Alright, people. It is time to revive this blog.
By now, you would have expressed and shared your views about the education in "elite" and "neighbourhood" schools in Singapore.
Some of you may have new ideas after your sharing, some may be less certain of your stand while some may be even more convicted of your original opinions. Whatever the case, this is where you now share your final opinions on the issue: Do "elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools?
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Deadline: 15 February 2011, Tuesday, 2359 hours SGT
I do not agree with the issue that elite schools provide a better rounded education than neighbourhood schools.
ReplyDeleteYes, the environment that the students study in matters alot and that schools do have the power and the ability to change students.
However, i feel that the key factor that determines whether the student is able to do well is the attitude and the mindset of the student. If the student has a positive attitude and is very enthusiastic in learning, he or she is already in the midst to success. The other key factor is self-discipline and determination of the student. If the student has self-discipline and knows from what is right and what is wrong, and he or she stays firm in their decision to stay away from bad influences and bad company, it i also a very good path to sucess already. I believe with determination, self discipline and a correct attitude regardless of an elite school or a neighbourhood school, the student will still be able to do well in their studies.
Being in an elite school doesn't mean that one will have a better all-rounded education than that ina neighbourhood school.There are still other factors like whether or not that student have that required amount of mentality to be able to handle the way of studying in an elite school.
ReplyDeleteIn an increasingly globalised world,there are different kind of challanges which requires different skill sets to survive. Children from privileged backgrounds were chauffeured right to the door from which i can tell that this kind of children cannot really depend on their own to travel to school on their own. Academic excellence is one part of a person's formation.There are other more important aspects to the human mind than just knowledge.
If this world is to move in the right direction of which there are more intelligent people, we would need lesser academic brilliance and more on integrity,genorosity, courage and compassion which mostly neighbourhood schools mainly focus on.
In terms of acadamics, i feel that elite school may provide a better environment that helps the students in their studies. However, generally, i feel that a neighbourhood school can do a better job in providing all rounded education for the student. First, i feel that the future of the student is not dependent of the school the students go to but the work and effort that the students put in. There is no point in teaching a student many times if the student refuses to listen. Being in a neighbourhood school would be better because the student would not be confined by boundaries separating him/her with the students that are wealthier because of their background differences. In neighbourhood schools, rich and poor people are mixed into classes and this allows them to have an opportunity to interact with each other and not have bad views on the other's perosnal background. The reason why wealthier students that enter elite schools is probably beacuse they can afford to hire the best tutor in singapore and therefore learning more things that the teacher teaches in class. this helps them to keep up with the strong competition between others. But for students that are not so well to do, they can only rely on themselves to achieve good results, therefore they would be unable to clarify doubts and learn more. They also would not make friends well because they are poorer and rich people tend to look down on them. jealousy towards classmates may result in an anti-social character and tempt them to commit crimes like theft and develop a low self esteem. Many valuable lessons can be learnt in a neighbourhood school because in a neighbourhood school, the competion is not that strong and therefore friends would tend to help each other. the smarter students would help the weaker students. these actions can barely be seen in elite schools where everyone is self centered as the competition is strong and they would not want to lose to others. I feel that good moral skills are more equally as important as studies.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree that elite school can produce students that are academic excellent. We can also have students for a neighbourhood school producing with with an aggregate score of ten points in their O'level examination.Thus, i feel that the grades of what a student achieve do not affect what school a child goes to. What is the difference between an elite school and a neighbourhood school is the enviroment students are being expose to.
ReplyDeleteThe role of a teacher is the same. They are all graduate from National Institude of Education (NIE), thus the skills that they were taught how to teach will be the same.
Neighbourhood ensures that students are able to understand the topics that they were taught. Whenever a student has doubt, he or she will go and find their teachers to clarify their doubts. This could mean spending their weekends in school to help brush on the topics that they are weak in.
On the otherhand, elite schools provide students with resources and equipments so as to maximise the potential of a student. The study enviroment provided to a student in an elite school is definitely better that what a neighbourhood school can gives. I feel that this onnly increase the exposure of general knowledge for a student and there are times that the these exposures are not really practical in life.
