Just4Fun:

ruohoo97:

john walks to school from home at an average speed of 4km/h everyday. one day, after walking a distance of 1km, he realized that his watch was slow. so he ran at a constant speed and managed to reach school just on time, later he calculated that if he had run at this speed right from the start, he would have reached school 5 minutes earlier. what was his running speed?


anyone can help?

I hope I hv understood the question...

For the 1st 1km journey, the time taken is 15min ( speed 4km/ hr )
If he used the running speed, time will hv reduced to 10min.
=> running speed = 1km / 10 min..
Convert this to hr, speed is 6km/hr

great thinking. :thankyou:

john walks to school from home at an average speed of 4km/h everyday. one day, after walking a distance of 1km, he realized that his watch was slow. so he ran at a constant speed and managed to reach school just on time, later he calculated that if he had run at this speed right from the start, he would have reached school 5 minutes earlier. what was his running speed?


anyone can help?

I don’t remember we had this kind of problem ten years ago?

jedamum:

Need advice.

My boy ca2 got around 70 for both chinese and hcl.
I approached a tuition centreamd they adviced my to sign up for normal chinese class instead of higher chinese class as the focus for these two classes are different. Now I am confused. Higher chinese class in school don't cover teaching for normal chinese paper? Will the kid cope with different syllabus should I sign him for normal chinese but let him retain hcl class in school?

I also just realized that! In my elder DD's school, the HCL class was only taught HCL syllabus, however the normal Chinese text and vocabulary are all insider; but for my DS's school, I just realized the text for normal chinese and HCL are different.

MotherHen:

Just to share: When dd1 was gg through DSA last year, she too had her dream school. I wanted her to have a back-up, so made her DSA to 2 schools. In the midst of DSA, she told me that even if she were accepted to School #2 and rejected by dream school, she would not accept the offer. She could not imagine herself in School #2, and would rather take the risk rather than regret her choice.


dd2 likewise has set her heart on one school. She has absolutely no 2nd choice. I guess I'll just have to manage her expectations if and when the time comes.

That being said, if your child has a couple of dream schools, then I would say go for it. I have to be honest, having a CO does take a little of the pressure off PSLE.


But I would still limit DSA to no more than 3 schools. DSA does take up time, and kids do get distracted while waiting for letters/phone calls, etc. Nerve-wrecking for the parents too.

Haha, motherhen, just hope that both of your dd have the same Dream school, otherwise, you will be having hard time

MotherHen:

ruohoo97:

hi，motherhen, did you dc DSA last year ? Remember seeing you in 2012 DSA thread,? Nice to see you again

Hi, nice to see you again too . Haha, looks like we'll both be going through the stress of DSA and/or PSLE again next year.

Yes, dd1 DSA last year. Next year it's dd2's turn. Like I said, still hesitating about DSA for her. She's got decent grades (mid- to high 80's this year), her NSWs and CCA leadership, but I'm not sure if these are enough for her to stand out from the crowd. Plus she's a very dreamy sort of girl, and I can just imagine her drifting off mid-way through the interview....

This is my DS turn, He has only one school in mind.! In fact, last year my DD also only wanted DSA for one school. I persuaded her to apply three. kiasu ma! In the end, I think she is right. So this time, I will take the back seat, let DS decide whatever he wants to do. All the best. Still remembering fondly the time we were together last year, such a bonding time for kiasu mums. I think, it were mothers to need support during DSA period

MotherHen:

Checking in.


Not sure whether to DSA, or to gain admission via PSLE for dd. I always thot that if a student does not have any \"unique selling point\", it could be hard to get in via DSA. For now, have been telling DD that since she has a dream school, she'll simply have to do her best in PSLE.

hi，motherhen, did you dc DSA last year ? Remember seeing you in 2012 DSA thread,? Nice to see you again

You can always send her back to agent .

pirate:

When people say that gays are born this way, what do they mean? Do they mean:


(1) it is genetic? In which case, why has this particular (but as yet unidentified) gene sequence not bred itself into extinction yet?

(2) it is a genetic mutation?

(3) it is a condition that developed in the womb, like a hole in the heart?

(4) it is a condition that developed during childbirth, like organ damage due to lack of oxygen during delivery?

Is anybody aware of any other biological way to be \"born this way\"?

I studied biology . With my limited understanding, if the gays really can inherit, there will be no gays soon or later. How come nowadays it seems more and more? :?

WeiHan:

jasmineong:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]If two homosexuals want to live their lives together, that's their prerogative. Just don't bring a child into it.

Agree, that child would have no choice but to grow up with possible ridicule and shame that others put upon the child. :sad:

Is it really that bad? Do you mean it is better for the child to live in abusive heterosexual/single parent family or even homeless than to stay in a loving same-sex couple family?

It is not a new thing in some western countries such as Holland and they have enough data to show that most of these children are equally well-adjusted as traditional family children.[/quote]Sadly, this is the same argument many pro gay activist have been using . This is however assumption btw two unrelated issues. You cannot add two wrongs to make one right.