Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[edanson]

Fairy:

I've PMed you.

Thanks Fairy. Is it ok for you to pm me the contact ? Thanks

Which level is your boy in next year?

[edanson]

mathsparks:

So many?? Mine is used to only 18/19 per class.

Hi Mathsparks,

your boy is from which GEP school right ? That is why he is used to 18/19.

[mathsparks]

yep, edanson. from a class with 14 boys to 1 with 30…must take him some getting used to. boys are more rowdy, right? so put 30 boys in a class…it might just scare him the first few days.

[edanson]

mathsparks:

yep, edanson. from a class with 14 boys to 1 with 30..must take him some getting used to. boys are more rowdy, right? so put 30 boys in a class....it might just scare him the first few days.

Which school is your boy from ? ACS or Catholic ?

[mathsparks]

from tao nan. he’s very goody two shoes. guai guai de…except when he’s gaming. how abt yrs?

[2ppaamm]

kaiser1997:

So are the teachers passionate about teaching? As in they teach the students with patience.

:celebrate:

Hm... they are a mixed bunch, to be honest. The sec 1 maths teacher is a horror. He basically killed my son's love for maths completely! The science teacher was wonderful. He subsequently quit after admitting that he is gay. But he is my son's inspiration as his teaching was really creative and innovative. I like his cartoons on electricity and waves, too! The Year head (Year 4 next year) is wonderful, always asking my son to submit his essays for competition but my son was not interested. The CCA teacher in charge is wonderful, always chasing after him for all the teachers as he missed many classes when competing overseas. The geography teacher in sec 2 always makes sure my son hands up his work. The Sec 1 and Sec 2 chinese teacher does everything for him, including his filing, and gives him 2 copies of everything since my son loses the first copy every time. Both the MEP teachers are gentle and nice and that's my son's favourite subject, but he sleeps during the recitals (everyone does), and got caught. The AEP, even though was not my son's teacher, took the trouble to teach him art during recess and help him get into uni early. The social studies teacher made people kneel on the stones and my son said one of his friends got a fracture from it. He is now in ACS(I) (ha ha). The headmaster is the best. He is our friend and promised to help my son if he does not like the uni.

A mix bunch really. But your son will enjoy RI, if he finds the right kids to tag along with.

[mathsparks]

thanks for sharing 2ppaamm, your son is fortunate to have so many caring teachers and is indeed multi-talented…So many teachers willing to cut him much slack, I deduced its becoz he’s a state rep in swimming as well as the headmaster is a fren and the parents prob know the staffs there by first name as well.


but my boy is all on his own, clueless what kinda friends to tag along with, and in all my trips there, I’ve not even spoken to the principal.

Pardon my forthright views but you’re right, parental support and may I add, connections are even more important. We arent truly a meritocratic society yet.

[ooptimizer]

kaiser1997:

So are the teachers passionate about teaching? As in they teach the students with patience.

:celebrate:

Some teachers are good, some are hopeless. There is a very hopeless Physics teacher who can't teach at all, you can check with RI students who have been taught Physics by him.

[Fairy]

2ppaamm:

The sec 1 maths teacher is a horror. He basically killed my son's love for maths completely!

My son likes his Maths teacher leh.

[kaiser1997]

oic. thanks for the advises anyway