Hence, I do not agree that elite school provides a more rounded eductaion. Yes, elite schools do provide more than what a neighbourhoor school can gives but at the end of the day, the results still matters much more, regardless of how much exposure a school can give.
Students have the opportunity to unleash their potential. There are a lot of neighbourhood schools which produced top scholars. Being in a neighbourhood school allows me to mix around with others with different backgrounds - rich or poor, academically abled or not. Some students face psychological problems because of bullying or stress in school. Therefore, some may prefer a more friendly environment. I agree with all of the above. It is important that the child's interest comes first. If not, he or she may not want to put in the effort to excel. In addition, it is important that we not only gain academic brilliance but also life's valuable lessons.It is the amount of hard work and effort put in that matters.
ReplyDeletei disagree as neighbourhood schools can provide student with education as good as that of elite schools and the environment of the school would be better for an average student as he or she get to mix around with people from different cultures and flocks of life. In such , the student learns many values such as compassion , care , resilience and integrity from daily activities such as cca and school activities which bonds the students together where as the student from elite schools , coming from different family either financially wealthy or professionals would only mix around with themselves and act snobbishly which could in-turn endanger singapore's social defence and breack singapore unity . Hence i feel that an elite school may not be the best of choice
ReplyDeleteFrom my point of view, I think that students studying in prestigious schools may not always be the best choice because their social life will only revolve around the wealthier ones or their parents who are professionals or businessmen.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the author because it does not mean that a student from a less privileged background may not beware of better opportunities in elite schools. Like students going into a neighbourhood school with a high PSLE score will be able to keep their feet firmly on the ground by mixing and studying with students that are not all academically-inclined. However, the pressure is on when studying in a prestigious school. Even if you are not doing well after having numerous amount of tuition, your self-esteem will drop, thinking that your intelligence is way below when it is at average. Not everyone is a bad influence in neighbourhood schools as I have friends that are motivated to work hard especially when taking the national exams because they know that they are not only competing within the students in our school, they are also competing with other elite schools.
Lastly, some students will choose elite schools because of the subjects that they offer that will enable them to get a head-start for their future career.
I do not agree that "elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools. The fact that neighbourhood school can also produce good academic results cannot be changed. In my opinion, if the student is good, no matter what school he or she goes to would be the same. In neighbourhood school, the student may have a higher chance of meeting students from all walks of life or family with different culture. It is better if the student have self-discipline and chooses the correct things to do and able to judge things, able to stay away from doing bad things. It is also good for students to have good values and goals in life. There may be more pressure in studying in elite school, as outsiders may have higher expectations of students studying in school. The student might feel upset. Therefore, studying in a elite school might no be a best of choice.
ReplyDeleteI feel that elite schools, although supposedly 'elite', not necessarily provides a better all-rounded education when compared to neighbourhood schools.
ReplyDeleteOne reason for this particular opinion of mine is that I feel that since all teachers are taught at the same instituition, whichever school the teachers are posted to, they would teach their students with the same method they were taught to use in NIE.
Another reason for this opinion would be that I feel that all schools in Singapore have a common objective, which is to bring out the potential in each and every one of their students through providing them with the best education they can provide them with. Thus, all schools, regardless of whether they are elite or neighbourhood schools, would provide their students with an as all-rounded as possible education that they can afford to give.
Although one might say that elite schools would most definitely provide a more well-rounded education than neighbourhood schools due to the up-to-date facilities that they possess, I beg to differ. For all the facilities that are lacking in neighbourhood schools, they are compensated through the increased exposure to real-life situations students from neighbourhood schools often have to experience through interactions between peers from all walks of life. These situations often teach students certain life lessons that are unattainable from normal school lessons.
Thus, I conclude that elite schools do not necessarily provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood schools.
No, I do not agree that "elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools.
ReplyDeleteA conducive environment is very important to how a student is being able to study. Everyone would definitely be able to study better in a classroom where it is cleaner than a filthy classroom filled with junk and litters. Both types of schools can provide a conducive environment to students.
