DSA Appeal 2011

[phankao]

Snow Crystal:

ycpang:

It is morally wrong not to honour the DSA offered. If u don't apprecaite it, why accept it at the first place???

Most parents and students appreciate each CO. They also discuss like crazy and deliberate before making that decision to accept a CO that is 2nd choice. :nailbite:

We never discussed at length with our boy about this issue. But he himself was asked during his DSA interview about this particular issue, and he promised to put the school as 1st preference. When I asked him about it later if he would want to consider another school if he did very well, he said \"cannot - I promised already\". In a way, I am proud of him for that. On the other hand, he actually is not in the situation to choose in the end. *haha*

[WeiHan]

People who know what they want and can make up their mind early usually do better in whatever endeavor they embark on. Congrats to the kid that know how to make up their mind and stock with their promise.

[carebear]

Actually it is the system that is at fault.


If right from the beginning, the child and parents are told that they are not supposed to change their minds once they have accept the DSA school of their choice, and later the school that they appeal to also rejects them outright, then nobody will dare to accept the initial offer if they are unsure of their decision, and also not apply thru DSA as a back up plan.

[phankao]

carebear:

Actually it is the system that is at fault.


If right from the beginning, the child and parents are told that they are not supposed to change their minds once they have accept the DSA school of their choice, and later the school that they appeal to also rejects them outright, then nobody will dare to accept the initial offer if they are unsure of their decision, and also not apply thru DSA as a back up plan.

But it is mentioned, wat.

[SAHM_TAN]

phankao:

We never discussed at length with our boy about this issue. But he himself was asked during his DSA interview about this particular issue, and he promised to put the school as 1st preference. When I asked him about it later if he would want to consider another school if he did very well, he said \"cannot - I promised already\". In a way, I am proud of him for that. On the other hand, he actually is not in the situation to choose in the end. *haha*

I smiled when I read your DS's answer. At that pt, it was not known whether he is in a position to choose or not.

I'm unable to express clearly what touches me.

[Bbee]

phankao:

carebear:

Actually it is the system that is at fault.


If right from the beginning, the child and parents are told that they are not supposed to change their minds once they have accept the DSA school of their choice, and later the school that they appeal to also rejects them outright, then nobody will dare to accept the initial offer if they are unsure of their decision, and also not apply thru DSA as a back up plan.

But it is mentioned, wat.

Problem is MOE was slack about this and suddenly this year want to stand firm and caught many parents off guard. :slapshead:
Anyway this doesn't concern me also because we were not offered dsa
But being a parent myself, I do understand we want the best for our kids
Well whatever the outcome, let's all move on and make the best of whatever we've got :rahrah:

[Bbee]

phankao:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"ycpang\"]It is morally wrong not to honour the DSA offered. If u don't apprecaite it, why accept it at the first place???

Most parents and students appreciate each CO. They also discuss like crazy and deliberate before making that decision to accept a CO that is 2nd choice. :nailbite:

We never discussed at length with our boy about this issue. But he himself was asked during his DSA interview about this particular issue, and he promised to put the school as 1st preference. When I asked him about it later if he would want to consider another school if he did very well, he said \"cannot - I promised already\". In a way, I am proud of him for that. On the other hand, he actually is not in the situation to choose in the end. *haha*[/quote]Very sensible kid you have phankao, congrats!

[parentathome]

Dear parents, my notice to you regarding the dsa appealing. The core problem is not yes or no but the moe hasty decision. it has been practice for years and how can it be changed or terminate overnight? isn’t it unfair to students and parents who all the while know that it can be appealled? this is a serious mistake indeed!!

[jtoh]

carebear:

Actually it is the system that is at fault.


If right from the beginning, the child and parents are told that they are not supposed to change their minds once they have accept the DSA school of their choice, and later the school that they appeal to also rejects them outright, then nobody will dare to accept the initial offer if they are unsure of their decision, and also not apply thru DSA as a back up plan.

It was always the case that once you accept your DSA CO you cannot appeal/transfer. It's just that some parents in the past tried it and were accepted so in recent years parents have assumed it was possible. It was a risk they took believing that MOE wouldn't enforce the rule. Unfortunately it was a gamble that's turning out to be not in their favor.

[jtoh]

parentathome:

Dear parents, my notice to you regarding the dsa appealing. The core problem is not yes or no but the moe hasty decision. it has been practice for years and how can it be changed or terminate overnight? isn't it unfair to students and parents who all the while know that it can be appealled? this is a serious mistake indeed!!

I remember the MOE official telling us two years ago that the DSA acceptance was final and that as parents we should teach our children the responsibility of committing to a contract. So MOE and the schools have been reminding parents of it. A few weeks/months ago parents also posted that several IP schools were telling parents about this new clampdown *before* the submission deadline for exercising of the DSA CO. So it's nothing new. Even if it was, parents knew about the commitment but chose to ignore it. It's a risk they chose to take. And these are the consequences.