Triple Sciences

[daisyt]

Hi david59, thanks for your sharing, its indeed very useful. :celebrate:

[James Ang]

daisyt:

James Ang:

In the Integrated Program there is no such risk. I suggest that IP students learn triple pure science to gain more knowledge and build a strong foundation in science as well as increase future career options involving science including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, life science, even engineering! (many O levels students are actually avoiding Physics by choosing Pure Chem and Pure Bio double science combination, so how can they become an engineer if without a basic grasp of Physics? ).

Thanks James. Your advice sounds resonable. I would feedback to my girl. Thanks again !

BTW, do you have students strong in humantities but yet still take triple Science ?

In NYGHS, the students do Integrated Humanities which is double-weighted (2 subjects weight) so I suppose this helps them to strike a good balance between the science and arts. In IP, the students belong to the top 5% of the PSLE cohort, so it is unlikely that the students are weak in science, so doing triple science helps them to build up a strong foundation in general science, so that their future career options can be maximised.

[i30]

Thanks James!

After reading your advice, I am more confident that my daughter has made the right decision. My daughter also choose triple science for sec3 next year. She likes humanity, enjoy reading and writing, however, the MSG was poor especially History. She does not like bio much, however, the MSG for math and science was very good. This left her no choice but to pick triple science. Hope the IP courses still balance her interests and performance.

[daisyt]

i30:

Thanks James!

After reading your advice, I am more confident that my daughter has made the right decision. My daughter also choose triple science for sec3 next year. She likes humanity, enjoy reading and writing, however, the MSG was poor especially History. She does not like bio much, however, the MSG for math and science was very good. This left her no choice but to pick triple science. Hope the IP courses still balance her interests and performance.

Hi i30, sorry to ask, what is MSG ? :oops:
Which school is your daughter in ?

[i30]

hi daisyt, MSG = Mean Subject Grade. In some schools, the higher the better, while in others, the lower the better. In NYGH, the perfect score is average 1.0. My dd in NYGH.

[daisyt]

Hi i30, MSG = Mean Subject Grade, can I say, its the average subject score for the whole level ? :?


Sorry, :oops: I still do not understand, what this MSG can affect your dd's decision on choosing subjects ? Sorry if I sound a bit blur :oops:

[KiWee]

My dd has chosen double science and double humanities. For L1R5, R1 has to be a humans subj, at least she can have 2 choices. She needs to get better grades for R2 & R3 (Math, Sc & Humans), therefore she may need tuitions for Math & Sc. As L1 is also very impt, my dd is also thinking of EL & HCL tuition. Are 4 tuitions too time consuming for a Sec 3 student? She is mugging her CCA/CIP points this sch hol.

[mrswongtuition]

My sis had tuition for the following:

- Chem
- Physics
- A maths
- E maths

And she had 'tuition' with me:
- English
- Geography
- Literature

She got A1 for CCA Thanks to the numerous competitions & performances.
She is also in an orchestra playing the violin. They have practises once a week.

Time management is impt. My sis is not the top scorer type, but she manages her time quite well (with nagging by me). She still has alot of time for R&R (hang out at shopping centres after school with friends, probably once a fornight).

[daisyt]

mrswongtuition:

My sis had tuition for the following:

- Chem
- Physics
- A maths
- E maths

And she had 'tuition' with me:
- English
- Geography
- Literature

She got A1 for CCA Thanks to the numerous competitions & performances.
She is also in an orchestra playing the violin. They have practises once a week.

Time management is impt. My sis is not the top scorer type, but she manages her time quite well (with nagging by me). She still has alot of time for R&R (hang out at shopping centres after school with friends, probably once a fornight).

:!: WAH ! How she do that ? :?
What time she reach home in normal school days ? Hows the load of school homework ? Her tution is after school weekdays or weekends ? When you mention not top scorer type, whats her average scores ? Sorry for so many questions because I am suspecting my girl has poor time management. Thanks for sharing.

[mrswongtuition]

daisyt:

:!: WAH ! How she do that ? :?

What time she reach home in normal school days ? Hows the load of school homework ? Her tution is after school weekdays or weekends ? When you mention not top scorer type, whats her average scores ? Sorry for so many questions because I am suspecting my girl has poor time management. Thanks for sharing.

She's from PLMGS.

Results wise she's hovering in the Bs & Cs region. Used to get alot of Cs but improved to high Bs after tuition. Maths became As. School's papers are quite tough, sometimes no one get As in the whole level.

Workload in terms of homework is quite heavy. The school does stretch the girls. They also have alot of projects (Innovation week, etc). Usually homework is due around 3-4 days after the teacher gives it to them, so as long as she plans her time well, homework can be completed on time without worry.

Her S3 year, she still had violin exams (Grade 7 or 8, can't rmb) on top of orchestra. Only her O level year I manage to persuade my mum to let her take a break from violin.

Normal school hours end at 2pm. Monday & Friday are long days, timetable ends at 4.30pm. If I recall correctly, Monday, Tuesday & Friday are her CCA days (harp - she needs to practise as we did not buy a harp for her at home). On CCA days, she finish at 6pm, sometimes drag till 7pm, esp nearing SYF.

Her Chem & Phy tuition by the same tutor is on Tuesday 6 - 9pm. If her CCA ends late, she'll reach late & stay late. Tutor's place is 3min walk from my parent's place. Sometimes her tuition ends at 10+pm, she'll buy supper on her way back, eat & do homework at the same time.

Wednesday is enrichment day in school. For upper sec, there's no fixed enrichment, only adhoc ones. So most of her Wednesdays are spent with me, going through her work. Around 1-2 hours per subject.

Thursday is her 'free' day. She tries to arrange her Maths tuition on Mon & Thu. But her tutor is a HOD who is very busy, so sometimes her tuition is Monday/Thursday evening & Sat early morning (9am). Thu afternoons she'll either go out or laze around at home (usually spent sleeping).

She has the whole Saturday to catch up on work not completed & revise. Most of the time, she's watching TV & online.

Sunday is spent at church and after church she goes out with her friends for lunch/shopping. They have sports activities on alternate weeks. She comes back around 5-6pm on Sundays.

Usually no one is home in the afternoons except for me & my sis. I'll nag at her to do some work.
She sleeps alot. If she had a tiring day at school, she'll nap once she reach home. She loves to sleep, so she'll make sure she sleeps by 10pm, latest 11pm if she has alot of work to do.

By the way, my parents are always saying that they do not see my sis studying or doing homework at all. When probed, she says that she finishes her work in school during free pockets of time (waiting for next teacher, waiting for CCA to start, lunch break, etc). I do not get any complains from her teachers about late work or slip shod work, so I guess she's managing well.

Results wise we don't expect too much cos she's not an academic person from young. We don't push her or stress her as she can't take too much stress - she'll get migraines. We are happy as long as she can go to Poly & take a course she likes. My parents already have plans for her to go overseas for her uni education. Plus they've already prepared cushy jobs for her if she chooses not to further her studies.