got money also they might not accept you.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Precisely.
*digs around for 200k to send future kids to UWC*
you cant really blame them to a great extent for saying that, some students in NT are really that hopeless..Originally posted by eagle:Happend in a certain school in the west side:
A senior teacher told a trainee teacher: These are just NT students. Our job is not to teach them. Keep them quiet and don't disturb other classes can already
Spot on. It all depends on the student whether they wanna pull up their socks or not. What abt sec 4 exp students? doesnt mean they will get flying colors result just becos they're from express stream. Like I said above,it all depends on individuals.Originally posted by BonJovi:I was from Normal Academic stream during my sec sch days. Did my N-Level with average results and went to sec 5 after that. Did my O-Level (average results as well) and managed to enter the Polytechnic studying my 1st choice course. Did well enough to be awarded the Certificate of Merit for my diploma.
Currently, i'm in NTU year 2 semester 2. It's definitely not the usual route taken by students.
What i'm trying to say is that one, especially an authoritive figure like a sch principle shouldn't discourage pupils frm going to sec5. The school should instead encourage all their students to go to sec5 and from there, identify those weaker students and gif them extra coaching so that they can go to a Poly or even a JC.
That's what a school supposed to do isn't it? Instead of discouraging Normal Acad students to go to sec5 so as to prevent them from pulling the school's ranking down.
That's a very selfish principal and i tink she doesn't understand the true responsibilties of being a school principal.
Nah, can one.Originally posted by gLc:got money also they might not accept you.
mi also from normal stream last time.. now a quitter but earning over 100K per yr ..... i dun even got a Cert of merit like u ...just average result nia.... so... jia you ba.... normal mean we are normal ppl lah....not we are hopeless...Originally posted by BonJovi:I was from Normal Academic stream during my sec sch days. Did my N-Level with average results and went to sec 5 after that. Did my O-Level (average results as well) and managed to enter the Polytechnic studying my 1st choice course. Did well enough to be awarded the Certificate of Merit for my diploma.
Currently, i'm in NTU year 2 semester 2. It's definitely not the usual route taken by students.
What i'm trying to say is that one, especially an authoritive figure like a sch principle shouldn't discourage pupils frm going to sec5. The school should instead encourage all their students to go to sec5 and from there, identify those weaker students and gif them extra coaching so that they can go to a Poly or even a JC.
That's what a school supposed to do isn't it? Instead of discouraging Normal Acad students to go to sec5 so as to prevent them from pulling the school's ranking down.
That's a very selfish principal and i tink she doesn't understand the true responsibilties of being a school principal.
I was also from normal academic stream. Also a quitter. Doing well.Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):mi also from normal stream last time.. now a quitter but earning over 100K per yr ..... i dun even got a Cert of merit like u ...just average result nia.... so... jia you ba.... normal mean we are normal ppl lah....not we are hopeless...
Great!Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):mi also from normal stream last time.. now a quitter but earning over 100K per yr ..... i dun even got a Cert of merit like u ...just average result nia.... so... jia you ba.... normal mean we are normal ppl lah....not we are hopeless...
So because of some bad apples, the whole basket should get tossed out, eh?Originally posted by gLc:you cant really blame them to a great extent for saying that, some students in NT are really that hopeless..
of course not!Originally posted by fudgester:So because of some bad apples, the whole basket should get tossed out, eh?
Blame the education system in Singapore..they are stressing everyone from the top management to the students..Originally posted by CoolMyth:The principal wants her CV to look good mah. Cannot blame her...
I dun realli believe on ur theory, sorry that is my point of view..no one is hopeless, that is teaching ethics.Originally posted by gLc:you cant really blame them to a great extent for saying that, some students in NT are really that hopeless..
I utterly hate summary.Originally posted by shinta:i dun think its that hard for them to pass o level compared to my time lor..
last time ar... the normal acad ppl their english paper n express english paper v different one... express was doin summary writing asap... think at sec 3.. n level ppl was doin sth else lor... they only start summary writing at sec 5...
where got enuff time?
got many ppl in my sch 2 years oso not enuff for them to pass their summary writing lor... nt to mention less than 1 year nia for the sec 5 ppl... but now... they start doin summary writing v early liao so not that bad mah... for me ar.. i think summary writin is the killer =X most of the ppl i noe did badly for their english cos of their summary writing.. [i was 1 of them ]
I myself is a NT student before, i believe everyone in NT tried their best already. It's just the teaching method that makes most of the NT students looks hopeless or whatever.Originally posted by gLc:you cant really blame them to a great extent for saying that, some students in NT are really that hopeless..