MOE to stop publishing names of top students?
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sinoboy:
After all the generalizations and sweeping statements , not a single hard fact to support it , not even rough statistics , you have the verve to talk about sheer ignorance and ulterior motives. Seriously :slapshead:
It is painful to be told the truth. People get very defensive and abuses starts coming up especially when those who that have benefited from an exploit is uncovered and attempts are made to close off the exploits.ChiefKiasu:
As I have said earlier, there is unhappiness about the current situation not only from mainstream parents, but also from parents of Geppers. Please avoid statements like these that can easily be construed as inflammatory when directed at entire groups of people. The discussion so far is highly constructive because there is mutual respect for everyone's points. We would very much like to keep it this way.
Thank you.
Talk about GEP,
GEPpers parents ( Directed at the whole group) starts to say my kid is smart what. Talk about DSA, they say fair what just a bit slow only.
Talk about ASEAN scholar, because we Singaporeans no brains...
Can you show more than one post that states this to make sweeping statements?
This is but a very small sample of the defensive voices. Wait till the parents come back from their year end holidays.
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Melodies:
Many I know gained back the confidence that had been eroded by the the local education system and bloomed. However, it was the local system that set the foundation in their abilities to cope with standard overseas. For all you know, it could be the societal and parental pressure that has been lifted off their shoulders that allows them to bloom.
:goodpost:
Just sad that those \"round' kids wake up late and only found that all the odds are against them!
Could you share why you think we may not have a choice but to raise the A level standard if we compare with other Asian countries?
Those scholars went oversea, did they find bored? -
sinoboy:
me? :imanangel:
This is but a very small sample of the defensive voices. Wait till the parents come back from their year end holidays. -
Well... we seem to have conflicting cartography here.
On the one hand, we have this warning of whirlpools along the O-level route:him4mixer:
On the other hand, others seem to be saying it's calm seas ahead:1. IP students. There is a positive correlation between good PSLE results and good A level results. Majority of them who scored at >260 will tend to score at least 5 As in the 'A' level. The IP program in general teaches them important skills (like critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and data analysis) that traditional schools do not (due to preparation for O level exams). These (higher order thinking) HOT skills enable them to handle the A level exams better and thus it is no surprise these students will tend to perform better. However it is NOT 100% that once these high PSLE scorers are in IP they will perform well. I've GEP students who failed JC1 promos twice and was forced to leave school. Numerous too are those who finished JC2 without getting an A level cert.
2. O level students. Those who took O level exam and managed to get into the school will tend to struggle in the first year. This is because they have not learnt the HOT skills and will find the questions challenging. I've students with 9A1s and school results were mediocre all the way till prelim. Only in 'A' level some managed to get their full As again.slmkhoo:
I agree with wonderm. I don't think HOT training is either all or nothing; either taught or not taught. It may be encouraged or required more in some schools than others, probably as a result of the students' abilities, but I doubt any school does not encourage it at all. To suport teachers in this, we should avoid encouraging kids to take the easy way out by 'memorising the textbook/notes' for humanities subjects. I am horrified by the number if times I have seen that advice given here and in other forums. I also feel that we should not expect HOT to be encouraged only in school. As parents, we can encourage our kids to ask the 'why' questions, looks at issues from various perspectives and form opinions. And for kids with slower thought processes (I have a child like that), being in a group of less quick students encourages such thought. It can be very discouraging to have a discussion with people whose minds work a great deal faster than your own as you can't form opinions fast enough to keep up.[/quote]How is a Kiasu Pirate supposed to chart a course like that? Like I asked earlier, just be kiasu and take the IP route or tikam-tikam with the O-level route and keep fingers crossed? Assuming of course the kid is seaworthy.
What? As a parent (or a 12 year old for that matter), I am supposed to tikam-tikam which, if any, O-level school provides HOT training, is it? Is that how it is supposed to work?pirate:
[quote=\"wonderm\"]On the other hand, I believe it is not true that ALL O Level schools do not provide any HOT training throughout 4 years.
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I doubt that there’s no HOT in O levels.
For example history. For qn, that requires more analysis, there are several levels of answer in the mark scheme. If just give content answer with no degree of analysis, the student will be awarded x marks. If some attempt of analysis x+x marks. Students who delve more into the qn, applicable, to their level, they will be awarded more marks.
So cannot say no teaching of HOT. Perhaps it boils down to teacher and students again. If a child has not been exposed to critical thinking in primary school, the kid might not progress as much in such skills in sec level.
The effectiveness of teachers also differ, not necessarily peg to the type of school. The various factors combine provide different experiences.
Errrr… Also not necessarily kids who attend IP will understand HOT. Some 一点就懂, some have it tougher. Again many factors into play, difficult to say what works and what will not work. -
pirate:
How is a Kiasu Pirate supposed to chart a course like that? Like I asked earlier, just be kiasu and take the IP route or tikam-tikam with the O-level route and keep fingers crossed? Assuming of course the kid is seaworthy.[/quote]Kiasu pirate - now that is an oxymoronWell... we seem to have conflicting cartography here.
