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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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      ooptimizer
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      Generally I will prefer Express. The classroom environment for NA is generally much worse than for Express.

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        James Ang
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        ooptimizer:
        Generally I will prefer Express. The classroom environment for NA is generally much worse than for Express.

        I have come across students from various categories and I observed that:
        Express students are too occupied with studies and CCA to disturb others.
        NA students can be rather tied up with school work but there are some NA students who are not so interested in their studies.
        NT work does not seem difficult so it is really up to the NT student to decide whether to study or not.

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          VitoRelax
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          James Ang:
          ooptimizer:

          Generally I will prefer Express. The classroom environment for NA is generally much worse than for Express.


          I have come across students from various categories and I observed that:
          Express students are too occupied with studies and CCA to disturb others.

          That means if enrol in a school that has only Express stream is better than to enrol in a school that all Express, N(A) & N(T) ?

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            punk06
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            i strongly recommend express. its freaking hard to move frm normal to express. Im kinda a slow learner. express is def a better envt to learn πŸ™‚


            my personal exp

            was frm a boys sch in pri sch. scrapped my way to local U πŸ™‚ barely made e cut each time round. haha
            PSLE 196
            O LEVELS 18 pts (Neighborhood Sec Sch)
            A LEVELS CCB B3(Neighborhood JC)

            NOW IN SMU yr 1 πŸ™‚

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              VitoRelax
              last edited by

              punk06:
              i strongly recommend express. its freaking hard to move frm normal to express. Im kinda a slow learner. express is def a better envt to learn πŸ™‚


              my personal exp

              was frm a boys sch in pri sch. scrapped my way to local U πŸ™‚ barely made e cut each time round. haha
              PSLE 196
              O LEVELS 18 pts (Neighborhood Sec Sch)
              A LEVELS CCB B3(Neighborhood JC)

              NOW IN SMU yr 1 πŸ™‚
              Well done,

              :congrats:

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                loner
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                Hi punk06,


                U really give hope to children who are \"average\" and a strong dosage of consolation to parents who have children who r not in the top 25% cohort....

                Tks a bundle


                punk06:
                i strongly recommend express. its freaking hard to move frm normal to express. Im kinda a slow learner. express is def a better envt to learn πŸ™‚

                my personal exp

                was frm a boys sch in pri sch. scrapped my way to local U πŸ™‚ barely made e cut each time round. haha
                PSLE 196
                O LEVELS 18 pts (Neighborhood Sec Sch)
                A LEVELS CCB B3(Neighborhood JC)

                NOW IN SMU yr 1 πŸ™‚

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                  VitoRelax
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                  There are late boomers who will do well later in life. Congrats ...

                  loner:
                  Hi punk06,

                  U really give hope to children who are \"average\" and a strong dosage of consolation to parents who have children who r not in the top 25% cohort....

                  Tks a bundle


                  punk06:

                  i strongly recommend express. its freaking hard to move frm normal to express. Im kinda a slow learner. express is def a better envt to learn πŸ™‚

                  my personal exp

                  was frm a boys sch in pri sch. scrapped my way to local U πŸ™‚ barely made e cut each time round. haha
                  PSLE 196
                  O LEVELS 18 pts (Neighborhood Sec Sch)
                  A LEVELS CCB B3(Neighborhood JC)

                  NOW IN SMU yr 1 πŸ™‚

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                    blesseddad
                    last edited by

                    VitoRelax:
                    That means if enrol in a school that has only Express stream is better than to enrol in a school that all Express, N(A) & N(T) ?

                    Yes, that is true. The environment is more conducive for learning as there are less discipline issues.

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                      VitoRelax
                      last edited by

                      blesseddad:
                      VitoRelax:

                      That means if enrol in a school that has only Express stream is better than to enrol in a school that all Express, N(A) & N(T) ?


                      Yes, that is true. The environment is more conducive for learning as there are less discipline issues.

                      Yes, I heard lots of fighting in N(T) streams

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                        punk06
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                        my suggestion to parent is to push their kids into express (regardless of sec sch) ! get a tuition teacher if needed πŸ™‚


                        Rest assured that the sch will force ur kid to normal if they cant cope:)

                        Excel in express stream in order to do Add math & pure sci in sec 3.

                        I struggled in MATH C in JC w/o A math & pure sci 😞 didnt qualify to do A maths in sec sch 😞

                        motivate ur kids ba!

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