GEP 2012 - Screening & Selection

[NotKiasu]

There was no mention about not sending GEP children to tuition classes during the briefing or did I miss something?

[porcupine12trade]

NotKiasu:

There was no mention about not sending GEP children to tuition classes during the briefing or did I miss something?

I was waiting for it too and I did not hear it.

[Kabby]

what the ACPS P said was related to that (having tuition to get into GEP), did I recall correctly?


his reply to the parent who was worried about drop out rate and if kids struggle and can’t cope was that if the kid got in naturally, the kid will most likely be able to cope.

or did you mean sending kids already in the GEP programme from P4-6 to tuition?

[678Yess]

Anyone put rosyth school as first choice?

How many students from rosyth get into rosyth?

[Just relax]

ACS GEP teachers do not believe in tuition for GEP students. They will encourage students to study on their own as the classroom interaction, teacher support, peer co-operation and study materials should be enough for a student to do well provided the student is disciplined in studies, does the projects well, reads widely, prepared to ask questions when does not know how to do a question, etc. GEP is already an enriched program which is what Learning Lab, Mind Stretcher, Tien Hsia etc. all claim to be. These provide "enrichment" so the logic is if you are enriched already in GEP then no need for such programs.

[NotKiasu]

I was hoping that GE branch will give us the assurance that GEP kids do not need any tuition and the GEP programme itself is good enough to meet the kids’ needs once they are in it.

[Just relax]

NotKiasu:

I was hoping that GE branch will give us the assurance that GEP kids do not need any tuition and the GEP programme itself is good enough to meet the kids’ needs once they are in it.

In the previous GEP briefing in 2010 that was specifically mentioned. I do not believe that the position has changed as the ACS GEP teachers continue to maintain this position with the boys currently in P4, P5 & P6. They are surprised that GE boys go for tuition as that appears contradictory to the whole philosophy of the GE program which is to help realize the potential of bright children. As the kids are already identified as bright what is the
logic of tuition? :? :?

[678Yess]

It is up to us to decide how much free time we want to let our child to have. Remember, don over stretch your kids.

[NotKiasu]

Just relax:

ACS GEP teachers do not believe in tuition for GEP students. They will encourage students to study on their own as the classroom interaction, teacher support, peer co-operation and study materials should be enough for a student to do well provided the student is disciplined in studies, does the projects well, reads widely, prepared to ask questions when does not know how to do a question, etc. GEP is already an enriched program which is what Learning Lab, Mind Stretcher, Tien Hsia etc. all claim to be. These provide \"enrichment\" so the logic is if you are enriched already in GEP then no need for such programs.

To me, tuition & enrichment are different. Tuition repeat what the school is teaching, enrichment teach something out of the school curriculum. If GEP programme is like enrichment, then really don’t need for enrichment outside anymore. :boogie:

[Kabby]

I guess there will be some schools where it is more competitive and if the parents feel that since it is so difficult to get ahead there and have the edge in order to do better or get chosen for competitions over the rest, then students in those schools will inevitably need more \"tuition\" to help them propel themselves forward.


If the school is not so competitive maybe the need for \"tuition\" is less.

There are others who are not so good in Mother Tongue (which was not tested for entry into GEP), so there might be many who have \"tuition\" in this subject.

I actually asked the kids at the booth if they have \"tuition\". Many more mentioned Mother tongue than other subjects.