All About GEP

[Snow Crystal]

Why are parents helping their kids to do projects so that they can ace and get high marks? 3 letter word: DSA

Why are parents so free and keen to send their kids to GEP Prep class in P3 to ensure DD or DS gets into GEP? 3 letter word: DSA

If say only 20 seats in RI and HCI DSA each is reserved for GEP and purely via entrance tests in the form of eg HAST, ie no relation to GEP results, all the parents will not be bothered to be so involved nor concerned in the GEP projects. The GEP kids also won't feel pressurized to get 8x% to avoid the GAT test.

Someone in MOE should look into the whole issue and understand where the root problem lies...Let the GEP students enter the program naturally and more importantly be the sole benefactors to enjoy the program without parental involvement...

Juz my two cents worth. I have no kids in GEP. Pls don't flame ... :pokeeye:

[PiggyLalala]

Any idea what is the percentage of the GE pupils who fail to get into the IP schools each year?

[Lynn2010]

Flowermonaster:

Flowermonaster, then it will be a win win bcos, father and mother can also graduate together with the child. Kill 3 birds with one stone

Think your quotes all got mixed-up.
:itwasntme:
I was the one :rotflmao: only leh..... :?
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I got excited with the \"Kill 3 birds with 1 stone\" mah. :razz:

I need my mother to help me with this...... \"i quote quote quote\" - all sa la

[jtoh]

PiggyLalala:

Any idea what is the percentage of the GE pupils who fail to get into the IP schools each year?

I don't think there are official figures on this, because many who don't get in via DSA will eventually get in via PSLE. Of course there are those who choose not to go to IP schools and those who don't do well enough to, but I think the number for these is quite small.

[fightingmom]

Lynn2010:

Flowermonaster:

Flowermonaster, then it will be a win win bcos, father and mother can also graduate together with the child. Kill 3 birds with one stone

Think your quotes all got mixed-up.
:itwasntme:
I was the one :rotflmao: only leh..... :?
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

I got excited with the \"Kill 3 birds with 1 stone\" mah. :razz:

I need my mother to help me with this...... \"i quote quote quote\" - all sa la[/quote]

You need your mother to help or your mother say wan ? :evil:

[sleepy]

PiggyLalala:

Any idea what is the percentage of the GE pupils who fail to get into the IP schools each year?

If I remember correctly, the statistics that principal shown us, 30% didn't receive any DSA offer. Statistics only referring to dd's school.

[jtoh]

sleepy:

PiggyLalala:

Any idea what is the percentage of the GE pupils who fail to get into the IP schools each year?

If I remember correctly, the statistics that principal shown us, 30% didn't receive any DSA offer. Statistics only referring to dd's school.

That's the DSA offer figure for your dd's school. I believe most of the others will probably get into IP schools via PSLE results.

[ForumWriter]

Don’t know what you guys think, but personally I am vehemently against DSA.


If the kid is good enough to get into top school, good. No point for DSA to exist.

If the kid isn’t good enough to get into top schools normally but gets in through DSA, there is a very high chance that he/she will suffer throughout the rest of his/her secondary school life. DSA does more harm than good here.

So, what is the point of DSA, other than benefiting the school then they select sportsmen?

I have a strong inclination to believe that DSA is also one of the primary underlying factors behind this current trend in favour of tuition.

IP is also another poor scheme, in my opinion, which leads to increased tuition because everyone tries to get into IP schools so that they can skip O-levels. The mindset seems to be, "Chiong in Primary school, get into IP, then can slack until A-levels", therefore, everyone is going for tuition.

Most of my friends also felt that IP was inferior to the O-level system since the only change was more project work - which parents here have rightly pointed out, is unfair because some parents end up doing the projects instead. But now that the IP schools are introducing more varied modules and educational trips, hopefully it is better than in the past.

I am fully in support of IP schools setting a strict (not necessarily difficult) test every year where a pass is mandatory; failing which, students will be expelled. The intention of IP was to let those who are good enough skip O-levels. It was never meant to be a passport to the A-levels regardless of how one performed in his time at the school.

[verykiasu2010]

ForumWriter:

IP is also another poor scheme, in my opinion, which leads to increased tuition because everyone tries to get into IP schools so that they can skip O-levels. The mindset seems to be, \"Chiong in Primary school, get into IP, then can slack until A-levels\", therefore, everyone is going for tuition.

Most of my friends also felt that IP was inferior to the O-level system since the only change was more project work - which parents here have rightly pointed out, is unfair because some parents end up doing the projects instead. But now that the IP schools are introducing more varied modules and educational trips, hopefully it is better than in the past.

people should go an find out the full curriculum offered by the various IP schools first before making judgement whether good or bad

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

ForumWriter:

IP is also another poor scheme, in my opinion, which leads to increased tuition because everyone tries to get into IP schools so that they can skip O-levels. The mindset seems to be, \"Chiong in Primary school, get into IP, then can slack until A-levels\", therefore, everyone is going for tuition.

Most of my friends also felt that IP was inferior to the O-level system since the only change was more project work - which parents here have rightly pointed out, is unfair because some parents end up doing the projects instead. But now that the IP schools are introducing more varied modules and educational trips, hopefully it is better than in the past.

people should go an find out the full curriculum offered by the various IP schools first before making judgement whether good or bad

I agree.