Nanyang Girls' High School [*IP]

[Swc]

LeeTaiTai\" post_id=\"2000961\" time=\"1604208368\" user_id=\"17608:

Octbride.. i feel the same about History and Geography. It is not just the subjects but as a whole, the directions from the school are not clear too at times. For LA, they uploaded the past year exam paper close to 1 month before the eoy and the teacher told them the format of the exam a few weeks before when someone asked. Not sure if its normal for secondary schools.. it s a big jump and the kids are expected to grasp quickly and understand well within a short time. This is probably the IP system but the jump is quite steep for aome. Really glad parents here are generous to ahare and I thought all these imformation should come from the achool to begin with. I had a one to one conervsation with their form teacher and somehow feel discussion is superficial.

Past year papers should be available on the portal I think from term 2 onwards.

[Imp75]

My girls are sec 2 and 4. Personally I feel that as there are no written papers for H and G at year end, perhaps more emphasis was placed on guiding the girls for HI and GI which are considered major research group assignments for Sec 1, something the girls may need more hand-holding. At sec 2 this year, I think the girls are taught enough exam related questions on how to answer essay type questions etc. My girls have no tuition and do not go for extra consultation and they did not so too badly (80s) so I think the normal teaching system in sch is working fine? At sec 4, there are a lot of content so whether doing well or not also depends on a lot of general knowledge too.

[LeeTaiTai]

Swc, actually for some subjects yes… for LA specifically it was put up much later. It was a bit of messy in instructions and the teacher actually ask them to do the papers in class but never return them before exam eg lit response. I am not sure if its just my girl’s teacher. Anyway was a little disappointed with the way the school runs. After appointment with her Geo teacher in term 2, she doesnt feel her question was answered. Maybe my girl still didnt grasp the technique.of answering from the teacher. Other little things like PTM was cancelled on account the issue on ipad.is to be updated but I feel.its good to.discuss about other items on the plate of any and keep.parents.connected. I do agree with Ganchiongspider that hcl.math and science teachers are much better and my dd fav subjects. The quality of teaching affects the students interest in the subjects. Just feel the communication is not there somehow, hope . its just sec 1 and not the whole dept is like that. I.was expecting more from a top school perhaps.

[Swc]

I must say DD had wonderful History and Geography teachers for both sec 1 and sec 2. So definitely not a case of whole department run badly.

[LeeTaiTai]

Imp75\" post_id=\"2000967\" time=\"1604215103\" user_id=\"2358:

My girls are sec 2 and 4. Personally I feel that as there are no written papers for H and G at year end, perhaps more emphasis was placed on guiding the girls for HI and GI which are considered major research group assignments for Sec 1, something the girls may need more hand-holding. At sec 2 this year, I think the girls are taught enough exam related questions on how to answer essay type questions etc. My girls have no tuition and do not go for extra consultation and they did not so too badly (80s) so I think the normal teaching system in sch is working fine? At sec 4, there are a lot of content so whether doing well or not also depends on a lot of general knowledge too.

Thanks for sharing, will take note and monitor her progress. As this is a unique year, we arent sure if the assignments are replacing some written work due to C19 hence less emphasis on answering techiques too. Your girls did well without help.. will ask mine to do some reading during the holidays.

[LeeTaiTai]

Swc\" post_id=\"2000970\" time=\"1604215797\" user_id=\"178585:

I must say DD had wonderful History and Geography teachers for both sec 1 and sec 2. So definitely not a case of whole department run badly.

Glad to hear that. Will monitor her progress. By the way do they change teachers in sec ?

[LeeTaiTai]

I mean sec 2

[Swc]

LeeTaiTai\" post_id=\"2000978\" time=\"1604218010\" user_id=\"17608:

Swc\" post_id=\"2000970\" time=\"1604215797\" user_id=\"178585:

I must say DD had wonderful History and Geography teachers for both sec 1 and sec 2. So definitely not a case of whole department run badly.

Glad to hear that. Will monitor her progress. By the way do they change teachers in sec ?

Some subjects continued with same teachers, some changed. So really depends on luck

[Zappy]

LeeTaiTai\" post_id=\"2000968\" time=\"1604215573\" user_id=\"17608:

Swc, actually for some subjects yes.. for LA specifically it was put up much later. It was a bit of messy in instructions and the teacher actually ask them to do the papers in class but never return them before exam eg lit response. I am not sure if its just my girl's teacher. Anyway was a little disappointed with the way the school runs. After appointment with her Geo teacher in term 2, she doesnt feel her question was answered. Maybe my girl still didnt grasp the technique.of answering from the teacher. Other little things like PTM was cancelled on account the issue on ipad.is to be updated but I feel.its good to.discuss about other items on the plate of any and keep.parents.connected. I do agree with Ganchiongspider that hcl.math and science teachers are much better and my dd fav subjects. The quality of teaching affects the students interest in the subjects. Just feel the communication is not there somehow, hope . its just sec 1 and not the whole dept is like that. I.was expecting more from a top school perhaps.

I agree that the communication is not really there. It does seem like the school expects a lot of independence from the students, especially in the lower sec humanities & LA. I was also surprised they hardly write any essays - think they wrote maybe 1-2 in the whole year but then the EOY exams had the usual Papers 1-3 format. Same for Lit Response - not really taught a lot in class until near the exams but then it is tested. I am all for exploring literature and doing storytelling/ presentations as these are important soft-skills, but I'd be more comfortable if they are prepared a little more for what is actually being tested at the EOYs.

But having said that, I also just monitor and advise my gal to consult the teachers where needed (don't think she did any this year though) and pay attention in class. I didn't call the teachers or school as she still managed so far. Will see what happens in Sec 3 but I think it will probably need even more \"independence\" from the girls.

[Zappy]

LeeTaiTai\" post_id=\"2000977\" time=\"1604217869\" user_id=\"17608:

Thanks for sharing, will take note and monitor her progress. As this is a unique year, we arent sure if the assignments are replacing some written work due to C19 hence less emphasis on answering techiques too. Your girls did well without help.. will ask mine to do some reading during the holidays.

It was the same for my daughter's sec 1 last year... so no, the assignment work stuff is not really much different in a non-covid year.