DSA 2012

[emoh]

jedamum:

kwcllf:

[quote=\"Zekezachzoom\"]A small number of children in my DS school have received email from their affiliation secondary school to invite them to apply through DSA (academic) for their new IP program starting next year. The school also invites parent to their IP talk.The DSA application starts as early as 9 April.

My son is from a neigbourhood school. The top 20 boys from the school (based on their P5 SA2 results) were invited to apply for SJI's DSA.

However, I am a little puzzled and hope someone can enlighten me on this.

According to SJI's website, DSA is only for students with special sporting abilities. The rest of the admission is via students' PSLE T-score. So, what is this DSA about?? :?

Does it mean all top 20 boys is all schs will be invited by SJI to apply for dsa? Or only affiliated?
What is their psle cop if succeeded in dsa?[/quote]Seems there are both neighbourhood and affiliated schools that receive the invitation. Guess the COP would not be known till after posting results are out.

[leexue_dwx]

Today, I heard from my son that one of his friends who is a GEPER from the NO.1 top primary school told him a secret. There is a patten question in RIPMWC2012, 1 box(don’t know how to draw) 2. My son also did not know the box meant what, so just anyhow guessed. But the teacher in that school told all his pupils in this competition that there was a computer printing error only in their school and the box should be printed as ‘-’. The teacher said that other school’s computer all showed ‘-’. My son said if he knew the box represented ‘-’, the question should be very easy.

So I think this competition is not fair and I don’t care the result.

[Augmum]

kwcllf:

Zekezachzoom:

A small number of children in my DS school have received email from their affiliation secondary school to invite them to apply through DSA (academic) for their new IP program starting next year. The school also invites parent to their IP talk.The DSA application starts as early as 9 April.

My son is from a neigbourhood school. The top 20 boys from the school (based on their P5 SA2 results) were invited to apply for SJI's DSA.

Even RGS has this so called \"marketing strategy\" for DSA \"to create awareness\" amongst the P6 pupils.
During my gal's yr, the principal of RGS wrote to numerous primary schools in SG
to invite the TOP few cohort of the school (based on P5 sch results)
to the \"Tea Session wth the Principal\" where they talked abt DSA to RGS before applications started.
(dunno whether they will continue doing so or not for the coming yrs ?)

[Zekezachzoom]

Augmum:

kwcllf:

[quote=\"Zekezachzoom\"]A small number of children in my DS school have received email from their affiliation secondary school to invite them to apply through DSA (academic) for their new IP program starting next year. The school also invites parent to their IP talk.The DSA application starts as early as 9 April.

My son is from a neigbourhood school. The top 20 boys from the school (based on their P5 SA2 results) were invited to apply for SJI's DSA.

Even RGS has this so called \"marketing strategy\" for DSA \"to create awareness\" amongst the P6 pupils.
During my gal's yr, the principal of RGS wrote to numerous primary schools in SG
to invite the TOP few cohort of the school (based on P5 sch results)
to the \"Tea Session wth the Principal\" where they talked abt DSA to RGS before applications started.
(dunno whether they will continue doing so or not for the coming yrs ?[/quote]Competition is hotting up. With more Schools offering the IP, every school would want to attract the best students to their IP track. Children with good academic records will have more schools chasing after them to woo them over through DSA route

[kwcllf]

leexue_dwx:

Today, I heard from my son that one of his friends who is a GEPER from the NO.1 top primary school told him a secret. There is a patten question in RIPMWC2012, 1 box(don't know how to draw) 2. My son also did not know the box meant what, so just anyhow guessed. But the teacher in that school told all his pupils in this competition that there was a computer printing error only in their school and the box should be printed as '-'. The teacher said that other school's computer all showed '-'. My son said if he knew the box represented '-', the question should be very easy.

So I think this competition is not fair and I don't care the result.

May I know what RIPMWC2012 is?

Also a little puzzled. What has this to do with this DSA thread?

[iFirefly]

kwcllf:

leexue_dwx:

Today, I heard from my son that one of his friends who is a GEPER from the NO.1 top primary school told him a secret. There is a patten question in RIPMWC2012, 1 box(don't know how to draw) 2. My son also did not know the box meant what, so just anyhow guessed. But the teacher in that school told all his pupils in this competition that there was a computer printing error only in their school and the box should be printed as '-'. The teacher said that other school's computer all showed '-'. My son said if he knew the box represented '-', the question should be very easy.

So I think this competition is not fair and I don't care the result.

May I know what RIPMWC2012 is?

Also a little puzzled. What has this to do with this DSA threat?

I was also clueless what she was talking about! What secret.. What RIP.. What box... :scratchhead:

And if she really doesn't care about the results, why bring it up here (in DSA thread)??? Mind-boggling :?

[Augmum]

Zekezachzoom:

Augmum:

[quote=\"kwcllf\"]
My son is from a neigbourhood school. The top 20 boys from the school (based on their P5 SA2 results) were invited to apply for SJI's DSA.

Even RGS has this so called \"marketing strategy\" for DSA \"to create awareness\" amongst the P6 pupils.
During my gal's yr, the principal of RGS wrote to numerous primary schools in SG
to invite the TOP few cohort of the school (based on P5 sch results)
to the \"Tea Session wth the Principal\" where they talked abt DSA to RGS before applications started.
(dunno whether they will continue doing so or not for the coming yrs ?

Competition is hotting up. With more Schools offering the IP, every school would want to attract the best students to their IP track. Children with good academic records will have more schools chasing after them to woo them over through DSA route [/quote]Haha Yes, competition is everywhere, not only amongst students but amongst sec schools as well,
esp IP schools.......
so good for the P6 kids lorr......more spoilt for choices ?? :boogie:

[verykiasu2010]

RIPMWC2012


Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Competition

[BeContented]

firefly38:

kwcllf:

[quote=\"leexue_dwx\"]Today, I heard from my son that one of his friends who is a GEPER from the NO.1 top primary school told him a secret. There is a patten question in RIPMWC2012, 1 box(don't know how to draw) 2. My son also did not know the box meant what, so just anyhow guessed. But the teacher in that school told all his pupils in this competition that there was a computer printing error only in their school and the box should be printed as '-'. The teacher said that other school's computer all showed '-'. My son said if he knew the box represented '-', the question should be very easy.

So I think this competition is not fair and I don't care the result.

May I know what RIPMWC2012 is?

Also a little puzzled. What has this to do with this DSA threat?

I was also clueless what she was talking about! What secret.. What RIP.. What box... :scratchhead:


And if she really doesn't care about the results, why bring it up here (in DSA thread)??? Mind-boggling :?[/quote]
Maybe I understand. RIPMWC (Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Competition) is one of the recognized competition. For those using such awards in their DSA application, the results matters.....hence the situation she quoted would be unfair to others.

[leexue_dwx]

Hi Becontented,

I am very appreciate that you can understand. My son prepared for this competition for more than one year. I don’t know how to explain to him such thing(Some school teacher gave hints to their pupils in the competition is not fair to other pupils.). But i only can say :" You have tried your best and I am proud of you." I also told him SMOPS is very fair to every pupil and you can prove yourself in this competition.
Hi every dad and mum,
When your son or daughter has put a lot of effort on his study, but in the end he or she must face the unfair competition, maybe you can understand my feelings.