Is GEP really necessary?

[Computer Addict]

I sleep like maybe 4h during exam periods…

Not because I play too much computer or handphone games (I limit myself to 3h per weekend and 30min on weekdays) but because I am in student council. My school also ends at between 3-4pm everyday so I naturally have less time to do homework and thus my sleeping hours decrease.
But the one thing I cannot understand is why my school gives me 2.5h of lunch break on fridays but yet dismisses me at 3pm.

[corneyAmber]

Mychildren:

Die liao, I soon become a computer addict like this guy/gal.

Cannot resist coming here & my DH beside me asking why you write so much?
He must think how come my wife so bossy..... Don't know how to answer.....
:siao:

phtthp,
You're here? I always c u reminding people about Aris... matter. You good hearted!

c ksi too, Sorry that I teased u often, feel guilty now. :imsorry:

You tease me meh? How come I don't know? Kekeke so no worries.. :hugs:

[Melodies]

Hi Computer Addict,


On why your school gives you 2.5h of lunch break on fridays but yet dismisses me at 3pm, I think they wanted you to socialize with other students and the school may also able to plan some special activities for the students during this period. I know one school has 1 hr recess on 1 day per week for these purposes. Personally, I think it is a good scheme but I am not sure it is still useful for you since you have many activities already. Alternatively, you may want to make full use of this 2.5hrs to do your homework instead? Good luck with your study and do take care of your sleeping and health. :hugs:

Computer Addict:

I sleep like maybe 4h during exam periods...
Not because I play too much computer or handphone games (I limit myself to 3h per weekend and 30min on weekdays) but because I am in student council. My school also ends at between 3-4pm everyday so I naturally have less time to do homework and thus my sleeping hours decrease.
But the one thing I cannot understand is why my school gives me 2.5h of lunch break on fridays but yet dismisses me at 3pm.

[2ppaamm]

verykiasu2010:

2ppaamm:

[quote=\"ruohoo97\"]
Put me on waiting list! Okay?

OK!

can guarantee entry to the Ivies ?[/quote]Actually for your son, yes... but a bit late leh, and you will have to give up something you are already doing so well in. There's no way I can guarantee someone from such a good school can get into Ivy, but I can guarantee someone I nurture from the start can. But no guarantee which Ivy lah...

A bit late because, I need at least 1.5 years to 2 years to do this, and that is if the child has time. Even if I start now, your child will be 16. 16 is a bad year to send a BOY to uni, because you need 4 years in American uni, which means he will finish at 19. The government will call you back for NS at about 18, and they will not give face one... so your kid might end up not finishing his degree and have to go to army. Unless... unless he puts himself on an accelerated mode in the uni, do very well so that he can accelerate to finish his degree in 3 years (very possible), but it would mean he will have to work very hard. Sometimes, not all kids are so motivated and so keen. They might want to enjoy themselves and 'smell the flowers'.

So there... for you to think about when planning your DS's uni path... stick with wherever you are, and make sure you get a GPA of at least 3.9 or 4.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent) and ace that 'A' levels, I think no other way already...

[2ppaamm]

Computer Addict:

I am in Sec 2 IP now and I only get an average of 5.5 hours of sleep everyday. And it isn't even exam period now. I return home from school at an average time of 8pm (all the traffic jams) and I only have CCA once a week. I don't even have any tuition.

:faint:
O no... exactly like my daughter told me... maybe try and ask your parents to talk to the school? If you sleep so little, it will impede your growth, and at Sec 2, it is exactly when you still have a chance to grow.

If it makes you feel better, my daughter says the same thing about her ex-classmates, and for some reason, the school sees a need to keep them till 8pm these days and for the next few months, till O levels comes. Hang in there... and sleep in between everything, maybe when you have those breaks? There is no point socializing if you are sacrificing your sleep for that, at least I believe in that... One trick my children seem to have is to sleep whenever and wherever, on the bus, on the train, in the car...just making the best out of the situation.

[Dnls_mum]

Computer Addict:

I sleep like maybe 4h during exam periods...

