School of Science and Technology
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Hi, any feedback/ update from the parents of SST students?
ds is interested to try DSA for this school but this school is too far from our place and have to do O’ levels.
How are the students doing so far? The first batch of Students taking O’level is next year right? -
lurline:
Think the first batch takes 'O' Levels this year.Hi, any feedback/ update from the parents of SST students?
ds is interested to try DSA for this school but this school is too far from our place and have to do O' levels.
How are the students doing so far? The first batch of Students taking O'level is next year right?
But I heard the school in dire need to buck up. Seemed like many of them ill-prepared for the exam. My wife's colleague has a daugther there. Her report book, in the words of her mother \"a sea of red\".
Heard also many problems in the school from other sources. A blessing in disguise my DS did not manage to get in via DSA last year. -
Oh dear, I prefer an IP school too, will talk to him abt this.
Thks for the update! -
lurline:
The 1st cohort should be taking O-levels this year, right? See how they perform then.Oh dear, I prefer an IP school too, will talk to him abt this.
Thks for the update! -
phankao:
Heard the situation is dire.
The 1st cohort should be taking O-levels this year, right? See how they perform then.lurline:
Oh dear, I prefer an IP school too, will talk to him abt this.
Thks for the update!
Also heard the V Principal also left end of last year due to the situation. Not sure whether this is true. -
kwcllf:
Heard the situation is dire.
The 1st cohort should be taking O-levels this year, right? See how they perform then.phankao:
[quote=\"lurline\"]Oh dear, I prefer an IP school too, will talk to him abt this.
Thks for the update!
Also heard the V Principal also left end of last year due to the situation. Not sure whether this is true.[/quote]Although, in a recent inter schools science competition that my sec4 boy from another school was at, he said SST got most of the awards in the robotics segment. -
This may be true. They are very hands on in their approach.
But academically, it seems their students are not very well-prepared. Heard that they have may temporary teachers seconded from MOE, which further exacerbate their problems.
My wife's colleague said when she went for her daughter's meet-the-teacher session last year, she was told that IF her daughter worked hard, MAYBE can get into St Andrew's JC......that is a big IF and MAYBE.
Also, every students there uses a laptop (compulsory). My wife colleague said she and her husband don't know whether she is doing homework or play computer games or in social media.
This is giving them a big headache.
I am not saying all students are like that, but the potential problem is there, especially when the school wants to be so tech-savvy and homework, etc given via online. -
kwcllf:
This is nothing new in schools these days. My elder Sec 4 boy from an IP school (not premier school, hor) has lots of projects, and lots of his project discussions are on Online Messaging, they do research online, and his Whatsapp Message discussion groups are blinking furiously by the second! I wonder now if he regrets switching to the hand-me-down iPhone from his dad recently (before that, he was using \"Not-Smart\" Phone... the last one still doing so among his friends *hehe*). Oh, and teachers send them emails, and even gives comments on their essays, etc in their emails, reports, etc, and assignments are given on the school's online portal.
Also, every students there uses a laptop (compulsory). My wife colleague said she and her husband don't know whether she is doing homework or play computer games or in social media.
This is giving them a big headache.
I am not saying all students are like that, but the potential problem is there, especially when the school wants to be so tech-savvy and homework, etc given via online.
For my younger Sec 2 boy (in an O-level school), lots of their notes and assignments are given on the school's online portal. There's no textbooks for Math. Again, the whole package for the Math Curriculum is purchased by us, and made available online.
Yeah, so it's hard to say when they are doing personal stuff and when they are doing schoolwork. Very hard to draw the line too. I mean, if you are discussing your projects on FB messaging and sending files(powerpoint slides, posters, word documents, xcel files, etc, etc) while working live on the files while discussing via Emails and whatever other method - as long as it's online , it's likely they also mix social messaging amongst all that!
I think it's so stressful to be kids these days. They really have to be so good at multi-tasking! If not, message OVERLOAD! -
kwcllf:
My son is in sst first year and he is enjoying his time there. I don't see how a child with red marks is the school's fault.
Think the first batch takes 'O' Levels this year.lurline:
Hi, any feedback/ update from the parents of SST students?
ds is interested to try DSA for this school but this school is too far from our place and have to do O' levels.
How are the students doing so far? The first batch of Students taking O'level is next year right?
But I heard the school in dire need to buck up. Seemed like many of them ill-prepared for the exam. My wife's colleague has a daugther there. Her report book, in the words of her mother \"a sea of red\".
Heard also many problems in the school from other sources. A blessing in disguise my DS did not manage to get in via DSA last year.
Their tests are tough, and they also cover o levels questions in year one.
Why need to buck up? What measures r u using? -
kwcllf:
I wonder if my son is attending the same school!?!This may be true. They are very hands on in their approach.
But academically, it seems their students are not very well-prepared. Heard that they have may temporary teachers seconded from MOE, which further exacerbate their problems.
My wife's colleague said when she went for her daughter's meet-the-teacher session last year, she was told that IF her daughter worked hard, MAYBE can get into St Andrew's JC......that is a big IF and MAYBE.
Also, every students there uses a laptop (compulsory). My wife colleague said she and her husband don't know whether she is doing homework or play computer games or in social media.
This is giving them a big headache.
I am not saying all students are like that, but the potential problem is there, especially when the school wants to be so tech-savvy and homework, etc given via online.
The vp is still the same. My son now wants to be an engineer and has his sights on NTU.
They do spot checks on their laptops, has good relationship with parents.
Maybe your wife friend doesn't want you or your wife to feel dejected. Parents are kiasu, they won't want to tell u good stuff.
I won't say much here, but I have only good things to say about sst.