Normal Stream - What's your view

last SG · 2008-06-15T10:09:03+00:00

actually, is there any difference between NT and NA if you are the weaker students in them?you will still end up in ITE.Technically, NA students has about 2...

Chelzea SG

i tink ppl get tis misconception tat express are better than normal

express are taught fast

but tat does not mean tat they learn fast.

whereas normal are taught at a slow pace.

therefore both are equally good.

express where gt fast? farking hell. its damn slow lo. i think secondary sch can b compressed to 3yrs for e top 25% of e cohort. mebbe special stream take 3 yrs,express 4 yrs n normal 5 yrs bah.

however jc ish too fast le , shld b 3 yrs in my opinion.

16/f/lonely SG

express where gt fast? farking hell. its damn slow lo. i think secondary sch can b compressed to 3yrs for e top 25% of e cohort. mebbe special stream take 3 yrs,express 4 yrs n normal 5 yrs bah.

however jc ish too fast le , shld b 3 yrs in my opinion.

Is it?

Both are just nice to me.

Why the heck would I choose a JC if it's 3 years?

Chelzea SG

i have seen express students retain at sec 3 and still need 5 years to complete secondary school. so is tis wat u mean by "proven themselves capable or handling and learning at that pace through psle ?"

exceptional case mah. wad is e % or express student who take 5 yrs

787180 SG

Normal stream has to take 5 years in order to take their ‘O’ level,after the 4th year they’ll go for their “N’ level first.The fact is that most can’t do very well at O levels as the disparity in standards is quite great prompting not long ago some principals suggest to their Normal students not to waste their time but instead opt for ITE will be better.for normal academic stream can still try for poly but normal technical,the only apparent route is ITE.

At PSLE when students who normally have 200 points or better are cateorgised into express while ,200 to 180 are in normal academic and lower than 180 are put in normal technical.

I taught all cateorgies of students before and it’s true not all express students are fast or bright learners but on the other hand some normal academic students show promise to excel and are promoted by sec 2 to express if they did well in the prelimins.Many teachers may be reluctant to promote the normal students unless they show consistency and great improvements in their grades.Many of the normal academic also nowadays take additional maths which is traditional reserved for the express students.whether you’re normal or express students ,they key is to work hard and give off your best as it’s your duty as students

Chelzea SG

Is it?

Both are just nice to me.

Why the heck would I choose a JC if it's 3 years?

i jus find jc life damn hectic. 2 yrs jus fly by liddat. unlike sec sch which seem to stretch on for damn long

Chelzea SG

My own observation is dat there are more guys den gals in normal stream. can anybody give an analysis of e above observation.

bryanw SG

very interesting observation. gals r more serious and reach puberty faster develop faster more matured? whereas guys are more playful puberty slower take things easy?

CharlesOne SG

My own observation is dat there are more guys den gals in normal stream. can anybody give an analysis of e above observation.

Those around me 75% girls 25% boys. Hmm... Maybe after i complete this survey i will draft a new ones. Any more question?

FirePig SG

my fren told me 50% of the gals in normal stream are non virgins.

bryanw SG

my fren told me 50% of the gals in normal stream are non virgins.

eagle SG

The reaction that can be seen from the moderator of sgsexforum

hmmm

bryanw SG

The reaction that can be seen from the moderator of sgsexforum

hmmm

i am only one of the mods leh. dont make me sound like so sexpert. i am just contributing back to society. must search for articles to educate abt sex leh. cant just find any tom dick harry article otherwise ppl wont take it seriously.

16/f/lonely SG

Normal stream is for normal people.

Express stream is for kiasu people (most).

Special stream is for kiang gah em si lang.

bryanw SG

my fren told me 50% of the gals in normal stream are non virgins.

anyway firepig, any idea about the percentage of boys in normal stream who are non virgins?

eagle SG

anyway firepig, any idea about the percentage of boys in normal stream who are non virgins?

He only checked out the girls I believe

Deino SG

My class ratio for people who really study and people who don't is prolly around 70:30 i think...

I can tell you there will be people whom you wished you could kill them if you are the study type like me...but luckily my class got only a couple of those kind of people...prolly only 3 out of the 34 lol...

bryanw SG

He only checked out the girls I believe

oh yes i forgot no point to really ask about the boys cos their puberty slower. girls develop much faster physically and mentally.

ceecookie SG

Actually, im not really condemning ITE totally, in one case i do agree and even recommend ITE should Sec 4 NA students are weak.

Think, because of the way the syllabus is planned for NA, sec 5 contains the majority of it so if the student cannot cope in sec 4 already, better take the ITE route("trade in" the sec 5 for higher NITEC 2 yrs) which have more chance of doing well and then to poly.

Downside is - the bad reputation of ITE - harsh but true reality that will continue unless a revamp is made.

Deino SG

Actually, im not really condemning ITE totally, in one case i do agree and even recommend ITE should Sec 4 NA students are weak.

Downside is - the bad reputation of ITE - harsh but true reality that will continue unless a revamp is made.

Bad reputation?

I think most people find ITE to be a bad place becoz "most" of the students are rotten apples...

But from wot i've seen, where i study, there are loads of ITE students who really study....i think i'm lucky to be in my class...the other class got a a hell load more irritating ass....

pistonf SG

The statements you made are just generalisations and reflect of that rat race lifestyle in Singapore. Ditch the weaker ones while you forge ahead. There are teachers who exhibit this mentality that all normal students are lazy . Unfortunately those same type of two faced teachers I had, are very nice to me now because they know that I am doing wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy well beyond their expectations. I had a principal who wished that we all DON'T DO WELL in our O levels .....slip of the tongue LOL .

I got issues with people portraying your view which is either too naive or too arrogant for its own good. I do agree that indulging in self pity doesn't help but for goodness sakes , we are talking about children and teenagers . They are at stage where patience, encouragement and gentle guidance will help alot. Demoralising them achieve nothing.

We are not talking about adults who should know any better and should bear responsibility for their actions.

Now now u are assuming i am generalising just because of your psersonal bias.Who are you to say your teachers did not want the best for you?teachers are underpaid overworked government civil servants therefore when they do take on this particular profession it is out of passion for helping their students nth more. Therefore it is unfair for you to say that they demoralise and what not because they have no need to do and any basic teachers want the best for their students Na express or NT

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