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[phtthp]

sweetbaby\" post_id=\"2040572\" time=\"1633319245\" user_id=\"16633:

Geography or History? Please share your views. Child has little interest in both and effort to put in are same for both subjects. Thank you.

can ask your Year 2 son to

1) enter Popular bookshop, sit down, flip through

- the textbooks used for History and Geog, based on this year Sec 3 recommended RI booklist used in his school

- some Assessment books used for Upper Sec (History and Geog),

- browse through some Year 4 past year papers on Upper Sec (History and Geog), can be from his school or from other IP Secondary schools (Hwa Chong, National JC, Temasek JC, Dunman High, etc).

After gone through all these, based on how he feel + his own interests, decide whether is Geog or History that he wants to pursue. After all, after flipped through all these textbooks / Assessment books / past year 4 papers, he more or less would already have some idea what Upper Sec (History and Geog) entail, and what he himself as a student will need to go through in the coming two years ahead. Let him analyse, let him think through himself, which subject he prefer, and let him bear responsibility in making the ultimate decision

[SG_KP1]

If you take History in Sec 3 and Sec 4, is it easy to switch back to Geography in A Levels (and vice versa)? Or, are you kind of stuck for the next four years with whichever one you chose? I.e. use Sec 1 and Sec 2 to figure out which one you like/can score in. I guess Econ is the other main contrasting subject option at A Levels for the science stream kids.

[MerlionInGermany]

SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2040607\" time=\"1633328881\" user_id=\"188234:

If you take History in Sec 3 and Sec 4, is it easy to switch back to Geography in A Levels (and vice versa)? Or, are you kind of stuck for the next four years with whichever one you chose? I.e. use Sec 1 and Sec 2 to figure out which one you like/can score in. I guess Econ is the other main contrasting subject option at A Levels for the science stream kids.

You are just stuck with it for 2 years — your sec 3 year and your sec 4 year.

[SG_KP1]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2040609\" time=\"1633329424\" user_id=\"2964:

SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2040607\" time=\"1633328881\" user_id=\"188234:

If you take History in Sec 3 and Sec 4, is it easy to switch back to Geography in A Levels (and vice versa)? Or, are you kind of stuck for the next four years with whichever one you chose? I.e. use Sec 1 and Sec 2 to figure out which one you like/can score in. I guess Econ is the other main contrasting subject option at A Levels for the science stream kids.

You are just stuck with it for 2 years — your sec 3 year and your sec 4 year.

Got it. I didn't know if what you learn in Sec 3 & Sec 4 is needed (or extremely helpful) for the corresponding A Level class. I guess not as cumulative as math or sciences.

[sweetbaby]

phtthp\" post_id=\"2040605\" time=\"1633326554\" user_id=\"35251:

sweetbaby\" post_id=\"2040572\" time=\"1633319245\" user_id=\"16633:

Geography or History? Please share your views. Child has little interest in both and effort to put in are same for both subjects. Thank you.

can ask your Year 2 son to

1) enter Popular bookshop, sit down, flip through

- the textbooks used for History and Geog, based on this year Sec 3 recommended RI booklist used in his school

- some Assessment books used for Upper Sec (History and Geog),

- browse through some Year 4 past year papers on Upper Sec (History and Geog), can be from his school or from other IP Secondary schools (Hwa Chong, National JC, Temasek JC, Dunman High, etc).

After gone through all these, based on how he feel + his own interests, decide whether is Geog or History that he wants to pursue. After all, after flipped through all these textbooks / Assessment books / past year 4 papers, he more or less would already have some idea what Upper Sec (History and Geog) entail, and what he himself as a student will need to go through in the coming two years ahead. Let him analyse, let him think through himself, which subject he prefer, and let him bear responsibility in making the ultimate decision

Thank you for the helpful sharing. Will do. Especially the part about the exam papers.

[kiasudad1]

Hi there!


My dd is in Sec 2 IP heading for Sec 3 next year. She is likely going to qualify for Triple Sci (9 subj), but is thinking of doing Double Sci, Double Humanities instead (8 subj). Is it important to take Physics at Upper Sec? Will not taking Physics limit her future options a lot?

Thanks to all the experienced parents!

[phtthp]

If dont take Physics in Year (3 and 4), then next time cannot go for universities’ Engineering related courses, without A-level Physics background. Can’t recall if Chemical engineering is a rare exception, without A-level Physics.


But if your daughter totally not interested in any future Engineering related careers in the first case, then nothing to lose. Just stick to Double Pure Sciences, will do. Double Pure Sciences study work-load in itself, already very heavy & demanding.

Also by now, at end of IP 2, your daughter would also have some idea whether she herself like Physics, is she good in Physics or not, compared to Bio & Chem ? If she not keen in Physics or not good in Physics and not interested in Engineering related career, then forget about Physics. Study one subject less, helps a lot, allowing the student more time to study other subjects, end up doing better at end of IP 4

[floppy]

kiasudad1\" post_id=\"2040705\" time=\"1633363970\" user_id=\"193855:

Hi there!

My dd is in Sec 2 IP heading for Sec 3 next year. She is likely going to qualify for Triple Sci (9 subj), but is thinking of doing Double Sci, Double Humanities instead (8 subj). Is it important to take Physics at Upper Sec? Will not taking Physics limit her future options a lot?

Thanks to all the experienced parents!

Double science / double humanities is the smarter option these days.

Triple science is more of a prestige option, a legacy leftover from the days when policemen wear shorts.

There are very few university courses that have Physics as a pre-requisite - only Physics major require Physics AFAIK.

[lego]

@kiasudad1


Personally, I would let my child go for the double science and double humanities too if that’s what she wants.
If she has come to the decision based on on her interest and strength and career options in future, I would tell her to just go ahead.
To me, its ok if u are down to 1 humanity (IH) for triple sciences or that fixed two sciences for JC if she thinks she has enough of the third science.
The important thing is that if she has made the choice, she should take responsibility for it and then do her best to make it work.
More often than not, when she do so, it will turn out fine in the end.
All the best to yr dd!

[kiasudad1]

Thanks lego, floppy and phttp for your kind advice


She really lazes around a lot... complains about both Physics and Chemistry. Guess I just worried that if she takes Double Science and her Chem cannot score B3 in Sec 4, she will only be able to take H2 Bio in J1. And this will mean she will not be able to take lots of courses in uni.