<![CDATA[Singapore Polytechnic]]>Personally I think a general mass comm diploma is better than this.

This diploma is too specialised.

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hercules\" post_id=\"1945911\" time=\"1573494681\" user_id=\"14947:



*Ted Kaczynski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski

For Ted, i interpreted from the wiki that he was accelerated and admit into higher/more rigour study programmes/as research subjects with disregard about his emotional age and readiness. Plus bullying cases. Being unable to feel accepted and only being viewed as a brain, that could have pushed him off the track.


I found his 'manifesto' (on ecology) is brilliant / farsighted for his time. He might be the Einstein who could actually contribute a lot to our environmental issues if he had not gone extreme.

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hercules\" post_id=\"1945911\" time=\"1573494681\" user_id=\"14947:



*Ted Kaczynski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski
For Ted, i interpreted from the wiki that he was accelerated and admit into higher/more rigour study programmes/as research subjects with disregard about his emotional age and readiness. Plus bullying cases. Being unable to feel accepted and only being viewed as a brain, that could have pushed him off the track.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945960https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945960Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:25:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:58:56 GMT]]>so true, there will always be exceptions. until then, we as parents should bend together and learn from one another to prevent loonies :))

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1945815\" time=\"1573451854\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1945815 time=1573451854 user_id=6987]
Yes. At some point in time, we will have to allow them to make their own decisions.
Attending the “best” schools may not guarantee the best results nor success.
We can only pray for wisdom over all our children to make the right decisions[/quote]

Talking about wisdom, it must be genuine wisdom instead of 'conventional wisdom' that sometimes is just incorrect or unnecessary (due mainly to fear of not acting, to instinct herd).

I enjoyed reading this book, Freakonomics, and this is the ending, sort of summary of the book:

https://postimg.cc/tsM5Y75X

It tallies with my observations of many families and my personal experiences of bringing up kids (incl of how I was being brought up in a family like Roland G.).

*Ted Kaczynski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945911https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945911Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:51:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 05:57:34 GMT]]>Yes. At some point in time, we will have to allow them to make their own decisions.

Attending the “best” schools may not guarantee the best results nor success.
We can only pray for wisdom over all our children to make the right decisions

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945815https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945815Mon, 11 Nov 2019 05:57:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:10:30 GMT]]>

jedamum\" post_id=\"1945791\" time=\"1573444154\" user_id=\"159:

My sister is a hands off parent.
My sis also a hands off parent. My niece first got admitted to a first tier JC, then went in and felt the environment too competitive that she would not have time to pursue her outside hobby. So she transferred herself to a second tier JC, still felt the same. At the end, she got herself into a third tier one and stayed happily there.

My sis told me she only knew that my niece got her to sign this and that form and kept seeing her changed school uniforms in those initial weeks of JC.

Niece was an 'enlightened' one who knew how to study smart to ace her ways in O and A Levels and Uni while playing hard in non-school related activities (did 'selective study' for major exams).

As all these kids grew up and started working, I observed their 'happiness index' is similar regardless of whether which JC, Poly, Uni, each graduated from. Salary also seems like 'within range' tho some need to work longer hours coz of the industry that they are in (the finance industry). What put them apart in subsequent years probably is the EQ part when papers don't matter anymore (my this 'enlightened' niece did better in terms of reasonable working hours and salary as compared to my other nieces and nephews from top tier JC).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945794https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945794Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:10:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:01:58 GMT]]>Thank you. Likely we will check out Singapore Poly open house in Jan.

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1945776\" time=\"1573437772\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1945776 time=1573437772 user_id=6987]
Pardon my ignorance, I never knew we could DSA for polytechnics
Would the process be similar to that of Secondary schools?[/quote]
I dunno the process. My sister is a hands off parent. Her boy selected and course and went through the application process by himself. I only did remind her earlier to look into the possibility of dsa like in primary school (and to take note not to miss any deadline, because she really handsoff. Lol) because my nephew is really the lit kind of dude.
It could be this, please get your kid to find out more
https://www.sp.edu.sg/sp/admissions/admissions-exercises/direct-admissions-exercise-%28dae%29/who-may-apply

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1945774\" time=\"1573437505\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1945774 time=1573437505 user_id=6987]
My child doesn’t dislike math nor science, just has a stronger preference for English and literature. She was selected for creative writing program by MOE and is under mentorship.
Just wondering about life after this diploma[/quote]
Those kids whom I know from polys' Mass Com courses.

After the dip, either they headed to Australia to pursue similar courses and got their degrees in 2 years (one year exemption as staying within the course) or they pursued psychology or philosophy degrees in local unis (no exemption since new courses).

After they graduated with their degrees, working as scriptwriters, film producer related work, etc. All seem happy with their jobs.

* from what I know, psychology or philosophy courses are useful for media people and so it's kind of like a 'natural progression'.

https://postimg.cc/jwrHp4WW

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1945774\" time=\"1573437505\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1945774 time=1573437505 user_id=6987]
My child doesn’t dislike math nor science, just has a stronger preference for English and literature. She was selected for creative writing program by MOE and is under mentorship.
Just wondering about life after this diploma[/quote]
The obvious would be to go into writing for the various media avenues (TV, film, websites, magazines, journalism, etc). More broadly, any job in media, not necessarily just writing, would be possibilities (PR, advertising, marketing etc). Even more broadly, anything that involves words might also be possibilities (publishing, the marketing aspects of libraries/museums/archives, corporate comms, etc). She might also want to get a degree after her diploma or after working for a while, and there are many possibilities in communications and arts.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945785https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945785Mon, 11 Nov 2019 02:51:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 02:02:52 GMT]]>Pardon my ignorance, I never knew we could DSA for polytechnics

Would the process be similar to that of Secondary schools?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945776https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945776Mon, 11 Nov 2019 02:02:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:58:25 GMT]]>My child doesn’t dislike math nor science, just has a stronger preference for English and literature. She was selected for creative writing program by MOE and is under mentorship.

Just wondering about life after this diploma

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945774https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945774Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:58:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Sun, 10 Nov 2019 06:46:56 GMT]]>My nephew dsa for it and got in. He was top in his cohort (neighbourhood school) for literature in sec 3 and 4. My son said mt nephew has other stuff that boost his portfolio including authoring some web story/novella of some sorts etc.

No info because my sister is very hands-off with her boy. Don’t know his level score too because we didn’t ask.

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1944444\" time=\"1572748784\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1944444 time=1572748784 user_id=6987]Any input on this course?
is this a new part-time or full-time Diploma course at Sg Polytechnic, or only a short Enrichment course conducted over a few months session lessons ?[/quote]
The full-time diploma programme is not that new - it already was running in 2016. My daughter applied but was not successful. Not sure if it's available as a part-time course.

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magic mushroom\" post_id=\"1944444\" time=\"1572748784\" user_id=\"6987:[quote=\"magic mushroom\" post_id=1944444 time=1572748784 user_id=6987]
Any input on this course?[/quote]
is this a new part-time or full-time Diploma course at Sg Polytechnic, or only a short Enrichment course conducted over a few months session lessons ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945642https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1945642Sun, 10 Nov 2019 03:35:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Singapore Polytechnic on Sun, 10 Nov 2019 03:30:36 GMT]]>Good for those who are strong in language to learn how to write ‘new media’ articles. Actually found it an exciting course for those who dislike Math, Science and business. Have a friend’s kid aiming for it. ELR2B2 range 5-9. Good luck if your child is interested!

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