Is GEP really necessary?
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We like to bandy Einstein's name around.
I think we forget that Einstein succeeded without much extra help from the system at all.
Once the basics are met.....
.......HA will be HA wherever they go, Genius will be genius wherever they go. With medical science advancing, they have a good 50 years of productive life after Uni and post-doc (where they can REALLY bite into the cheem stuff), a few lost years during adolescence ain't gonna hurt them or society.
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_%28physicist%29 <early performance>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Brenner <longevity of career> -
Mychildren:
u r forgiven!! I'm only knew of GEP when I got to send him to school for the selection coz it was on a non-school day!!! :oops:Sorry, I'm not one of them because I was not aware of this program till my child was in p3.
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3Boys:
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not.
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concern2:
Yes to those in blue.
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...3Boys:
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not.
Coming back from tea break. -
slmkhoo:
And actually, if you mean wealth and status by 'top', the most gifted are rarely the ones there.[/quote]No, I mean top of a chosen field.
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...concern2:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not. -
concern2:
I fully agree.
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...3Boys:
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not. -
slmkhoo:
Even then, it depends on the field. Some fields require more than just giftedness in that field, like social skills, organisational skills, presentation skills etc.[/quote]I'm not sure why you are nit-picking? I think it is obvious that success in life (or any endeavour) is multi-factorial, so when I say \"cream floats to the top eventually\", how do you think that is supposed to be read?
No, I mean top of a chosen field.3Boys:
[quote=\"slmkhoo\"]
And actually, if you mean wealth and status by 'top', the most gifted are rarely the ones there. -
keroppi:
I fully agree.[/quote]With or without GEP.
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...concern2:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not.
So why GEP? :rotflmao: 
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3Boys:
I'm not sure why you are nit-picking? I think it is obvious that success in life (or any endeavour) is multi-factorial, so when I say \"cream floats to the top eventually\", how do you think that is supposed to be read?[/quote]3Boys ..is ok is ok...that is why this thread moves so fast these few days... :rotflmao: ..drink liang teh drink liang teh..slmkhoo:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]No, I mean top of a chosen field.
Even then, it depends on the field. Some fields require more than just giftedness in that field, like social skills, organisational skills, presentation skills etc. :siam:
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2ppaamm:
With or without GEP.
Well said. Phew! Makes parenting job easier...concern2:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]
Lay off the GEP lah....cream floats to the top eventually, regardless of whether you are a GEPer or not. So why GEP? :rotflmao: [/quote]Cos this is a GEP thread?
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