laughoutloudyolo:I have no idea as DS has already left ijc. I have no memory about this test last year.Hi does anyone know if ijc students are offered the psychometric test and if yes is it only a selected few?
TIA
laughoutloudyolo:Sorry to take so long to reply, laughoutloudyolo. What an epic name you have
Oh yes Jetsetter, our private pool in the backyard hasn’t been touched for months. DS in NS, you see. If you apologise, I will consider inviting your kid and her EJC friends over for some enjoyment. Someone lamented that EJC don’t even have a pool like RI’s.
jetsetter:So this is how an EJC parent behaves? I am speechless.Great! So glad my post has drawn vocal folks from one of the merged JCs out from their dens!
What are you waiting for? Rally your alumni, past and present Ps and VPs, Exec Advisory Committee and BOD, parents, current students to start a petition and fight for IJC's brand to be retained.
Why should I apologise? I'm offering you guys a suggestion, which is to fight for your alma mater. :roll:
jetsetter:Frankly, I dunno who the people making noises are. Some are parents with kids in JCs attended by Ministers' kids, i.e. they are from top JCs like VJC or NJC. They themselves were non-alumni of any of the 28 affected schools, unless they otherwise admit in this forum. As far as I know, only 2 KGMs have mentioned they were from AJC and while they lamented about the merger and possible slide in COP, they aren't going to petition or do anything at all. Other noisemakers aren't teachers or staff from the affected schools it seems.Should be NCM.lee_yl:[quote=\"zbear\"]
Perhaps some parents should start questioning the MOE Minister, BTW, which Minister is responsible?
Seriously, I am surprised that such big decisions were not communicated before implementation. Reading the news yesterday, it's obvious the affected teachers are unhappy n worried for their rice bowls (especially the older ones ) even though MOE kept assuring that they will not lose their jobs, Full of BS, I will say!!!
Not surprising, nowadays, for many policies, the government doesn't think they need to get the buy in from the various stake holders. Echoes of the recent 30% increase in water charges which was only announced during the Budget Speech.
The decision to close/merge so many JCs at one go is operationally efficient (almost like a surgical strike in military terms) but there are ramifications in many other areas such as the morale of the teachers and students (and their parents) and misgivings from the general public. Speculation on MOE's motives is rife because MOE did not properly communicate and engage the public about their plans in the first place.
Grandypa:Great post by jetsetter in the other thread
Frankly, I dunno who the people making noises are. Some are parents with kids in JCs attended by Ministers' kids, i.e. they are from top JCs like VJC or NJC. They themselves were non-alumni of any of the 28 affected schools, unless they otherwise admit in this forum. As far as I know, only 2 KGMs have mentioned they were from AJC and while they lamented about the merger and possible slide in COP, they aren't going to petition or do anything at all. Other noisemakers aren't teachers or staff from the affected schools it seems.
The hardcopy ST covers a lot more stories on the mergers. Most netizens jumped at the dribs and drabs because they obtained snippets from forums (sometimes backdated ST links or blocked links because you're limited to 15 ST online articles per month!) but actually I get a better picture and more balanced perspective after reading the hardcopy news articles like Zaobao and ST. For instance, I didn't get the impression the teachers were disgruntled. Perhaps they were but were muted by media. But at least from ST report, I know the Singapore Teachers' Union is already working in concert with affected teachers on the transition.
Likewise, from ST hardcopy, I learnt that while JJC alumni were sad that their 30yo JC is going to go down in history, they have come to terms with the merger and will be engaging alumni on the merger at a meeting next month and has already started collecting feedback from them, including asking for ideas on how the new JC’s identity can be shaped.
I'm also baffled why some altruistic champions of lower income/late bloomers aren't sticking their necks out for those affected primary and secondary schools, but only those 8 JCs.
Some of the affected primary schools have a longer history （Shuqun Pri School 1925; Da Qiao Pri Sch 1936; ) than the new and under-subscribed JCs. I found out from Zaobao article that Macpherson Primary School was Chan Chun Sing's alma mater. Even the Minister's alma mater wasn't spared in this mass merger.
http://origin-www.channel8news.sg/news8/singapore/20170421-sg-schools-merger/3695934.html
Why aren't the noisemakers kicking up a big fuss over these heritage pri schools? Why take aim at EJC whose brandnew campus was already agreed upon during the JIP negotiations among stakeholders and alumni, and cast in stone/rubber-stamped in the blueprint some 8-10 years ago, i.e. before this current rookie minister decided to merge the 8 non-IP JCs? I think it's unfair to take aim at EJC because the students have already been sensible and magnanimous enough to occupy the temp campus in Mount Sinai for 2 years after the outcry in 2015.
If the parents of those 8 JCs are so upset (or some crusaders with no vested interests in any of the 28 schools), they should muster their courage to write in to the Minister, start a petition or Meet their MP to express their grievances, like the parents of those 3 heritage schools of EJC. MOE sat up to engage the stakeholders, because the immediate stakeholders cared enough to take ownership of their case to voice out their concerns through proper channels.
However, I don't see any alumni of those affected JCs taking ownership to start any petition or write to MOE at all. They seem ok that their / DC's lower-tier JCs are being merged and shut down. Why? Either they have no pride of, no affinity to those under-subscribed govt JCs and secondary schools or they are just 'empty vessels' in a public forum, unlike those EJC indept/govt-aided school stakeholders 2 years ago. Who's going to bother with you if you are too ashamed to fight for your alma mater?
To all IJCians,
Never give up your dreams. Study hard, consult and clarify your doubts with teachers ASAP and don’t be discouraged about your school’s results. Press on and I am sure you will see bright light at the end of the tunnel.
All the best! Jiayou!
zbear:Hi zbear, I didn't have time to touch my laptop until now.luvpsalm, GOOD LUCK and All The Best to your DS results tomorrow.
May he get what he hoped for!!! :xedfingers:
I bet both you and DS can't sleep tonight.
PS - I couldn't when waiting for my DD's results!!!
Hi zbear, we were away for holidays as DS really needed the break. Thank you so much for your well wishes and encouragement.
All the best to your DCs too!
Thank goodness H2 Chemistry P1 wasn't very challenging, according to DS and his classmates. However there were several tricky and tedious calculation questions involved thus time was tight.
Hope he will give the same remark as above for the H2 Physics P1 which he will sit for today.
Finally, DS will be 'closing the curtain' for his A level examinations this afternoon. 
I am not exactly confident about his performance but I am definitely proud of his perseverance and diligence.
I am grateful to all the staff of IJC too. :thankyou: