mum-s:

My daughter performed below her expectation. I asked her if she would have preferred that I did what her friends' mums did i.e. limit her leisure hours and activities, no phone calls, sms, lots of assessments and exam papers to practise. She said no but actually hesitated...


I do wonder if I should be more of a tiger mum especially when I know she can actually achieve. She's like running at 85% of her 'academic potential'. Right up to her PSLE, she would spend time on a blogshop she set up to sell her handicraft and also on making the little handicraft items. She had no tuition. She was naturally achieving top 10 in her class which was the top class in her school. I didn't think I needed to do a lot with her for the PSLE.

What made me a bit more unsettled are comments and questions from her classmates' mums (the proud ones who tagged along the class gathering to compare and boast). Their daughters had always been behind her but they did way better than she did in the PSLE. She was also a bit unsettled to be asked if she was disappointed and what school was she going to apply for. Some adults have no EQ.

I believe things happen for a reason. Just need a bit of airing of my thoughts. Sigh.

I would be very proud to have a child like yours. When my daughter received her PSLE results 4 years ago, she actually cried in the school hall 'cos she knew she'd performed below her expectations & knew she could have done better. She's just average in her cohort. Seeing how she reacted, I put my arms around her & told her, that I trust she'd given her 100% already. That's all I want from her, in giving 100% in everything she does, nothing more. She's very talented in music, especially in both piano & double-bass. Her other subjects are still average in her cohort, with a couple of subjects barely passing. I have no worries, & still encourage her to excel in music, giving 100% at all times, 'cos is her dream to be good at music.
Your daughter, at such a young age, is already so entrepreneur, which is nothing bad, actually, better than falling astray outside. So the more you should support & encourage her in what she is interested in doing currently, at the same time encourage her to manage her time properly to balance her school work at the same time. Adam Khoo & many successful entrepreneur didn't have a good academic history, yet their success is due to passion in what they are doing, & giving 100% in whatever they are passionate in doing.
In this complex world nowadays, even scholars with good academic achievements & high profile career positions also fall in grace ultimately. What matters most is...attitude. With good & correct attitude, nothing else matters. Survival will not be an issue. If my daughter improves by 0.5 marks for any subject for each & every semester, I congratulate her 'cos it shows she's determined to improve at all times, consistently. The marks itself does not matter. In western countries, students would be happy to just pass in their subjects. Ultimately, Asians students who top score in their schools still report to these \"just pass\" CEOs & CFOs in MNCs. Life is not just marks & nothing else but marks...is the process of getting the marks that matters.

bupashu:

janet_lee88:

Anyway, those 4 Chinese men are arrested. The others who joined in the strike should be duly punished too...can't possibly let them off just bcos they went back to work soon after...but the very fact they participated is wrong.


Btw, where is the CEO? On holiday?
TCJ, JT and TSLuck have spoken up.

don't witch hunt

his holiday planned long ago, he has communicated via his staff to handle it

Ooi! Over 170 PRC went on illegal strike & only 4 get charged! Since when got such law that states as long as you are not the mastermind in illegal strikes, you can escape from punishment??? Regardless of who they are & where they are from, they must learn that (as the Chinese saying goes..) every house has its own rules, every country has its own laws. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse of committing crime. All should be punished & sent back home. Even individual illegal over-stayer is repatriated once they are caught, so how can an organized crime that involves over 170 people & pose greater risk to the country with their actions be let off? The authorities should follow LKY's footsteps in handling the SIA pilot strike saga & take swift & harsh punishment to send a strong signal to all, that the transport systems is not at anybody's mercy. No kowtowing to these people even if they have over 1b people behind them.

Kokomommy:

My ds has 243. We have chosen SJI O level as our first choice. We are catholics from maris stella but not affiliated. Anyone has comments whether the chance of getting in is good as this higher COP in SJI and dragon year cohort is making me worry.

From past experiences or appeal cases or purely COP, do we stand a chance?

If he doesn't get in, please consider migrating to elsewhere for further studies...dragon year or not, I'm confident he'll get in. What's for dinner?

Still awaiting to see how the authorities react to this illegal strike. Regardless of who they are & where they come from, as the Chinese saying goes, a house has its own rules, a country has its own laws. Ignorance of law should not be an excuse for any crime committed. Will the authorities take no harsh, appropriate & immediate action on them because of SIN-CHN politics, OR, should they follow our great LKY footsteps in the SIA pilot strike saga, swift & harsh punishment for those who take their laws into their own hands, a lesson for all, so that strikes like this will not occur again in a country that is aiming to be First World?

Kate02491:

Hi everyone.


My son's aggregate for psle is 244 and we chose St Joseph's Institution for the first choice. Does anyone have any idea what are the chances of him getting into the school?
If he is not able to get into SJI, he will be very upset as he has been aiming for that school since he was in primary 5.

Agree with BlueBelt. My son's aggregate is 246 & when I called the school's (SJI) admin with regards to the school's IP not considered as being affiliated , they advise me against trying for IP and claimed that the COP is 250, even though this is the 1st time they offering IP in 2013. So now my son is attempting (like your son, he's very keen to enter SJI) to go into the \"O\" level stream, then attempt for IP from Sec 3 onwards. My son's primary school is so-called \"affiliated\" to SJI but unfortunately, SJI's IP program is not affiliated to his primary school. I thought the meaning of \"affiliation\" is between schools, and not with specific programs. Still wondering why the IP is not considered being affiliated whereas the \"O\" level is, which my son can take advantage of. How can individual programs in a dual-track sec. school be affiliated to a primary school, and not the sec. school itself as a whole. Something very wrong here...The answer from the admin staff is...MOE's guideline is that all IP programs cannot be considered for affiliation purpose. :?: Won't be surprise that come 2013, schools that have many streams such as technical, normal & express, one stream is affiliated & the other stream is not considered to be affiliated. It gives a new meaning to the word \"affiliation\". :xedfingers: