School of Science and Technology
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Why am I not surprised that there would be a response couched in that tone?
I'm not prejudiced against the school. Nor fixated about getting my kid into a branded school. And even if I were, perhaps more obvious than ' the school's name \"School of Science and Technology\"' is the fact that this forum is indeed named \"kiasuparents\". Gee, I wonder what that could mean?
Anyway, you mentioned NUSH. From that school's name, the emphasis on math and science would be at least as obvious I would posit. A simple search of this forum would however give an impression that they do have some focus on non-math and science areas. I honestly couldn't find anything similar for SST here. And I found the school a tad sterile mainly due to the impression given by promotional collaterals they had up during the selection test period. It seemed pretty much a one-way street. Yes a focus on Science and Technology I would expect, but a total fixation on that while expecting students to still excel in say, English, might be a tall order.
I have a friend who tutors a current student there and he gave examples of a Sec 2 paper on the Thaksin rule and the comsequences for the Thai political system, and a class comprehension session on the Fukushima incident and the impact on nuclear issues. I wouldn't call those exactly fluff in a \"non-core\" area. I think it's great if they want students to have that breadth of thinking - I just hope they support it.
I would have absolutely no qualms about her attending a neighbourhood school if that is the better fit. My kid is adamant about going there based on her experience during the test. I'll give qualified support for the decision, having already told her she can't goof off like she was prone to the last 3 years. She's going to suffer otherwise.
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iDad_123:
A strongly worded post invites a strongly worded response. :evil:Why am I not surprised that there would be a response couched in that tone?
We are all concern about our kids, that's understandable. You have to be prepared for your DD to be fully immersed in a culture geared towards cultivating engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset.
A person who will have to crack his brain and roll up his sleeves. No future doctor, lawyer or banker considerations (could be but ...), is that what you want for your child? :?
I wouldn't choose SST for my younger child as he is totally different from his elder brother. So I would say the character of the child is important.
I also understand that kids may be too young to be so geared towards such a specialised school, so, I would trust my son's young mind to decide for himself. After all, he has done quite well so far and like your daughter he said that he felt \"at home\" in SST with like minded individuals during the selection activity.
Cheers mate! -
Btw ds applied for sst on his own. Filled out the online forms on his own. He only asked me to make payment.
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Just to share my perspective.
Have told my DD not to be overly excited about the CO from SST and to decide only after the trial session in Oct. But I am going to support my dd’s decision if she decides to accept it.
Not because I want her to become an engineer. But because I have all the while felt that our mainstream education system was just too theoretical in nature and does not prepare our young enough to be naturally able to apply themselves to situations in the real world. So, the applied learning approach of SST appeals to me.
As for emphasis of curriculum towards engineering, I am again drawn to it for a different reason. The world is just so connected now and it will only get more knowledge-based as more economies develop. So, the emergence of new technologies in some part of the world will have an effect on us eventually, with ever increasing speed because of this interconnectivity of economies.
Hence, the earlier my child’s foundation is built to understand and appreciate such technologies, the better prepared they will be to capitalise on it in whatever careers they may end up in in the future. Indeed, I was relieved when the PM made a similar remark during his National Day rally, something along this line. It kind of gave me confidence that what I was thinking of made sense …
As to the issue of whether SST will be able to provide a rounded education, in terms of character building, I personally feel we as parents have a greater role in this than the school. Having to spend so much time in school, it will be the students who will dictate the “norm of their society”. No man is an island and we all live by the rules of the society we are in. So, if the majority of parents of the cohort are reasonable, their offsprings should be as well since “monkey see, monkey do!” The school can only guide with their various programmes and activities in this area.
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I attended the session for the Parents meeting and my DS trial class today.
It was a disturbing day at the Parents’ Q&A session. I realised that it isn’t the government that is pressurizing our kids but it is the parents that are doing the “good job”.
I have a very good overall impression of the school, the VP and the Principal.
I realised that a lot of parents are not interested in having the best interest of their children at heart but rather the “pride” of the COP scores of a school.
I believe some parents believe that their kids wearing the “branded” badge is akin to them wearing it themselves. Unless a parent is an Alumni, I wonder if the pressure to put the kid to a “branded” school is some sort narcissistic adventure. -
Does anyone have the email to the principal or VP?
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Hi,
Is there any parent here whose child got into SST via appeal post PSLE results?
Or anyone who has heard of such cases?
My DS passed the 1st round of DSA interview but didn’t for the 2nd round. Now with PSLE result at 240+, I am wondering if he stands a chance via the appeal route?
Any advice on how to go about doing it?
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JRLam:
http://www.sst.edu.sg/blog/news/post-psle-applications-2012/Hi,
Is there any parent here whose child got into SST via appeal post PSLE results?
Or anyone who has heard of such cases?
My DS passed the 1st round of DSA interview but didn't for the 2nd round. Now with PSLE result at 240+, I am wondering if he stands a chance via the appeal route?
Any advice on how to go about doing it?
Thanks alot for any advice.
Hope this helps -
School of science and technology seems be a well equipped school providing various opportunities to students to experience and learn before deciding to get enrolled in a polytechnic or junior college. Is it a rather considered to be a well’good’ school? My son will be the 4th batch on 2013 and he scored a fair score of 246 for psle where he is stuck in the midst of average and high schools.
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246 can go Victoria school? I don’t really think its very safe to go to new schools because the first few batches of students tend to be the ‘guinea pigs’ and thus the teaching methods etc may not have been properly implemented yet.