Is GEP really necessary?

[Nebbermind]

verykiasu2010:

You forgot : I have 1 bother 2 sisters 3 dogs 4 cats 5 hamsters and I came from North Vista Primary school ..... :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

....and I've never defaulted on any payment for the use of the E-learning portal and my parents were not amongst those who complained about the Principal.

[Pen88n]

Nebbermind:

verykiasu2010:

You forgot : I have 1 bother 2 sisters 3 dogs 4 cats 5 hamsters and I came from North Vista Primary school ..... :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

....and I've never defaulted on any payment for the use of the E-learning portal and my parents were not amongst those who complained about the Principal.

I thot it is more like my father is XXX, my mother is XXX and my grandfather is the XXX of this country??? :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[atutor2001]

jtoh:

....Then all these students will give the exactly the same answer during DSA interviews. :rotflmao:

What you have mentioned is not a joke. It is happening, it is reality. It is happening at every level.

In a particular JC, it is common to find ten GP scripts with the same answer. I am sure you know why. I am sure PSC is aware.

[2ppaamm]

And this is not a joke. Just having lunch with some students and they told me how they have to memorize a whole lot of standard stuff for GP, to be used in different circumstances on the paper. O goodness, I thought, there’s no originality in their writing! And that’s true, but that’s ok, they said, all of them know that they will get that A.


Unfortunately, this is not how tertiary or the real world works. So, the school teach them to write for A levels, and not for real applications. Ironical.

[toddles]

2ppaamm:

And this is not a joke. Just having lunch with some students and they told me how they have to memorize a whole lot of standard stuff for GP, to be used in different circumstances on the paper. O goodness, I thought, there's no originality in their writing! And that's true, but that's ok, they said, all of them know that they will get that A.


Unfortunately, this is not how tertiary or the real world works. So, the school teach them to write for A levels, and not for real applications. Ironical.

that is why some academic stars bomb so badly when they start work.

[drickymummy]

phtthp:

are there parents here whose child was offered GEP, but reject and stick back to mainstream ? why are some reasons to decline offer, where you think GEP is Not necessary, even though your child is been given the opportunity ?

My son's sch has 2 kids tat choose to stay back. My sis's told me her batch had 5 tat choosed to stay back especially the smartest gal among those, her parents r both highly qualified but they dun find gep necessary. That gal went on to top the sch's psle record still. Ds went ahead with GEP after we hadlong talks abt it. While results is one factor but staying back in mainstream does not equal to good results anyway. My biggest worry is his psychological needs especially frens but he adjusted v well! We find that there is not much of a pros n cons of gg for GEP or neccessity or not. It is just a whole different way of learning from mainstream program. It is a once in a life time chance to be have different experience tats all. Cannot deny the fact that all these projects can seems a little \"mission impossible\" for a 10 yr old.. But we can still guide them ( not DO it for them!) n brainstorming with them can help bring out their thoughts too. As a mom, I do have my many worries abt his results but yet when I see him enjoying himself in this program, I tink we will just move with the flow first... The stress of project deadlines, satisfaction of seeing projects completed, learning some chiam stuff with lots of research online...then we will work hard for PSLE in 2 yrs time.. :xedfingers:

[Zann]

http://www.todayonline.com/PDFViewer/PDF/20120410/1004HNP004.pdf

[2ppaamm]

And you wonder, if someone is listening.

[Nebbermind]

ya...perhaps it's a coordinated effort to answer KSP! :evil:

[toddles]

Sim Ann’s from GEP too.