All About GEP
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TwaTau:
:rant:There are a few more from Rosyth, you just need to visit the Rosyth thread and you know who they are, they are just avoid mentioning here. :oops:
BTW, what is DI?
ya la me also la...
DI is one of the ISO project that the p5 children can choose to take up. I think the teacher will select those suitable students for it. I think it stands for Destination Imagination. -
Neko:
Not many openly admitted they attended. But few attended (1 even from P3) also not in top...
eh, no leh. My dd's principal told us right from the start not to send the kids for tuition. I've spoken to dd's teachers and they echoed the same view. the weaker students are identified by the teachers to attend remedial after school.syshi:
To all GEP Veteran Parents, need clarification for the summary from my conversation from other parents after 1 yr of GEP (disclaimer: based on same class same school):
1. To survive in GEP need to go for external tuition, Learning Lab highly recommended even by the teacher. Else you won't be able to catch up as in school do not really guide them
2. Need to self learn at least up till P6 or Sec level material else you won't catch up.
Also for P5 projects, they're asked to choose between DI, IVP and IRS. But for DI, only limited to 7 children as was told that based on GE branch MOE direction that need to allocate more students for IRS. Understand from http://www.idodi.org website, actually there is no limit in no. Of team/participant..
Maybe can help to share and enlighten me?
Thanks..
Confused P4 GEP Parent
just curious, do the kids who attend TLL score better in exams ?
dd just confirmed they were told DI max 7. she's not interested in DI so it's ok.
DI max per team 7 students. Each team need 1 team Manager (in school TM=teacher, in US TM can be parents, etc)
The kids were told initially they're forming 2 teams. But later part reduce to 1 team with excuse of GE Branch requirement (???). They should just say due to manpower constraint... -
vlim:
Website is I Do DI
:rant:TwaTau:
There are a few more from Rosyth, you just need to visit the Rosyth thread and you know who they are, they are just avoid mentioning here. :oops:
BTW, what is DI?
ya la me also la...
DI is one of the ISO project that the p5 children can choose to take up. I think the teacher will select those suitable students for it. I think it stands for Destination Imagination.
http://www.idodi.org
Can find a lot of useful info there.. Quite informative.. Should involve more child as it train on the spot creativity. Think of a solution with certain material you had instantly... -
Hey. Thanks for the new terminology... now we got DI, on top of FPSP, IvP, IRS. It sounded really interesting... just that my DS1 hated IRS.
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blur-daddy:
Hey. Thanks for the new terminology... now we got DI, on top of FPSP, IvP, IRS. It sounded really interesting... just that my DS1 hated IRS.
DS school got no option for FPSP???
Jokes I heard on all the term
IRS = prepare them for government roles where before you implement anything you'll need to research, survey, etc., before you conclude...
IVP = prepare them for private sector where you research in improving industries, etc
DI = prepare them to be inventor, scientist, etc.. -
syshi:
Different schools have different options. Some schools have a lot more than the ones you mentioned.blur-daddy:
Hey. Thanks for the new terminology... now we got DI, on top of FPSP, IvP, IRS. It sounded really interesting... just that my DS1 hated IRS.
DS school got no option for FPSP???
Jokes I heard on all the term
IRS = prepare them for government roles where before you implement anything you'll need to research, survey, etc., before you conclude...
IVP = prepare them for private sector where you research in improving industries, etc
DI = prepare them to be inventor, scientist, etc.. -
clover18:
No problem, Clover18. Yes, DD stays back 3 times a week if you count Saturday for CCA. It is considered ok as for DD's school, the P5 mainstreamers stay back once a week for HCL, on two other days a week for supplementary and one other day for CCA. Some of these students are also selected to join the GEP for IvP and that means another day. That explains, partly, my observation that the workload for P5 mainstream is heavier than P5 GEP.
Thanks for sharing TREX8. Looks like the kid will have to stay back after school for at least 3 days per week.
With regards to the post on whether students who attend TLL do well for exams, I think it depends on the student's strength.
