My DS is in Integrity.. He is all excited about going P1.


Attended the orientation on Monday. The school environment is good.. The kids are helpful and polite. Have a positive vibe about the place.

Hi Maple leaf and huaywen,


Great to know you.

Looking forward to the admin and orientation day...

Thanks Publica & Xiaoming17.


Looking forward to BTPS. :celebrate:

Hi All,


My 1st DS has just got into BTPS for 2011.

It's great to know that this grp is active. Being a first timer parent whose child is going pri 1 is such a big deal... Feeling a little lost, since I don't know what to expect.. :oops: Hopefully my ds like it there.

Hope to meet new parents like myself through this site..

Hi Tamarind,


Thanks for the advice and book list. U have a great system and knowledge on teaching from your post. I really enjoy reading your post..

The booklist seems difficult for his age though. :shock: I have not read most of these books myself.. :oops:

I usually get him picture books. I wonder if he will be able to finish or understand any on the list. hahha... I'll keep you posted after trying..

To the rest..

Honestly.. I am not sure if he is gifted or whether will he get into GEP. Cos he dun exhibit characteristics of a gifted child; he just has a more emotional thinking process for his age and a love for books. He is not the best in term of learning in his K1 class either. Anyway, it's still a long way till he reach P3. If it happens then, we'll decide if he shd opt in.

I too agree with mdm KS and chamonix that it's impossible to generalize kids characters.

I personally do not know anyone from Shichida or any brain training programme who is gifted. But my friend who bugged more to join told me that her daughter learning improved a lot after Shichida and she didn't even do home practice. I think it all boils down to individual child. :lol:

Hi Tamarind,


Good to know that you started the previous thread.. I always thought gifted child are usually all-rounder. Mine is definitely not!! After reading your previous thread lead me to wonder if a gifted child are more emotional? Hence, the title. Hopefully, the subject will not be intepreted in any other manner. (I should have added a ??? hahaha)

We didn't really groom the child (only sent him to Shichida recently after being bugged by a friend!! :oops: ), hence, didn't even think about him being gifted in any way till recently the shichida IQ test (actually, we think maybe everyone in the class scored similar results.. we didn't asked around, so it remains a mystery ). We thought that if his IQ score is good, then, we should perhaps find more interesting subjects to suit his interest. That's why i enquire about Logicmill, which i came across at this website.

We were also shocked by him being upset at not excelling. :? We always tell him it's ok to make mistakes so long we learn from it. It's takes a while I guess.

Frankly, it didn't matter to me even if he is not gifted. I am more worried on his emotional and physical progress. The swimming incident is just one of the many examples.. He also tells me that he will be very sad when I die cos he can't see me anymore (I checked with the teachers on whether did they teach on the subject - death. They said No. We only found out at a later date that he has these notions after listening to the \"little matchsticks girl\" at childcare)

As a parent, i hope my kids are a happy bunch... Of course, I am grateful that I have a good set of problems rather than it on the other end of the spectrum. But sometimes it's tough,

haha... good analogy on boredom.. any advice to boredom training.

Hello Jedamum,

Personally, I think if the child is not a sore loser than it not too bad. Don't be too harsh on him. Graciousness can be taught. I totally agree on the fine line you mentioned. We have never once mentioned anything along those line with my boy..

Like you mentioned, I will monitor his progress and create opportunities for him to learn. I do feel that my boy needs to be more garung cos he doesn't defend himself at all. The children in his class are generally mild and he still get bullied at times. Hopefully it gets better before he goes P1.

Gosh... I am so long-winded... Hopefully you guys are not bored by it.. :oops:

I am a FTWM who joined this website recently. I stumbled across a link below which describe my boy (post by applepie). So I hope to have some feeback on what I can do to help my child.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340&highlight=shichida++test

My child is currently 5yrs.. He is a keen reader... loves to ask questions, good creativity.. Loves to do work and is sort-of a perfectionist.. I don't know why.. He gets very upset when he don't do well or get it right at the first attempt and is easily upset by comments made by his peers...

We are not as commited to his work like he does, especially after long hours of work.

Recently I enrolled him to Shichida, and he told me he enjoyed the classes because it's not boring.. Shichida did an IQ test and he scored above 130.. My hubby thinks the test might be too easy (since we do not know content of the IQ paper), so we are monitoring his progress.

He exhibit high-level thinking questions since 4yrs. However, he is too sensitive and careful.. He refused to go into the pool cos he might drown etc.. I don't know if he is gifted, cos there are other areas he is just like other kids, just a tad too emotional. Any suggestions??

I read a lot about logicmills.. Is it really good?

What type of IQ test do they do? I am on the waiting list for the shichida class. They don’t have many classes for kids age 5. My colleague sent his boy to the class and his boy enjoys the class so much. Hence, I am intrigued to know why, you might pull your child out of the class after the IQ test. Hope to hear various opinions before spending so much for the classes. Thanks.