This is really the big question. To be the big fish in small pond or a small fish in a big pond, which is better for your child?

Research has shown that children actually do better in a less competitive environment because they get a boost of confidence and satisfaction when they do well. For some children who have always been the top few when they are in primary schools, it might come as a shock to them and destroy their confidence when they are now at the bottom tier in their secondary school. 

There is no right or wrong answer as each child is unique. Parents should therefore consider their child's strengths and weaknesses. Does she thrive in competition, or crumble under stress? 

Many parents only looked at the school's lower cut off point to ascertain the chances of admission. However, parents should also look at the school's median PSLE aggregrate. This information is not found in the Secondary School Admission Booklet given to your child though. You can however access School Information Service at http://sis.moe.gov.sg to find out. 

So, why is Median so important? Let's look at the example again. 

If your child scored 238, will you let her go to a Secondary School A with COP of 237 to 250 (Median of 245) or Secondary School B with COP of 230 to 240 (Median of 235)? Secondary School A is generally perceived as the "better" school since it has a higher cut off point.

If your child enters Secondary School A, this means that she will most likely be the bottom 50% tier of that school. However, if your child chooses Secondary School B, she will most likely be within the top 50% of her cohort.

Which do you prefer, let your child be a small fish in Secondary School A or big fish in Secondary School B?

 

Especially For Stressed-Out Parents Whose Children Need A Push To Do Better Academically And In Life…

Discover, In Just One Day, the Keys To Help You Raise Young and Teenage Children to be Excellent, Resilient, and Fulfilled Leaders of the Future! 

Introducing the Asia Parenting Conference, an event that helps you understand the evolution of Asian and Western influence over your children’s upbringing, and reveals to you the secrets to raising your children tounleash their boundless potential for the future. 

Highlights of the programme include: 

• What you can do to motivate and ease your children to excel and cope well at the same time!
• The right steps in building resilience and raising upright (and not uptight) global citizens in your children.
• The best practices to ease your children to keep up with the new without losing the good values.
• The ways for you to set realistic expectations on the academic achievements and balance character building.

By the end of the conference, you will receive a reshaped mindset to raise your children to be fulfilled individuals of today and the keys to help mold them to be excellent leaders of tomorrow!

 

For the first time in Singapore, you get to pick the brains and experience from a panel of Veteran Parenting Experts, Champion Educators, Health Psychologist, Life Coaches and Leading Authority of Asia, including Jocelyn Yeo (National Swim Queen and former NMP).

Get your tickets to gain a deeper insight and learn proven strategies to help your children to be excellent, resilient, and fulfilled leaders of the future… today!

 

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Asia Parenting Conference

Date: 25 Nov 2016 (one day only)

Time: 8.30am to 6pm (lunch provided)

Venue: NTUC Centre, Level 7 Auditorium