CatMoon:

Just remind him that time management is key to managing his commitments to studies, CCA, project work, personal time, etc. Give him moral support.

Thanks Cat Moon. Much appreciated.

Thank you very much.


Looks like there is really a lot to be done. Is there anything parent can do to help?

Jinglebells:

ccas also have high standards and if you arent good enuf you get kicked out(not ug) or for performing arts ccas I got kicked out from syf cos i wasnt good enough.Cough cough.Where did all those syf distinctions even come from huh?Teachers are also mostly boring and sometimes noone understands their lessons and just look at textbooks or other material(but they still score better than me despite complaining about how hard tests are)

Why did I lose that one mark?I was so careless I could have gotten full marks!
Me:I need one mark to pass.Just give me that one mark!
Also, smart kids are usually popular with both classmates and teachers.They have lots of friends and teachers like them.Everybody wants to befriend them.
I cant wait to go poly or ITE...anywhere but rv.

Hi

I hope that this will still reach you.

Just like to share that my DS also had problem in his year 2, but he has completed his A level and gotten an offer from NUS in 2018. So what you are facing now is not the end and don't give up easily to joint Poly or ITE

If you need, please inform me and I see if my DS can advice.

Wish that you have a fruitful year.

Hi.


DS is in 3S this year and he said that he will be busy.

Can any senior enlighten me what challenge he will be facing?

Thank you.

Poet2010:

queensotong:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]Personally, I don't use an ipad but it seems very common and a trend that cannot be avoided.


I was abit surprised that even my 3 years old niece is using ipad to watch her cartoon and playing with some animation games and learning stuffs....She knows how to scroll and get to all the apps that she wants at this age.

:?

What has your 3 years old niece can use an ipad got to do with the problem of our child get hooked up too much by the ipad and adversely affected their results?

queensotong,
I'm not being sarcastic in my comment on the IPad subject matter. Your thinking is of the \"straight-traditional\" type and that no longer applies in today's society. You need to look at the situation at various angle and not derive the answer to a problem on one single focal point.

Information technology in education and work is here to stay. Discipline in the usage of technology resides on individuals and their closest peers, kins or guardians. If IPad is really a problem for you, do approach the institution of concern and I believe you'll get a definite answer to your problem.

Safekeeping a key away from the locked door does not guarantee that the door would not be breached by a thief or burglar, less the overall security is in-built in an approach with clear objectives. Think ... Thanks[/quote]You mentioned more than once, \"Discipline in the usage of technology resides on individuals and their closest peers, kins or guardians.\" Than how come as a parent, I am discouraged to take disciplinary action when my child cannot use his Ipad with sufficient responsibility?

Anybody who come out with a different opinion about this program got tagged in \"Against the technology trend\". Really? We are against the technology trends?

A knife is a good tool, we always use it to cut fruits. Do I let a 5 years old uses it to cut apple? No, I don't. So I am against using knife?

After a year into the program, one has already proven that one is not capable of handling the Ipad responsibly. So one must first learn how to be responsible before the problem is getting out of control.

I asked about how to opt out, not asking the school to stop the program. Your trend goes on as a school, we need some time to catch up. That's all.

WeiHan:

queensotong:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]Personally, I don't use an ipad but it seems very common and a trend that cannot be avoided.


I was abit surprised that even my 3 years old niece is using ipad to watch her cartoon and playing with some animation games and learning stuffs....She knows how to scroll and get to all the apps that she wants at this age.

:?

What has your 3 years old niece can use an ipad got to do with the problem of our child get hooked up too much by the ipad and adversely affected their results?

I was just saying that it looks like an irreversible trend..even 3 years old are using ipad...I really have a 3 years old niece and I don't meant to be sarcastic.

Another question is that how do you know that your child results is adversely affected by ipad? Why do you zoom in to ipad to be the reason and not maybe due to some other factors? Is there a similar period that the child isn't using ipad and his result was better to compare with a period that his result degrades after using ipad? There are students with 270+ psle t-scores and suddenly they flunk everything after they go to secondary schools and there wasn't even ipad around at the time.[/quote]As mentioned, your 3 years old niece who can use an Ipad has got nothing to do with my child, regardless is it real or not.

If a child, school days or holidays, most of the time one is awake has to be glued to the Ipad and that is not the reason causing drop in result? Even if it is not the reason, it is a problem needs to be addressed

WeiHan:

Personally, I don't use an ipad but it seems very common and a trend that cannot be avoided.


I was abit surprised that even my 3 years old niece is using ipad to watch her cartoon and playing with some animation games and learning stuffs....She knows how to scroll and get to all the apps that she wants at this age.

:?

What has your 3 years old niece can use an ipad got to do with the problem of our child get hooked up too much by the ipad and adversely affected their results?

Poet2010:

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If your kid lacks the self-discipline in the use of the IPad, it's of utmost priority as parents to institute strict usage protocol of the mobile technology. Else, you should have opt out of the IPad 1:1 programme and loan the unit for use in school as mentioned by the former principal.

All programme and workplan instituted by the school would not be successful without the unyielding support of both parents and students.

A thinker for thoughts.

If that is the case, how can I go about informing the school regarding opting out of the IPad 1:1 programme?

Thanks

onemore:

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As a parent of my child in this school, he is a disgrace to the good name of RVHS; all the good years and accomplishments put in by the school is tarnished by him.

He has no respect for ...... and parents; ......

HCI done the right thing to kick him out of their school early in his career, ......

Totally agree with the above points. Evertime I go for parent meeting, he is just :censored:

Wounder how the new P is going to restore the demage.

Just wounder does it has anything got to do with the IPad programe.