Dunman High School (Junior High)
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Augmum:
Of coz, ย we have to refocus back to the main discussions lah,ย otherwise, other pple who are seriously searching for relevant information would think that we are :siao: and wu liao.....
Ya lor.... Somemore, I'm an 'intruder' leh... No kid in DHS.
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gearhat:
Ya.....some of the senior teachers are so well loved and respect by their pupils.... :salute:
I must say that there are quite a few long serving teachers who are really dedicated and well-loved by students. Total respect to them.gearhat:
Totally agree .......I really like the culture in DHS, which many people will describe as 'family-like'. I think it has to do with the background of the school being a traditional chinese school. Like, alot of the morals/ motto can be seen in the actions of students which is really nice. And the people are friendly too of course, but I don't think that is a characteristic limited to dunmanians.
Gal often mentioned that teachers often remind them abt ่ฏไฟกๅๅฟ during lessons and assembly times....gearhat:
No leh.....my gal is now in yr3, i dont see them having \"honeymoon yrs\"How I cope hmmmm... actually the first 3 yrs were pretty much 'honeymoon' years. Spent alot of time playing (as in quite alot of the projects were like playing haha) so it was quite enjoyable.
Perhaps for yr 1 and some parts of yr 2, but not for yr 3 anymore.......
There are tons of projects n assignments, practically for every subjects,
be in inclusive in the GPA computation or not....
there are times where few projects, all due in the same week.....
And in yr 3, they have this IDMI, a mini PW project..... -
Happy Mama:
No lah.....there is no intruder.....dont say that.....Augmum:
Of coz, ย we have to refocus back to the main discussions lah,ย otherwise, other pple who are seriously searching for relevant information would think that we are :siao: and wu liao.....
Ya lor.... Somemore, I'm an 'intruder' leh... No kid in DHS.
No kid in DHS now, doesnt mean next time def dont have, right?? Kekeke
Or relative / frens ' kids .....feel free to input views and comments..... -
Augmum:
Yeah! :hi5: :hi5:No lah.....there is no intruder.....dont say that.....
No kid in DHS now, doesnt mean next time def dont have, right?? Kekeke
Or relative / frens ' kids .....feel free to input views and comments..... -
gearhat:
Hi, need help to advise for MEP other then YR1 can student apply in Yr2 ? How to go about it? TIAHi everyone!
Just came across this forum and found it very interesting to read. I'm an ex-Dunmanian who graduated last year and I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in DHS.
Should any of you parents have any questions regarding dhs/ junior high/ senior high/ a-levels or anything else I'll try my best to answer
and give a student's perspective of course. -
gearhat:
Gearhat- thanks for your inspiring posts. We parents tend to panic when our kids do not do well. You are really sensible to decide to study on your own for subjects you don't do well and lift them to As! Marvellous. All the best to your studies in UK! I am sure with your resilience, you will do extremely well in your chosen course.
Hi mamajoy
I did not have any tuition despite even my mother asking if I wanted any when I was failing econs hahaha. It was just a personal preference as I felt I would prefer the time to look through my problems on my own. And also if I had any problems I could always consult my teachers so I didn't see the need to engage a private tutor. Turned out well though, I got A for both
I'll being studying Engineering in London soon. School haven't start yet.
And to reply Snow Crystal about teachers, culture and how I cope:
I guess teachers in the school change over time (and more frequently now it seems, which I don't really like but anyway...) so I think my teachers especially JH ones may not be teaching in DHS anymore by now. However, I must say that there are quite a few long serving teachers who are really dedicated and well-loved by students. Total respect to them.
I really like the culture in DHS, which many people will describe as 'family-like'. -
Augmum:
Well, I've heard that said too many times with regards to DHS econs dept. The truth is that I, and every other student only have been through 1 set of teachers and resources in school, so nobody can say with absolute certainty that one school is inferior compared to others. I think we are in no position to judge since we haven't gone through 2 or more for accurate comparison.
Hi Gearhat,
Thanks so much for yr sharing.
PCME is likely my gal's subj combo for yr5 too.
Yes, seems that most yr5 pupils do not do well in the initial stage as read in some postings here by senior high's parents,
not limited to DHS alone, also evident in other Top IP schools and JCs.....
Gal's senior high told her that DHS econs dept is not as good as other IP/JCs....
What is yr view on this ? DHS 's econ teachers and their resources ?
Congrats to u for gettIng As for both yr Econs and GP.
Hmm.... Since u did not take up yr mum 's offer of engaging an Econs tutor,
can u share or give advice to yr juniors HOW and What are the effective ways to ace yr econs N GP ?
There's this trend that when the a-level batch does badly, say like only 20%+ As for econs, less students in the next yr 5 batch will take the subject. Last year, my batch did quite well (50%+ As) and all of a sudden the subject is popular again. It is quite silly if you think about it seriously.
