Is GEP really necessary?
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concern2:
I am not alone, hehehe.... PLeeeeease!!!
E-hem, 2ppaamm, um, will it be too much to ask if you could put all these very useful notes - all these pertaining to GEP and education into your blog on KSP - I mean, since you have no intention of writing them into a book? I find myself having to go back to search for your writings, and I am sure it will benefit not just myself. PLeeeease!!!!2ppaamm:
We cannot expect other people to change or be kind to us. The only people we can change is ourselves. Here's what I do to ensure my children survive, whether they are identified or labeled gifted or not.
1. Have a set of expectation and live up to that.....
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Nebbermind:
En :? you change her name? :slapshead:
Finally, a short input from Sppaamm which I can understand and full agree!!2ppaamm:
GEPpers at PSLE. If my son were to be sitting for PSLE this year (which he is supposed to), I'll make sure he performs. That's all, not buts, no ifs. If his results are not sterling, then he is not as good as another mainstreamer who did better. And, if I choose to ask him to focus on something else, resulting to him not performing, then it is a choice and not to be explained away. I shall have no other excuse, and neither does he. He shall then bear the consequences, including not getting into the school of his choice. We had a chance to pick our choice, and we shall bear the consequences of that choice.
If I don't teach him now about action and reaction, choices and consequences, I would have lost a fantastic opportunity.
Again, that's just me. I can fully understand how others won't agree or won't think so. I am a mother too. But you see, my sights have never been on PSLE, I don't want my children to let this exam impede their opportunities to learn and understand how the society will finally work for them. Every circumstance is a learning opportunity, we either use it, or lose it.
The caterpillar turning into a butterfly has been teaching us a very important lesson all our lives. If you help that caterpillar out of his struggle at the crucial stage of its transformation, it will not survive. I want to make sure my kids survive, and that's another reason temporal perks does not add on to us.
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3Boys:
You are a deep thinker 2ppaamm, I am perhaps rather more simplistic. :oops:
That too.2ppaamm:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]Actually,
I only have one cardinal rule for my kids.
1) Be Happy
If I set too many dimensions they start to contradict each other. But it is hard to be happy unless we learn contentment. It is hard to learn contentment unless we understand ourselves and those around us. Some people pick up those skills by observation, others have to be taught. Unfortunately, not all my kids are able to pick these up by observation, some can, some cannot, so that's where I chip in and model for or teach them. Not all of us are born the same, and thank God for that, and thank God we are all equal.
Hahaha.... and fathers are different from mothers. Mothers worry a lot more. Must learn to be less anxious.
Although I disagree variously with your views on the GEP and aims thereof, and honestly find some of it rather annoying, I do enjoy reading your posts.......after a couple of shots of scotch!
Take care, and keep posting[/quote]Guess what? The feelings is mutual, but who cares! I don't need to please you, and you don't need to please me.
But you are right, I am annoying and I am annoyed with myself as well. I said I don't want to post but can't resist. :slapshead: When you are annoyed, do like I do. Don't read. And I seriously don't read past the first paragraph if I sense it is not what I want to read, just like you. :celebrate:
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2ppaamm:
It's ok PamPam... 3boys disagrees whenever he can. It's him. Not you. :rotflmao: :siam:
Guess what? The feelings is mutual, but who cares! I don't need to please you, and you don't need to please me.
But you are right, I am annoying and I am annoyed with myself as well. I said I don't want to post but can't resist. :slapshead: When you are annoyed, do like I do. Don't read. And I seriously don't read past the first paragraph if I sense it is not what I want to read, just like you. :celebrate: -
2ppaamm:
Surely, tck understands it better.Nebbermind:
Sitting back and waiting for a response to tck!
Me too! Because I am not one of the crabs, I wouldn't care to comment. Honestly, it is because I can't even get across the first paragraph, too.
But I am enjoying the view after your transformation! :evil: -
But honestly, when 3Boys is on the same side on an issue, it is absolutely fun because he will fight for it! This is just one topic/issue, if the opinions are different than different lor, no big deal to me. Nobody needs to agree with me on everything. I am not omniscience, and never will be. If people are confused, go read the first post of this thread. I think along the way, many people are starting to get confused what I believe.
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Chenonceau:
Hmmmm.....2ppaamm has been fairly provocative in this thread you know.
It's ok PamPam... 3boys disagrees whenever he can. It's him. Not you. :rotflmao: :siam:2ppaamm:
Guess what? The feelings is mutual, but who cares! I don't need to please you, and you don't need to please me.
But you are right, I am annoying and I am annoyed with myself as well. I said I don't want to post but can't resist. :slapshead: When you are annoyed, do like I do. Don't read. And I seriously don't read past the first paragraph if I sense it is not what I want to read, just like you. :celebrate:
I usually only post when I disagree, so most of my posts are disagreeable.....
If I agree with someone, you won't see me around unless I felt it needed emphasising. Unlike ladies (thin ice here), I'm not a fan of mutual support societies.
Be careful of drawing a conclusion from a biased sample.....is 3Boys disagreeable, or does 3Boys only post when he is disagreeable. -
2ppaamm:
Did u come back to check if my leaf is still there?! :evil:
Guess what? The feelings is mutual, but who cares! I don't need to please you, and you don't need to please me.
But you are right, I am annoying and I am annoyed with myself as well. I said I don't want to post but can't resist. :slapshead: When you are annoyed, do like I do. Don't read. And I seriously don't read past the first paragraph if I sense it is not what I want to read, just like you. :celebrate: -
2ppaamm:
O, this is getting tiring and I won't have the stamina to go all the way to 200 pages. I think I will give it a miss, whatever is coming... I am not going to participate. Better say now earlier than later or I keep getting dragged back, better get some housework done instead. Adios my friends. I'm on my way, hate being a broken record. If you want my attention on anything, feel free to PM.
:love: Take a break and have a good rest. It is pointless but enlightening
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buds:
:politebleah: Oh well... there goes GEP. :rotflmao:Nebbermind:
[quote=\"buds\"]Is this a GEP question?
Not really....
It's a GEP selection test question!! :razz:
If I say I know Aaron has nipples can go thru? :please:[/quote]Only if it oozes milk...
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