Why am I not surprised that there would be a response couched in that tone?
I'm not prejudiced against the school. Nor fixated about getting my kid into a branded school. And even if I were, perhaps more obvious than ' the school's name \"School of Science and Technology\"' is the fact that this forum is indeed named \"kiasuparents\". Gee, I wonder what that could mean?
Anyway, you mentioned NUSH. From that school's name, the emphasis on math and science would be at least as obvious I would posit. A simple search of this forum would however give an impression that they do have some focus on non-math and science areas. I honestly couldn't find anything similar for SST here. And I found the school a tad sterile mainly due to the impression given by promotional collaterals they had up during the selection test period. It seemed pretty much a one-way street. Yes a focus on Science and Technology I would expect, but a total fixation on that while expecting students to still excel in say, English, might be a tall order.
I have a friend who tutors a current student there and he gave examples of a Sec 2 paper on the Thaksin rule and the comsequences for the Thai political system, and a class comprehension session on the Fukushima incident and the impact on nuclear issues. I wouldn't call those exactly fluff in a \"non-core\" area. I think it's great if they want students to have that breadth of thinking - I just hope they support it.
I would have absolutely no qualms about her attending a neighbourhood school if that is the better fit. My kid is adamant about going there based on her experience during the test. I'll give qualified support for the decision, having already told her she can't goof off like she was prone to the last 3 years. She's going to suffer otherwise.
Thanks for your comments nonetheless.
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RE: School of Science and Technology
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RE: School of Science and Technology
Hi, I don’t mean to come across wrong or ungrateful and heck, I don’t even know if I’m going to get any replies. I would be grateful for any response of course, and any advice / comments very much appreciated as well.
My daughter has been slacking off since P4 (her own admission) and her grades have been average at best. We applied DSA for a few schools this year and didn’t really get anywhere. No surprise as her grades weren’t outstanding.
SST was one of those we applied for. Frankly, there were 2 main reasons, one was it was in the list of schools covered by GAT, and secondly she felt that Science / Math were more her strengths than language / humanities.
She enjoyed herself at the selection test, got along well with the people there, and seemed to like the environment. We also found the school ok although a bit sterile.
To cut a long story short, we received confirmed acceptance. We’re caught somewhat in two minds. I’m not sure of the overall curriculum at SST, if there is only token coverage of non-tech areas as lip service aside, I do believe in a good holistic education. We were also thinking of sending her to an all-girls’ school to cut down on the possibility of distractions.
In some ways, trying to gauge whether to take the plunge is like buying a car now, you just don’t know what direction the COE prices are going to go!