MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[pirate]

Enough with the darn ping pong balls already. I'm getting DD to stomp on one tomorrow. :stompfeet:

[gvyong]

verykiasu2010:

haha, you must be from MBS or RWS ? Now everything is a lottery :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

haha, no lah Just hoping for a P1 Reg system that offers positive possibilities..

The current pro-alumni P2A phases, ironically, while securing your DS/DD a place at your alma mater, may also limit your choices.

This year, I really admire the courage of the HPPS old boy who graciously gave up his DD's place at HPPS for 2C balloting at RGPS (just outside his house) at the last minute. He is clearly focused on the positive. Imagine the internal turmoil or family pressure he may have faced in his decision. :slapshead:

Even the fortunes of primary schools depend on 'luck', or whatever you call it.

E.g. 1 The following are schools started in the 1950s:
Princess Elizabeth, Bt Panjang, Bukit Batok East/West & Rosyth

Which is the 'lucky' school chosen to host GEP and is today a 'hot' sch?

E.g. 2
Pei Hwa and Shuqun, up to mid 80s, were located within walking distance of each other. In 1986, Shuqun moved to Jurong and surrendered the area to Pei Hwa. The rest is history.

So whether we have a 'good' alma mater for our kids also depends on the luck of the draw for our schools, which we have no control over - Gov policies, relocation, demographics, etc. :sad:

And isn't it in our national culture to buy 4D/Toto/etc.

[Josephcmtan]

pirate:

Enough with the darn ping pong balls already. I'm getting DD to stomp on one tomorrow. :stompfeet:

I get my dd to join in the fun. Darn.. My wife already starting tearing at the 5th draw. Policy is adding a lot of stress rather than remember as a milestone experience for my kids. Perhaps may laugh at it yrs later. But definitely not funny going thru it.

[absolutwild]

i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

[phankao]

absolutwild:

i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

Haiyah - my kids all woke at 5.30-5.45am even though we stay 10mins drive from school. Need to share bathroom to shower, brush teeth, sloooowly dream over their breakfast. But they like to leave the house by 6.30am or 6.40am, lor, and reach school before 7am. Good too - no jam.

[absolutwild]

at least your kids take only 10 mins to reach home after school. the poor kid who live far away have to take about 45 mins to 1 hour to reach home. that is why it is better if they live at least within 2km from the school... better if within 1km!

phankao:

absolutwild:

i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

Haiyah - my kids all woke at 5.30-5.45am even though we stay 10mins drive from school. Need to share bathroom to shower, brush teeth, sloooowly dream over their breakfast. But they like to leave the house by 6.30am or 6.40am, lor, and reach school before 7am. Good too - no jam.

[zakashi]

absolutwild:

i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

I do not think they love to do that. Maybe there is no other better choice. :slapshead:

[janet88]

zakashi:

absolutwild:

i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

I do not think they love to do that. Maybe there is no other better choice. :slapshead:

Yes, I know of a family who stays in Serangoon but attending NYPS.
Daddy works in upp Bukit Timah...so it's considered on the way.

[phankao]

absolutwild:

at least your kids take only 10 mins to reach home after school. the poor kid who live far away have to take about 45 mins to 1 hour to reach home. that is why it is better if they live at least within 2km from the school... better if within 1km!

phankao:

[quote=\"absolutwild\"]i have seen posts of students having to wake up at 5am to take school bus to school because they live in bedok and their school is at bukit timah. they got in the school cos of their parents.

Haiyah - my kids all woke at 5.30-5.45am even though we stay 10mins drive from school. Need to share bathroom to shower, brush teeth, sloooowly dream over their breakfast. But they like to leave the house by 6.30am or 6.40am, lor, and reach school before 7am. Good too - no jam.

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I think it's just bc they don't have to take the school bus. My neighbours sends their kids at 6.15am to get the schoolbus to the same school.

Well, if my kids take the public bus home, it takes at least half-hour. 40mins if connecting buses don't come quickly. Or they could take the MRT, just need a little leg power. haha. Used to ask them to take the schoolbus home on the occasions that I couldn't pick them - Woah S$4 for just a single trip home!

[gvyong]

Read in today's ST - Ai Tong celebrates 100th anniversary..


The sch had a few close calls in history..
1930 - saved by businessman's donation
1946 - luckily teachers not killed by Kempetai during Jap occ. able to resume classes
1989 - selected for SAP

And that's how one's alma mater become a branded sch!! Luck of draw

So today, those who had to ballot or were balloted out of Ai Tong say
\"too much priority to alumni\"

In Clementi area there is founded in 1940s a Pei Tong primary whose luck in history is very 'suay'. It ran into legal disputes with developers n the sch building even burned down in 70s. In 1983 Nan Hua moved to Clementi, 1989 became SAP, n inadvertently condemned Pei Tong to obscurity.

So blame our own darn arse luck our alma mater not branded sch

Congrats to Ai Tong alumni on ur sch's centennial