DD's good in English and Science and she does not have any extra lessons on these 2 subjects. For English, she usually is amongst the top 3 (her other 2 'competitors', one attends TLL while the other does not). For Science, DD usually 'loose' to the top boy in Science (who goes to TLL for Science enrichment) by about 3 marks. So I always joke that I am willing to forgo the 3 marks as it converts to money saving for me and time saving for both of DD and me
DD goes to TLL for math as she has difficulty keeping up with the pace of GEP Math and we could not find relevant questions for her to practice. TLL worksheets solve the material problem. Despite going to TLL since beginning of this year and faithfully completing her school and TLL worksheets to the best of her ability, she is still below her class average. There is improvement in her score and her confidence level, but I think her 'potential' for Math is about there and TLL can only do that much.
So, in a nutshell, TLL might offer enrichment that complements the GEP curriculum but it still depends on how 'stretchable' is the student. -
TREX8:
Thanks for the info coz thinking of choosing enrichment ctr for chinese.We are not consistent with regards to Chinese enrichment - especially since we have shifted home recently. She has attended lessons at Hua (United Square) and eduplus. We are exploring switching her over to Busy Bee.
For maths, she started with TLL at the beginning of this year.cluelessmama:
Hi, out of curiosity - where does dd attend chinese and maths enrichment? thx
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ksme:
That's right! When my son first started his GE class, the GE teachers said that it is not necessary to go for external tuition. Remedial class is arranged for them if there are really weak in a particular subject.syshi:
Heard the 'friendly advise' not only given to a few.. But eventhough got concern, the teachers should think of the ways internally first before 'advising' to go external tuition..
It is the first time I hear about GEP teachers giving advice to go external tuition. In my DS' school, right from the beginning of the school year, GEP HOD and teachers have told us during the briefing no need to go for tuition. The curriculum is sufficiently challenging and therefore, there should be no need for enrichment. Even after SA1 for kids who did not do that well in certain subjects, the advice is to read more and practice more. When we specifically asked if we should send our kids for tuition, the teachers still insisted there is no necessity. Remedial classes are conducted by the school teachers for the kids who fail certain subjects after Common test 1. These kids all seem to do very well in SA2. I don't know if they have gone for tuition. If you think that your kid has done ok, then no need to follow the \"friendly advice\" lah.
DS only attend Higher Chinese tuition (the syllabus are the same as mainstream, in fact, they attend HCL class together with mainstream).
DS actually told me one of his GE teacher said that Learning Lab tuition is not necessary.
Most kids selected for the GE class can cope with the work after sometime, they just need to time to get use to the different style of teaching and learning. Only 1 out of 44 from my son's school dropped off the GE class after P4, the kid still joined the P5 best class.
Oh, from my experience, it is a good idea to let your kids prepare for the social studies (SS) subject in GEP P4, just get some Sec 1 History assessment books (We used the CASCO SS assessment book). The questions asked in the SS exams and the answers expected are much easier than Sec 1, but the topics are similiar.
In P4, my son found SS to be the most difficult subject. He didn't do very well for SS in 1st half year (around 60 or 61), but he gradually improved. He got a Distinction for SS in P6 SA2.
So GEP newbie parents, don't worry too much. If your kid is selected, he/she can do it with your support and encouragement. -
Hi, after reading all the forum regarding GEP, still quite worried. Last night, tried to talk to my dd. She cried n cried non-stop. She kept on saying that if she knew had to change school, she will not agreed to take the test. And we also promised her that we will not changed the school. But, now.??
Saw her cried, i was so heart pain. Last night, i can’t sleep.
Afraid after changed school, she can’t cope. She will start blaming on us. Before that she kept on saying she can look after her sis next year. Now, if change, she can’t. I know all these are minor problem. But, can see that she so sad n disappointed. Becos we broke the promise.
Really thought of letting her stay at the present school. I am sure sure kana scold by a lot of people. Got this chance n still don’t want to take.
I am also worried that if my dd take the GEP, she has to stop her kumon, ballet n piano. She after getting her sa2 result, she told me that she would like to take out the science tution class.
Today, she looked so sad. Really don’t feel good. My dh said let her decide after this sat briefing.
Just wondering, is there any parent regretted after letting your child go for gep?
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