gifted:

The kids that are in the GEP not alway must be the top student of the class or top of the school when they are in the mainstream. Not my girl??


Some of the kids that I know of that was currently in the GEP dun score BAND 1 in any of their subjects when they were in the mainstream. Even their parents also wonder how their kid was being selected. :?

If you read the gifted literature, it is true that a lot of these kids don't really do well in the mainstream classroom because of lack of motivation/interest. However when placed in a program that caters to their learning styles, they can fly..

ZacK:

One thing I could never understand about our local schools' context of being gifted... To me it's so narrowly minded that as long as you do well in your academic subjects and score well in it... You are gifted. :roll:


A kid's gift could be in so many areas or faculties that could not be ascertained or assessed by mere grades/results on the report card.

If my child is bad at academic subjects but has a gift in the arts, music or even sports... How does the current education system reconcile that? What I cannot and do not understand is the way kids are streamed into a particular education route simply based on academic results... :?

Erm.. I think MOE recognises these other non-academic gifts and is coming up with ways of developing these kids such as by setting up specialised schools like the sports school and the arts schools.

ZacK:

It's unlikely that MOE will review their position on allowing locals to enrol in International Schools... If so, I'm sure most parents in the financial position to do so would choose to take their kids out of the local school system... :roll:


Come to think of it... This may actually be a win-win situation for all if MOE does relax this ruling... Then parents would not be subject to P1 registration stress becos the demand for enrolment into local schools will drop

I totally agree with you there! I heard the reason MOE does not allow locals to enrol in international schools is for nationalistic purposes - the children in these schools are not required to sing the national anthem and recite the Singapore pledge.

Hi EN,


You can try these two online encyclopedia websites. They are free, don't occupy space in your home and you won't risk them becoming white elephants
http://www.answers.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Thanks, gifted, for your sharing

Can you also share what kind of enrichment programs is the school offering?

Hi EN,


Are you going to sign your boy up for the science enrichment class at United Square? There’s another centre, Science Buddies, that offers similar hands-on programs too. My boy has been to their hol programs.

Hi gifted,


Do you mind sharing which school is your girl in now? Was she from a ‘non-GEP’ school previously? I wonder if all GEP schools have the same kind of program?

The Preston Pig books are split into 2 series - one is for toddlers with only a few words per page and one is for older kids with more words. Ah yes - Dr Seuss - thats another of my son’s all time fav authors. He has been reading them since he was a toddler and still enjoys them now (he’s in P1) - he gets really tickled by the ridiculous and nonsensical style and it is very fun to read out loud the rhyming sentences.

Preston Pig books - the main character is Preston Pig who always outsmarts the bungling Mr Wolf. The stories are hilarious and the illustrations very charming and funny. Me and my boy are always tickled pink when we read the books together :lol:

Another reason why I send him for enrichment classes is his need to 'do' something constantly. When he was younger, he'll keep bugging us for activities when we are home doing nothing in particular till both my husband and I are at our wits' ends!! EN, you are right, we don't have the resources or energy to keep up with his boundless energy hence gotta find enrichment classes to keep him occupied :oops: That's how we got into the 'enrichment class bandwagon' in the first place and has been 'hooked' since