Aiyah, secondary schs nt really that important de la. As long as
dont go to those chao ahbengs sch can alr. Go there confirm get
influenced by bad peers. And dont choose schs that are very far
away from yr home man. It'll be a torture to travel to and fro. My
friend lives in the west but she chose a sch in the east...everyday
idk hw she survive..lol.
Ultimately, everyone will still be sitting for o lvls...it all
depends on yrself. If you can promise yrself to work hard and do
well for o lvls and make sure you shine there, then even going to a
not-so-good sch doesnt matter anymore.
If you are able to shine in a neighbourhood sch, then that's
great. Teachers will put in lots of effort to train you and focus
more on you too. You will also be much happier and gain lots of
confidence from there. This is so much better than going to a top
sch where competition is so stiff. The atmosphere there is so much
stressful. If you fail one subject there, the sch will force you to
drop because they dont want you to pull down their sch's standard.
I've heard of one case whereby a boy from a top school who failed
two subjects and the school wants him to retain. Since then,
he loses alot of self-esteem and hates going to school.
He will purposely make up lots of excuses just to avoid going
to sch. He's definitely not happy there. Imagine, his PSLE score of
close to 260, had he went to a just above-average school, i
bet he would be much happier.
So, the bottomline is, if you are up to the mark and can handle
the stress there, by all means go ahead. But if, you are like this
boy, then i suggest you better be in a less demanding
sch...i'm sure you'll be better off there. Perhaps you can
even be the top scorer in a just neighbourhood sch.