On the other hand, others seem to be saying it's calm seas ahead:
On the one hand, we have this warning of whirlpools along the O-level route:him4mixer:
1. IP students. There is a positive correlation between good PSLE results and good A level results. Majority of them who scored at >260 will tend to score at least 5 As in the 'A' level. The IP program in general teaches them important skills (like critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and data analysis) that traditional schools do not (due to preparation for O level exams). These (higher order thinking) HOT skills enable them to handle the A level exams better and thus it is no surprise these students will tend to perform better. However it is NOT 100% that once these high PSLE scorers are in IP they will perform well. I've GEP students who failed JC1 promos twice and was forced to leave school. Numerous too are those who finished JC2 without getting an A level cert.
2. O level students. Those who took O level exam and managed to get into the school will tend to struggle in the first year. This is because they have not learnt the HOT skills and will find the questions challenging. I've students with 9A1s and school results were mediocre all the way till prelim. Only in 'A' level some managed to get their full As again.slmkhoo:
I agree with wonderm. I don't think HOT training is either all or nothing; either taught or not taught. It may be encouraged or required more in some schools than others, probably as a result of the students' abilities, but I doubt any school does not encourage it at all. To suport teachers in this, we should avoid encouraging kids to take the easy way out by 'memorising the textbook/notes' for humanities subjects. I am horrified by the number if times I have seen that advice given here and in other forums. I also feel that we should not expect HOT to be encouraged only in school. As parents, we can encourage our kids to ask the 'why' questions, looks at issues from various perspectives and form opinions. And for kids with slower thought processes (I have a child like that), being in a group of less quick students encourages such thought. It can be very discouraging to have a discussion with people whose minds work a great deal faster than your own as you can't form opinions fast enough to keep up.[quote=\"pirate\"] What? As a parent (or a 12 year old for that matter), I am supposed to tikam-tikam which, if any, O-level school provides HOT training, is it? Is that how it is supposed to work?
Pirates dont follow routes charted by the general masses for the general masses.
But you raise a key point that is so obvious that many keep missing . Like what hin4mixer mentions - the intellectual capacity and ability of a child.
And you mention seaworthy - so how much of roughness in the sea the child can handle?
A child who can handle HOT at infancy , either route she takes, she will prosper - and chart her own route from there. And you would have worried in vain :siam: -
slmkhoo:
As parents, we can encourage our kids to ask the 'why' questions, looks at issues from various perspectives and form opinions. And for kids with slower thought processes (I have a child like that), being in a group of less quick students encourages such thought. It can be very discouraging to have a discussion with people whose minds work a great deal faster than your own as you can't form opinions fast enough to keep up.
A lot depends on the teacher, and a good one is hard to come by. I have encountered one who gives everyone a chance. She doesn't call on those who shoots up their hand all the time. In fact, she understands there are varying levels of proficiency and confidence and asks those who know the answers to 'give chance' to others (after they have managed to score some points themselves already). 2nd and 3rd rounds will be given to those who have answered before when no one gets it right the first time. Ultimately, the aim is for everyone to LEARN and once that proficiency is there, everyone passes and move on to the next level. There will be exam at the end of the term, and the good and confident ones will naturally do well for them, yet, this ensures everyone know their stuff and no one gets left behind. -
There is a big difference between defending one's views and being defensive. The difference comes from the association of one's views to oneself.
There is nothing wrong with defending one's views. If we feel strongly about a point of view, we should voice and be prepared to defend that point of view robustly. We must analyse whatever criticism we may face regarding that view and think of valid arguments to counter those criticism. That is how we learn and strengthen our position.
However, defending our views does not mean we can force others to accept our views. In an open forum, it is impossible to get everyone to agree on any specific viewpoint. In fact, many viewpoints are valid from the angle selected by the proponents.
In such cases, we will have to simply accept them as valid opposing views, or as Daddy D says, agree to disagree.
The worse thing for us to do would be to start attacking others for proposing views that are orthogonal to our own. That amounts to attempting to suppress opposing views, which reduces information available for informed decision-making. As an independent platform, we do not tolerate any activity targeted at silencing valid, dissenting views. -
SAHM_TAN:
So cannot say no teaching of HOT. Perhaps it boils down to teacher and students again. If a child has not been exposed to critical thinking in primary school, the kid might not progress as much in such skills in sec level.
Arrrggggghhh! It all starts with the primary school?![](\"http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared002.gif\")
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Sorri. Notti notti pirate. Go stand in the crow's nest. -
atutor2001:
Just something interesting on how \"hard\" these kids had \"worked\". After today's A level Chem paper, most them straight away know that 6 of the MCQ questions were \"repeats\" from past year papers with exactly the same values. (is that HOT or ...) :faint: Donno whether to laugh or sigh - It is so ironic, isn't it? HOT questions when repeated year after year gets memorized for exam, so what's the difference after all? What a joke.
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