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[Jennifer]

KTKS:

Jennifer:

You should check with your child's school teacher before getting worried over something a tutor says.

I see. I think it's quicker to get an answer from this forum. From my experience over these 11 years, not all teachers are accommodating and some are even mean. I don't want myself or DD to be a laughing stock. If you know what I mean.

I believe I have thick skin to ask all sorts of questions. I do not care whether I am to be branded as a laughing stock as long as I get answers and get my points across.

At the recent PTM, I came across a teacher who is not spontaneous in giving feedback. It is like I press one button, then get one response.

[isetan]

zbear:

isetan:

Sometimes also depends on the level of difficulty in the exam papers. I heard some students got poor grades in their school papers but in the end get As in their A level results.

Can share which JCs with this scenario?

VJC

[KTKS]

Jennifer:

KTKS:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]

You should check with your child's school teacher before getting worried over something a tutor says.

I see. I think it's quicker to get an answer from this forum. From my experience over these 11 years, not all teachers are accommodating and some are even mean. I don't want myself or DD to be a laughing stock. If you know what I mean.

I believe I have thick skin to ask all sorts of questions. I do not care whether I am to be branded as a laughing stock as long as I get answers and get my points across.

At the recent PTM, I came across a teacher who is not spontaneous in giving feedback. It is like I press one button, then get one response.[/quote] :rotflmao: Thanks for sharing.
In fact I am not ashamed to be branded as such too but it won't reflect well on my child especially when he is already an under-performer in school. Most teachers will only favour top students. Although some teachers may give a list of suggestions on how a student can improve on results but at JC level, it's not easy to improve by 'consulting teachers frequently' （must queue & preferably consult in group), 'form a study group' (not easy to find smart & generous cliques), 'study diligently' (who dares slack in JC), 'time management' (demand from CCA etc), etc. So the more one interacts with teachers, the more they will remind you your child is still under performing. For me, can :siam: tio :siam:

[Jennifer]

KTKS:

Jennifer:

I believe I have thick skin to ask all sorts of questions. I do not care whether I am to be branded as a laughing stock as long as I get answers and get my points across.

At the recent PTM, I came across a teacher who is not spontaneous in giving feedback. It is like I press one button, then get one response.

:rotflmao: Thanks for sharing.
In fact I am not ashamed to be branded as such too but it won't reflect well on my child especially when he is already an under-performer in school. Most teachers will only favour top students. Although some teachers may give a list of suggestions on how a student can improve on results but at JC level, it's not easy to improve by 'consulting teachers frequently' （must queue & preferably consult in group), 'form a study group' (not easy to find smart & generous cliques), 'study diligently' (who dares slack in JC), 'time management' (demand from CCA etc), etc. So the more one interacts with teachers, the more they will remind you your child is still under performing. For me, can :siam: tio :siam:

Both my boys are in the same school now.

The elder boy is well liked by teachers cos he is a easy to teach student, does not give teachers headache.

The younger one is on the opposite side of the fence who kena \"reviews\" by the end of first week during sec 1.

I yet to see all of the younger boy's teachers face to face cos could not get a time slot during the PTM. But I have the mobile number and email address of some of the teachers and we communicate via such means.

NJC is a small cohort school, so many of the Junior High teachers know my elder boy and know the boys are brothers, always tell me The two brothers are so different.

[zbear]

KTKS:

In fact I am not ashamed to be branded as such too but it won't reflect well on my child especially when he is already an under-performer in school. Most teachers will only favour top students. Although some teachers may give a list of suggestions on how a student can improve on results but at JC level, it's not easy to improve by 'consulting teachers frequently' （must queue & preferably consult in group), 'form a study group' (not easy to find smart & generous cliques), 'study diligently' (who dares slack in JC), 'time management' (demand from CCA etc), etc. So the more one interacts with teachers, the more they will remind you your child is still under performing. For me, can :siam: tio :siam:

If you don't mind sharing, which JC is your dd from?

[sharonkhoo]

KTKS:

In fact I am not ashamed to be branded as such too but it won't reflect well on my child especially when he is already an under-performer in school. Most teachers will only favour top students. Although some teachers may give a list of suggestions on how a student can improve on results but at JC level, it's not easy to improve by 'consulting teachers frequently' （must queue & preferably consult in group), 'form a study group' (not easy to find smart & generous cliques), 'study diligently' (who dares slack in JC), 'time management' (demand from CCA etc), etc. So the more one interacts with teachers, the more they will remind you your child is still under performing. For me, can :siam: tio :siam:

I have a different view. My daughter is also under-performing, and I do contact teachers now and again. I attend all PTMs so the form teachers know me well! I don't see that teachers only favour top students - of course they will be praised etc, but that's only natural. So far, I've found that the teachers in my daughter's school (MI, not a JC - maybe that's the difference?) are very willing to communicate about what they feel my daughter may need to do, what support they can offer, what we can do at home etc. Yes, I agree they all tend to say the same things as you list above, but it's all good advice, whether or not the child can make it happen. I like what I see in MI teachers - they are really supportive of their under-performers, maybe because so many of their students are!

[zbear]

isetan:

zbear:

[quote=\"isetan\"]Sometimes also depends on the level of difficulty in the exam papers. I heard some students got poor grades in their school papers but in the end get As in their A level results.

Can share which JCs with this scenario?

VJC[/quote]
This explains. VJC is one of the top JCs with students (some but not all) who can play n play. Come to last minute, with a bit of mugging, they can perform so well.

Furthermore, VJC's standard is very high so school exams will not be easy to pass n I am sure they are stringent in marking too.

I wont say this for the lower tier JCs (sorry as I don't mean to offend those in this group).

This is just my thinking, I maybe wrong in my analysis.

[starlight1968sg]

In top JCs, there are some who can’t make it. In average JCs, there are some who shine.

[zbear]

starlight1968sg:

In top JCs, there are some who can't make it. In average JCs, there are some who shine.

I still think that those who don't shine in top JCs n those who shine in low tier JCs are the minority.

[KTKS]

Jennifer:

NJC is a small cohort school, so many of the Junior High teachers know my elder boy and know the boys are brothers, always tell me The two brothers are so different.

zbear:

If you don't mind sharing, which JC is your dd from?

I must say there are many pragmatic teachers and school leaders in our meritocratic country. Afterall NJC is one of the top JCs. There shouldn't be any major issues from teachers and principal. My DD is from a neighbourhood primary school with a principal who covers his staff's mistakes well. DD's sec sch is one in the 230 COP range. Teachers did give advice but didn't help much. Most students depended on heavy tuitions to excel. DD's JC is one above net 10 pointers. Same story as sec sch. Seriously think the ex edu min HSK does not know the education climate here.

Oh Slmkhoo I got your message. Yes, agree that it ultimately boils down to student's (and parents') effort to make it happen. That's why I don't see a point to interact with teachers often or have an amicable but superficial relationship with them. Maybe I am just ODD.