MOE to stop publishing names of top students?

[octoberbaby]

This minister Heng is in which GRC?

[sinoboy]

cherryc:

I wonder what is the outcome if they did report and interview the top scorer this year given his profile….

Would not be good if the profile is if family is well to do background or migrated from elsewhere.

[Very Kiasu Student]

sinoboy:

cherryc:

I wonder what is the outcome if they did report and interview the top scorer this year given his profile….

Would not be good if the profile is if family is well to do background or migrated from elsewhere.

... or the person is older. like my friend is 14 this year and she is eligible for psle.

[octoberbaby]

Last year President Scholarship was awarded to a non local girl. Creating an uproar among locals. Think the 285 scorer is not a 12 year old local with local parents may be born in SG but foreign parents.

[Daddy D]

Seriously...

:slapshead:

[dimsum]

sinoboy:

cherryc:

I wonder what is the outcome if they did report and interview the top scorer this year given his profile….

Would not be good if the profile is if family is well to do background or migrated from elsewhere.

uh??? It's now a sin for a top scorer to be well to do or migrated from elsewhere? Oh please...

[SAHM_TAN]

This is interesting. I’m out of touch. Have we reach the stage that parents believe families with more financial resources will give their child an edge in terms of achieving better academic results becos of the ability to provided additional support like tuition and enrichments ?

[CayennePepper]

SAHM_TAN:

This is interesting. I'm out of touch. Have we reach the stage that parents believe families with more financial resources will give their child an edge in terms of achieving better academic results becos of the ability to provided additional support like tuition and enrichments ?

Yes. :evil:

[SAHM_TAN]

CayennePepper:

SAHM_TAN:

This is interesting. I'm out of touch. Have we reach the stage that parents believe families with more financial resources will give their child an edge in terms of achieving better academic results becos of the ability to provided additional support like tuition and enrichments ?

Yes. :evil:

Hmmm, that's interesting. I wonder if MOE has the top 10% of this yr's cohort social-economic infor.

Do you think majority of the parents who do not have the financial resources to send their kids to such extras are getting resentful and giving up, thinking schools cannot help?

[CayennePepper]

Here’s something I don’t get.

I remember reading an article about how 90% of our kids receive tuition by the time they are in upper primary. Unless that data is wrong, most kids seem to have some form of external help by the time they are in P6. Meaning most parents cough up the $$ to give their kids the extra. Then why the hue and cry about how the haves are advantaged over the have-nots?? Almost everyone is a ‘have’ if it’s true that most kids are supported by tuition!