Ranking system in schools

Crab SG

The ranking system is flawed. It doesn't say whether the school is good or bad. Rather, it says more about the students in the school. If a school wants to get higher up in the ranking, it jolly well should have let in Ace scoring students in the first place.

There shouldn't be too much concern on which school you come from, but the results you had. If there are improvements or worsening of the grades. If the school helps then your grades will rise naturally. Most of these 'good' school don't have that. They started off with students that have good grades. Its the hard work of these students that gave the ranking, not the bloody school's credit.

KTE SG

Ha ha, what exactly does school teach? Does it teach you how to live? Nope. Let those bozos mug and get the grades. We’ll just learn the street smarts and live!

Revelations SG

But paper qualification also important wor......

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Carrots SG

i agree with ya gal or man.... and to me jc suxxxxxxxxx big time..... the things u say are right.... therefore u got my support.... (try posting this topic in chit chat...)

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dinnosaur SG

my JC allowed us to take only 3 subjects...could be a blessing in disguise...looking at it from the other angle...we didnt have to rack our brains over what to drop eventually.. Razz

but i guess its not just the JCs that do this. my secondary school too was like that...

its not anything that i am not happy with but the way things are done...i really dun understand the rationale for forcing students to drop subjects just to reflect well on the school/teachers. and i thot being a teacher is a really noble job...is it so surprising that a school that takes in the A++++++ students top the ranking system? i think not...

pixie_gal SG

Ranking system in schools sucks BIG TIME! ARGH!! *FROWNZ* They were just suggesting last year that they wanna rank primary schools! POOR kids... *SOBZ*SOBZ* They are NOT only deprived of the fun and play time that NORMAL children have but now they have to face the pressure of upcoming primary school ranking... for wat? So that they can get into a PRESTIGIOUS school! DUH!~ Singapore's education system is really screwed up man!

Yes, with competition, students will seek to excel but wat abt those left behind? Will they just be ABANDONED by our education system? True, we have the top few ranking for schools and yes, students will excel to move towards that but how about those who cannot make it? This ranking system has made many complacent personnels and needless to say, inferior students who feel that they are NOT as good too! HUMPH! *SIGHZ*

prodigal SG

Well, I have to point out one thing, having a ranking system is not the problem, but the people who implement the system and the people who use the system as an absolute gauge to a student's ability is the problem. We should rectify the attitude of Singaporeans in the ranking system.

yours,
Prodigal

slyde SG

my persepctive is that rankings are an icon of the kiasuness of singaporeans, especially the parents.
im sure all your parents would have told you at some stage that you must study hard, work hard ... blah blah blah...get the best school... and this goes to show that rankings mean the world to them. the pressure probably applied by your parents upon you is an example of the flaw of the singaporean way of ranking. the competition that is supposed to arise when people are middle aged has started by pri 6. how many of you can honestly say you have enjoyed learning? i personally took it as a chore... and once again am forced to conclude that the education system is horribly flawed..

ps the woman principal mentioned in the first few posts in lpm...its obvious.. i was under her...

siaoxiao SG

Well 1st of all i conclude that you're in one of the few or if not the better jcs. I'm from the lowest ranked jc and we don't really have this kind of problem. The school in a way may seem harsh and come very hard on students who can't excel in the particular subject, but they also have the student's interest at heart.

Let me ask you. Do you want to concentrate on just 3 A subjects and score or do you want to get inferior grades by taking 4 subjects? After all you only need 3 A level subjects to get into the University. I feel that if the school don't do anything about it then you'll be blaming the school after you receive your results.

Students may feel the the interest is there and therefore should not be discouraged but the thing is, you may do better in a subject you have no interest in. Be more practical that's all I can say.

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