Not because I play too much computer or handphone games (I limit myself to 3h per weekend and 30min on weekdays) but because I am in student council. My school also ends at between 3-4pm everyday so I naturally have less time to do homework and thus my sleeping hours decrease.
But the one thing I cannot understand is why my school gives me 2.5h of lunch break on fridays but yet dismisses me at 3pm.

Then it is your choice dearie. You chose student council. Your school did not make you do it. A lot of time, student council time spent is also up to individual.

In life, we have to make choices and live with it. You made all the uncles and aunties here thought your school work is what made you stay late. So now all want to get out of Singapore becos they thot your school workload is inhuman! And their kids will suffer like u. :stompfeet: :rotflmao:

Seriously, if you finish at 3 for school it means you spend many hours doing something else if you only reach home at 8. Time management and prioritizing is the key. I know your school has short days on certain days becos of 3rd Lang. Do you do third Lang? Otherwise, what do you do with that extra time?

My kids always use long lunch breaks to do discussion project or homework. There is a day that you start at 8.45. So that morning can also be used for project or homework or catching up on sleep, unless you also use that for your student council

[simple2005]

Melodies:

I thought it is quite common nowadays. No? Back to back tuition classes everyday and some are conducted at home. Am I putting my girl in the wrong school? Am I living in a different era as u? :?

simple2005:

[quote=\"Melodies\"]6 tuition is outdated now, some of them have 10 tuition (one for every language subject, two compo and two orals, 2 sciences and 2 maths with 1 based on syllabus and another for GEP ).

Estimated cost is $2.5K exuding music, dance, swimming, tennis, golf, taekwondo:yikes:

Frankly, I've never even heard of something to that extent... :siao:

[/quote]10 tuition sounds really extreme to me. And not counting those extra sports/arts classes. Hope not everyone goes to that extent. :nailbite:

[Mychildren]

I knew of one fellow (working adult) who went for sleep disorder course in IMH, where this fellow saw many who were still students attending this too. Scary, right? :yikes:

Don't say I anyhow said hor! I did not put this fellow name to protect this fellow hor, gender also never put here hor!


:nunchuk:
Parents don't make your child study till like that hor :siao: !
Kids don't study till :siao: !
Go & breathe some fresh air & has some hobbies to disstress, getting top also no use, if becomes :siao: .
Do something before things get worse hor........ :?:

[Mychildren]

2ppaamm,


How about my girl who is 2 now, can she wait for your program to start???
I'm serious, u c, don't miss my girl lei, better put in a serious smilies here if not u think I play play again :sad:

[cherryc]

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The real cost of education

Turning to Singapore’s education system which is heavily subsidised, Yeoh said the cost of private tuition is skewing matters out of whack.

Currently, a Singaporean child going through government-aided mainstream schools pays roughly $11 per month at primary school level, about $21 at secondary school, and about $27 per month at junior college or at a centralised institute.

Even at university level, Singaporean and permanent resident (PR) students attending local university courses benefit greatly from substantive grants provided by the Ministry of Education.

But these benign fee structures mask the real cost of schooling in Singapore when one takes in the cost of private tuition, says Yeoh.

“If you have a kid who has tuition in two or three subjects, that easily costs close to $1,000 (per month) or often even much more,” he says. “A lot of people also feel that at primary 6, they need to send their kids for tuition in three to four core subjects, so that adds up to more than $1,500 per month, perhaps even $2,000.”

But is private tuition really necessary?

Yeoh argues it is because of two key reasons — first, because of insufficient teaching resources for what is becoming an unnecessarily difficult curriculum and second, because class sizes are too large.

Making matters worse is the various possible paths in primary and secondary education alone — from the gifted programme to the through-train, and a wide range of elective programmes offered at secondary and junior college level.

It is no wonder parents become “kiasu” to ensure their children get the best opportunities and the most choices, said Yeoh.

His solution? Cut down class sizes and do away with unnecessary streaming.

“This would require higher education expenditure, but it will be less stressful for both students and teachers, and (the former) can actually be taught in school instead of at home (through tuition),” he adds, pointing out that the average OECD country spends about 6 per cent of its GDP on education, as compared to Singapore, which spends roughly 3.8 per cent.

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