through ? where did his 2 sons & daughter study ? -
rains:
OT. Heard the boys went on to CHS. What abt LWL?
They studied in NYPS.phtthp:
:rotflmao: did LKY study 6 years throughout Telok Kurau primary (from P1 to P6), or did he transfer out to another school half way through ? where did his 2 sons & daughter study ? -
Nebbermind:
She went to NYGH.
OT. Heard the boys went on to CHS. What abt LWL?
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