At the end of the day, it really depends on each individual student. Remember that for every school and every subject there is a span of students from A+ to fail. Having a high percentage of As doesn't gurantee an A for everyone. Same as the other way round. If most people fail, it doesn't mean that you can't be the one that does well. It really depends on how you interpret and use the resources and I think the teachers get a bad rep when students don't understand because they don't take the time and effort to understand. I think we students should take some responsibility in our own learning as well.
Again, I can only speak for what I've been through, but that having been said, I am incredibly grateful to my econs tutor for all the time spent of consultations and I do think the teachers are a dedicated bunch.
If you want to judge our econs dept using statistics and results (as we singaporeans always do), then I would say they are doing very well indeed based on last year's a-levels.
Effective ways of study depends on individuals again. Like, some people can listen to music and study, while some need complete silence. Generally, for GP, language skills is important so reading will definitely help. I'm not a good reader and find it tough to read through an entire book or novel, so I went to look for other kinds of text. I found that reading plays were much easier for me so I went down that route and looked for plays to read in the library. Stuff like that, you know? Just find ways to make things easier for yourself. Also general knowledge is important for GP, so newspaper and news should be a staple (cliche lah, I know lol).
For econs I realised much of the problem was that there was way too little time to write all the stuff needed for the exam questions. It's not that you don't know the stuff but the time pressure makes it incredibly difficult to think of the right things to write AND write everything out in time. It's something like writing 1.5 page essay in 10mins including thinking time. So you just have to be familiar with the material and train writing speed.
And for everything, practice is always important. Stuff like writing for GP gets better with each practice. Teacher can also go through the extra essays that you wrote in your free time to point out your problems. So in short, practice, check what you're doing wrong, change and improve. -
Interested:
Hi, I don't think you can join MEP in yr2. It's a special programme which starts in yr 1 and if you sign the contract in yr 1 you have to follow through all the way and to o-levels. So it also means you cannot drop it. You should double check with the MEP teachers though, since I am not particularly familiar with the programme. I'm not sure if exceptions can be made but I think it is highly unlikely.
Hi, need help to advise for MEP other then YR1 can student apply in Yr2 ? How to go about it? TIAgearhat:
Hi everyone!
Just came across this forum and found it very interesting to read. I'm an ex-Dunmanian who graduated last year and I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in DHS.
Should any of you parents have any questions regarding dhs/ junior high/ senior high/ a-levels or anything else I'll try my best to answer and give a student's perspective of course. -
Snow Crystal:
Haha, thank you very much! But seriously though, don't panic! (and complain less also) Stay calm and find out the root of the problem. It's the only way to truly solve the problem.
Gearhat- thanks for your inspiring posts. We parents tend to panic when our kids do not do well. You are really sensible to decide to study on your own for subjects you don't do well and lift them to As! Marvellous. All the best to your studies in UK! I am sure with your resilience, you will do extremely well in your chosen course.gearhat:
Hi mamajoy
I did not have any tuition despite even my mother asking if I wanted any when I was failing econs hahaha. It was just a personal preference as I felt I would prefer the time to look through my problems on my own. And also if I had any problems I could always consult my teachers so I didn't see the need to engage a private tutor. Turned out well though, I got A for both
I'll being studying Engineering in London soon. School haven't start yet.
And to reply Snow Crystal about teachers, culture and how I cope:
I guess teachers in the school change over time (and more frequently now it seems, which I don't really like but anyway...) so I think my teachers especially JH ones may not be teaching in DHS anymore by now. However, I must say that there are quite a few long serving teachers who are really dedicated and well-loved by students. Total respect to them.
I really like the culture in DHS, which many people will describe as 'family-like'.
I hope your kids do well in school as well As with all the other students and especially those who are trying to get into DHS.
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gearhat:
Hi, need help to advise for MEP other then YR1 can student apply in Yr2 ? How to go about it? TIAInterested:
[quote=\"gearhat\"]Hi everyone!
Just came across this forum and found it very interesting to read. I'm an ex-Dunmanian who graduated last year and I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in DHS.
Should any of you parents have any questions regarding dhs/ junior high/ senior high/ a-levels or anything else I'll try my best to answer and give a student's perspective of course.
Hi, I don't think you can join MEP in yr2. It's a special programme which starts in yr 1 and if you sign the contract in yr 1 you have to follow through all the way and to o-levels. So it also means you cannot drop it. You should double check with the MEP teachers though, since I am not particularly familiar with the programme. I'm not sure if exceptions can be made but I think it is highly unlikely.[/quote]Hi Gearhat, Thanks for your response and also your generous sharing in this threat.
Hope you will drop by frequently to share and give some advise. :please:
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