GEP Preparatory Program
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nansk:
Please reply. Why would it be OT since the last couple of posts were about DSA anyway.
I could reply to that, but since our discussion is off-topic, I'll refrain and let you have the last laugh.CayennePepper:
Because exams are standardised across all 9 GE centres for p4,5,6.
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There is no apple to apple comparison.
We've all seen top school exam papers right? :rotflmao:
Don't understand what you're getting at here about last laugh.
I'm merely saying what I think - why some schools exempt the GAT requirement. -
iFruit:
Oh, thanks for re-producing part of the article, appreciate it. Wah, P1 balloting stress still not enough, after PSLE stress, still need to depend on balloting luck to get into dream school! STRESS AH….!
Quoting from her articlesunflower:
I have not read Dr Lee Wei Ling’s article and don’t quite understand how this works. Does that mean if student A scores 260 and student B scores 255, both put School X as 1st choice (school X is top school within a Band of schools), A is rejected while B (from a lower socio economic background) is admitted and all in the name of having diversity in school X?
\"Currently, posting to secondary schools is based on the aggregate T-score taken to two decimal places! If we could have a system where candidates are divided into bands (for example, between 130 and 140), with those scoring above a certain range (say 250 or 260) corresponding to the top decile of students, there would be no need to differentiate them further.
For the purpose of posting, all students within the same band would stand an equal chance of getting into particular schools. If there were more applicants than places available in those schools, entry might be based on balloting. Such a procedure would have the advantage of spreading out talented students among a larger group of schools than now.
At present, academically strong students are accepted into a limited number of elite schools. They tend to come from middle-class or upper middle-class homes. As a result, they are unaware that many Singaporean students come from poorer homes, have to do housework and may also have to help out at hawker stalls or do other odd jobs to supplement the family income.\"
You can read the full article here. http://ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2012/11/modify-psle-dont-abolish-it.html
Before I'm accused of going off topic, I think the above is what Ms. Lim means by 'bigger pool'.
While what she said may not be the perfect solution ( She doesn't have to offer one.. She doesn't run MOE ), I can see the wisdom and a sense of laissez-faire in it.
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Oh dear!
CayennePepper:
Because, since then, the Chief has stepped in to set a firm boundary - discussion of whether GEP/DSA is fair is off-topic - and I am going to respect that boundary.Please reply. Why would it be OT since the last couple of posts were about DSA anyway.
CayennePepper:
I was only referring, tongue-in-cheek, to your \"Rolling on the floor\" smiley. Please don't take umbrage where none is intended.Don't understand what you're getting at here about last laugh.
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nansk:
Please reply. Am interested in your thoughts on this. :please:
I could reply to that, but since our discussion is off-topic, I'll refrain and let you have the last laugh.CayennePepper:
Because exams are standardised across all 9 GE centres for p4,5,6.
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There is no apple to apple comparison.
We've all seen top school exam papers right? :rotflmao: -
nansk:
I wasn't, but was wondering if you were, somehow.Oh dear!
Because, since then, the Chief has stepped in to set a firm boundary - discussion of whether GEP/DSA is fair is off-topic - and I am going to respect that boundary.CayennePepper:
Please reply. Why would it be OT since the last couple of posts were about DSA anyway.
CayennePepper:
I was only referring, tongue-in-cheek, to your \"Rolling on the floor\" smiley. Please don't take umbrage where none is intended.Don't understand what you're getting at here about last laugh.
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nansk:
Agree, let's go back to the ranting thread for the unfairness of GEP discussion. It's more happening there.Oh dear!
Because, since then, the Chief has stepped in to set a firm boundary - discussion of whether GEP/DSA is fair is off-topic - and I am going to respect that boundary.CayennePepper:
Please reply. Why would it be OT since the last couple of posts were about DSA anyway.
CayennePepper:
I was only referring, tongue-in-cheek, to your \"Rolling on the floor\" smiley. Please don't take umbrage where none is intended.Don't understand what you're getting at here about last laugh.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=49403&start=260 -
iFruit:
With regard to the lowering of entry scores, isn't that the beauty of dsa and affiliation is providing?
Hi,sunflower:
“With lower entry scores, a bigger pool of students has a chance to gain entry into a top school.”
I think what Ms. Lim means by 'bigger pool' is a wider pool of students coming from various cross sections of society.
This is similar to what Dr Lee Wei Ling suggested some time ago where students in a particular band can be posted to a band of school ( I can find a link to it if you need it).
In Ms. Lim's own words, a wider pool reduces the social distance between the haves and have-nots and keeps the meritocracy sustainable, which I think is a fair and logical comment.
With these, the schools actually have a wider band of students, instead of the cohort being too polarised if posting is purely thru S1
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FQW:
No, thanks. I don't come online to rant.
Agree, let's go back to the ranting thread for the unfairness of GEP discussion. It's more happening there. I stayed out of thisthread when all the ugliness started, only returning after the 'spring cleaning'. And now that I see that the same poster has returned under a new name, it is only a matter of time before the ugliness starts in thatthread. I'm staying out of it....
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nansk:
Smart move
No, thanks. I don't come online to rant.FQW:
Agree, let's go back to the ranting thread for the unfairness of GEP discussion. It's more happening there. I stayed out of thisthread when all the ugliness started, only returning after the 'spring cleaning'. And now that I see that the same poster has returned under a new name, it is only a matter of time before the ugliness starts in thatthread. I'm staying out of it....
Looks like it gonna start soon......in that thread. :roll:
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Nebbermind:
I do somehow agree with this. But I think the diversity is still not ideally wide enough for the really top schools without affiliation.
With regard to the lowering of entry scores, isn't that the beauty of dsa and affiliation is providing?
With these, the schools actually have a wider band of students, instead of the cohort being too polarised if posting is purely thru S1
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