MOE to stop publishing names of top students?
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Just so I can have some perspective, because it's easy to be tossed till gong-gong in all these whirlpools.
By 2020, we shall have
- 5 universities
- cohort size: 45,000? 48,000?
- target: up to half of the cohort receiving govt-subsidised degree education
- IP schools' intake: (based on today's numbers, not factoring in new schools) 4200
I think I can be quite happy for my young kids.
Even if they don't care for a degree education, they'd still be part of an educated workforce. :razz: -
I have a HOT mcq question: Why the top students cannot be named. Is it because:
I. There are 46,249.62 parents (at a 95% confidence level) very stressed by the PSLE exams.
II. The top scorers may be from hot GEP and may already got CO DSA Academic into a top IP school and parents may ask to have that same unfair advantage.
III. Public may ask if our country doesn't have brains and may start asking for hard data to support the claims?
VI. Parents feel their 12 year old kids are more childish than other kids taking PSLE.
V. All schools are good schools.
A. I and II only
B. II and VI only
C. I, II and III only
D. V only
Ans: :censored:
Sorry edited the question after realizing the earlier question was a LOT question. Edited a second time to add in the real reason. -
Sun_2010:
It's a real joke isn't it?
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:sinoboy:
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.
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.
Insight is not a common trait. -
sinoboy:
LOL. You have left out the real reason. MOE wants parents to believe that all primary and secondary schools are good schools. By not disclosing scores, parents would lose the ability to compare and therefore by not knowing, they will not be stressed into thinking that they and their kids have been short-changed by signing up with a second rate school.I have a HOT mcq question: Why the top students cannot be named. Is it because:
A. There are 46,249.62 parents (at a 95% confidence level) very stressed by the PSLE exams.
B. The top scorers may be from hot GEP and may already got CO DSA Academic into a top IP school and parents may ask to have that same unfair advantage.
C. Public may ask if our country doesn't have brains and may start asking for hard data to support the claims?
D. Parents feel their 12 year old kids are more childish than other kids taking PSLE.
E. All of the above.
Ans: :censored:
The goal (of reducing parental stress) is noble. The execution (by removing information) is left wanting. -
ChiefKiasu:
Yes, perhaps those are the \"hard truths\" that parents would have to accept going forward.
LOL. You have left out the real reason. MOE wants parents to believe that all primary and secondary schools are good schools. By not disclosing scores, parents would lose the ability to compare and therefore by not knowing, they will not be stressed into thinking that they and their kids have been short-changed by signing up with a second rate school.
The goal (of reducing parental stress) is noble. The execution (by removing information) is left wanting. -
Chief,
It's ok lah, parents will con't to share the scores here :evil:
Plus with COP, availability of top school papers, parents will not be totally in the dark :evil: -
this move for not publishing top PSLE scholar has let this forum become more popular coz more ppl can still come here to find out although it is unofficial…
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I have a Simple LOT question. Just trying to understand.
If I am from the mainstream and have obtained a CO from a top IP school via the academc domain (smops/olympiads etc), is that considered an unfair advantage? -
KSP:
this move for not publishing top PSLE scholar has let this forum become more popular coz more ppl can still come here to find out although it is unofficial....
More advertisements opportunities? :evil: :evil: :evil: -
CayennePepper:
I can try to answer thisI have a Simple LOT question. Just trying to understand.
If I am from the mainstream and have obtained a CO from a top IP school via the academc domain (smops/olympiads etc), is that considered an unfair advantage?
Yes. Cos you have & I dun have.
Yes. ESP if your score did not make it to the COP & I deserve the seat more if my score higher than yours.
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