MOE to stop publishing names of top students?

[Nebbermind]

Twinkies:

From what I read so far, being given a chance to try for GEP/DSA/IP etc isn't enough... they want in! Period! Thus, either they made it, or destroy it please...

Some one mentioned that there are 91 schools in total offer DSA, but the parents' are locking target only at a handful \"branded\" \"elite\" ones perhaps?

Then we should just get rid of these handful of elite schools coz they are the cause of all these unhappiness.

[Twinkies]

Nebbermind:

Twinkies:

From what I read so far, being given a chance to try for GEP/DSA/IP etc isn't enough... they want in! Period! Thus, either they made it, or destroy it please...

Some one mentioned that there are 91 schools in total offer DSA, but the parents' are locking target only at a handful \"branded\" \"elite\" ones perhaps?

Then we should just get rid of these handful of elite schools coz they are the cause of all these unhappiness.

But why? Elitism is everywhere under the sun, we are not hermit, aren't we? How to improve lives if we don't wanna see the smart ones thrive?

If we are going to be cancer stricken one day, won't we wish that there'll be some GEP grade of oncologists available? Though our children may not be the one, but someone else's would.

[SAHM_TAN]

I have never trace whether family GP is GEP grade or not. My ds’ surgeon I also didn’t ask GEP or not. But then again, I think they missed the GEP screening lah since only started 1984?


Is that the qn to ask next time?

[sinoboy]

jtoh:

sinoboy:

Their overall numbers might be small in proportion to the whole cohort but i'm curious what is their composition in top schools like Hwa Chong, NYGS, RI, RGS, GEP programs or successful DSAs either by academic or Chinese instruments. If the proportion in top/IP schools are high then are there enough places for locals to join the top JCs like HCI or RI? Judging from the COP of 3 points from 6 subjects I think not easy.

What in your opinion constitutes a high proportion?

30 to 40% maybe?

[sinoboy]

SAHM_TAN:

I have never trace whether family GP is GEP grade or not. My ds' surgeon I also didn't ask GEP or not. But then again, I think they missed the GEP screening lah since only started 1984?


Is that the qn to ask next time?

Thought first 'gifted' batch was 1983 sec 1 based on PSLE results? :scratchhead:

[Twinkies]

SAHM_TAN:

I have never trace whether family GP is GEP grade or not. My ds' surgeon I also didn't ask GEP or not. But then again, I think they missed the GEP screening lah since only started 1984?


Is that the qn to ask next time?

Sorry, I used the term \"GEP\" wrongly, I was trying to use the term to refer to the top grade surgeons. Apologies for misquoting the term, didn't know it's such a sensitive term.

Guess the top grade of whatever profession is not limited to only those pupils that are from Gifted-Educational-Program
What I gathered so far, they are only about 500 each year, definitely too small a pool to take away all opportunities life has to offer...

[SAHM_TAN]

sinoboy:

SAHM_TAN:

I have never trace whether family GP is GEP grade or not. My ds' surgeon I also didn't ask GEP or not. But then again, I think they missed the GEP screening lah since only started 1984?


Is that the qn to ask next time?

Thought first 'gifted' batch was 1983 sec 1 based on PSLE results? :scratchhead:

Is it? I was not sure so put ? after 1984.

[SAHM_TAN]

I also didn’t ask if they were from RGS, RI, Hwa Chong, RJC.

[Twinkies]

SAHM_TAN:

I also didn't ask if they were from RGS, RI, Hwa Chong, RJC.

This is a good one! :hi5:

[jtoh]

sinoboy:

jtoh:

[quote=\"sinoboy\"]

Their overall numbers might be small in proportion to the whole cohort but i'm curious what is their composition in top schools like Hwa Chong, NYGS, RI, RGS, GEP programs or successful DSAs either by academic or Chinese instruments. If the proportion in top/IP schools are high then are there enough places for locals to join the top JCs like HCI or RI? Judging from the COP of 3 points from 6 subjects I think not easy.

What in your opinion constitutes a high proportion?

30 to 40% maybe?[/quote]30-40% of a cohort in NYGH for instance would be about 120-160 students? I seriously doubt that there are that many foreign (China) students in one cohort.