Joeyz18:

mummies,


any reviews? my son is with mpm right now and so far so good but i want him to be faster in mental calculations so thinking of putting him in a abacus class in bt timah area. need reviews..

Hi, just a sharing and it's my own perception. If u are thinking abt bukit timah area, I had bad experience with Bukit Timah CC, the weekday evening Abacus class conducted by Ms. LXXX Tan (the lady with spectacles and always in maroon T-shirt with 3/4 long skirt). Her class is conducted in army style with shouting and yelling. Forcing the students to do thumb/finger thumb/finger all the times start from the very 1st lesson where the basic understanding of abacus is not fully impacted in their minds. The poor kids suffered and lost interest easily. I observed and dragged till 5th lesson. She does not welcome kid who is not obedient doing thumb/finger as she likes. My son is one of the kids she commented and disliked, and she simply gave up on him and welcome my withdrawal, it was because he did not follow the action of thumb/finger all the times although he undertsands the concept and do all the homework correctly.

Imagine, she was rude and chased me out from the class after i argued with her on the teaching style, her attitude and insulting was too hard to swallow, though I got a full refund from the office.

I am a reasonable parent, I would like my child to enjoy the learning process by understanding and looking forward to explore more in every subject he learns. Ms Lina Tan almost kill his interest.

My son is now with Choa Chu Kang CC, we signed him up immediately after the withdrawal, he is very happy there and look forward to attend the class everyweek, for 1.5hrs on Sat. I see the positive progress and this should be the way.

jtoh:

sarahchee:

[quote=\"jeanieg\"]Called BTPS . So far 66 registered for 85 places. Let's hope all will go through!

We registered our DS for BTPS during Phase 2C as we received mostly positive comments from colleague and friends who have children in the school. I understand that the school also produce one of the highest GEP students (which mean many gifted students already transferred out of the school to schools offering GEP in P4). Notwithstanding that, their PSLE results are quite decent as they are above the national average by quite a considerable margin.
Nevertheless, many Singapore parents have not discovered this rare gem due to its secluded location and the fact that it is also surrounded by branded schools. The school is quite well-received by foreigners in Phase 3 which contribute to its multinational and unique environment.

Yup, wish you all the best for parents who register their child in Phase 2CS and there will be no need for balloting. Cheers!

Really? Any idea how many?[/quote]Yes, my friend's DS is one of the GEP students last year. See also http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4407&p=278775&hilit=btps+%26+gep#p278775

I know that gifted kids are rare to come by however I believe in nature and nurture . We registered our DS in BTPS this year because we believe in the nurture aspects of school but Not so much so whether they can produce how many GEP students

Essential:

BTPS only conducted balloting in year 2000

My observance from Kiasuparents database (only available from 2006 to 2010) reveal that BTPS actually did conduct balloting for Phase 2CS in year 2006. The take-up rate decreased from 2006 to 2008 but started to pick up gradually thereafter i.e. last year cummulative take-up rate up to Phase 2CS was 97% while this year 98% (176/180). The link to the balloting history is at http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/bukit-timah

Hi Essential, thank you in advance if you could share with us the link or database for balloting history prior to year 2006. Thanks.

jeanieg:

Called BTPS . So far 66 registered for 85 places. Let's hope all will go through!

We registered our DS for BTPS during Phase 2C as we received mostly positive comments from colleague and friends who have children in the school. I understand that the school also produce one of the highest GEP students (which mean many gifted students already transferred out of the school to schools offering GEP in P4). Notwithstanding that, their PSLE results are quite decent as they are above the national average by quite a considerable margin.
Nevertheless, many Singapore parents have not discovered this rare gem due to its secluded location and the fact that it is also surrounded by branded schools. The school is quite well-received by foreigners in Phase 3 which contribute to its multinational and unique environment.

Yup, wish you all the best for parents who register their child in Phase 2CS and there will be no need for balloting. Cheers!