Another misconception by most people is that, neighbourhood schools are filled with students of bad influence. The truth is, every school has their black sheep. Thus, both elite and neighbourhood schools has bad influences as well, and it is up to the individual student to choose which circle of friends they want to mix with.
Being a elite school, the school would definitely have more budget to have better and more advanced facilities than neighbourhood schools. However, with old facilities, neighbourhood schools could still conduct lessons and teach what is in the syllabus without needing much advance technologies.
I think elite schools obviously provide a better all-rounded education. The classes, for one, are usually not dragged down by the slower students that you would normally get in a neighbourhood school. This would allow a student to learn at a much faster rate than if in a class where the teacher has to slow down for the students who can't catch up. A student can then have much more productive lessons in an elite school.
ReplyDeleteElite schools also offer an environment of healthy competition. Students aren't hoping for passes, they're competing for the highest A1's in the school, or even nationwide. As being a top scorer in a prestigious school is a rather nifty position, many students would be motivated to excel in their studies in their attempt to attain this glory.
Certainly, neighbourhood schools have students that come from all walks of life, from the crazy-rich to the crazy-poor. This helps the student to understand and learn more about the different classes of people living in Singapore, not just be pampered by the high standard and premium conditions of the elite school, oblivious and ignorant to other types of people with different backgrounds.
In my honest conclusion, elite schools can definitely provide a better education for students with greater potential. However, for others, I don't see why neighbourhood schools can't nurture the student just as well if he/she is willing and determined.
I think that elite schools do provide a better all- rounded education because their work are usually more challenging than us, and their teachers use different methods to teach the elite students aw well.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is true that elite students will be more prepared for entering the workforce in future as professionals, it cannot be guaranteed that the students will enjoy what they are doing and feel happy.
Due to immense stress faced, elite students may even suffer from depression. This will serverely affect the growth and development of the students and they may grow up to become problematic adults.
Hence, even though elite schools can provide a better education for students, they may not provide a healthy environment for them to develop.
There is no sure that elite schools are schools that can provide better all-round education system for the students.
ReplyDeleteNeighborhood schools are also able to produce top scholars too. Its all base on the student's attitude towards studies. It was never base on the schools they go to. To be blunt, elite schools are schools that produce more top scholars, but they are also schools that the students will suffer in.
From a student's perspective, I do believe that studies are important. However, coping with the school's intensive curriculum, students in elite schools sleep at an average time of 11pm daily.
Although its only one-sided, I do agree with what Jiahui mentioned that elite schools may not provide a healthy environment for the students to develop in. No matter how important studies may be important, health always comes first.
I agree to a large extent that prestigious schools is always the best choice. It may not always be the wisest choice. However, I think that if you have gotten good results, why go to a neighbourhood school? What's the point of studying so hard and end up in neighbourhood schools? I think that there is more chances of getting to a better jc or poly if you are in an elite schools. Affiliations in some elite schools also make it easier for students to be promoted to a better school in the future.
ReplyDeleteSome may say that people in neighbourhood schools are more friendly compared to people in elite schools. However, I think that people in elite schools can be as friendly. Moreover, the environment in elite school is better. Students in neighbourhood schools might be influenced by those pupils who are not motivated in their studies.
Therefore, i think that it is always a better choice to go to an elite school.
I agree that elite schools do provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood schools only to a certain extent.
ReplyDeleteTeachers teaching in elite schools are known to use methods that are different from those in neighbourhood schools. The students in elite schools are exposed to more challenging and difficult tasks and assignments. In elite schools, students are also exposed to competition in terms of academics. This motivates the students to achieve A1s instead of just a passing grade.
Elite schools offer a discipline environment that is suitable for the students to study. This ensures that the students are focused on their academics and have the discipline to remain focus.
However, elite schools do have their flaws. Due to the intensive pressure and stress they have to deal with, the students may develop depression. This will have a great impact on the health and development of the students. If the students do not seek for help, there is a higher possibility that they will grow up into adults with many problems. Their depression will also worsen.
Even with their flaws, elite schools are able to provide a better all-rounded education for their students. Hence, I agree that elite schools provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood schools only to a certain extent.
In my opinion, it's about the experience and the environment of the school.
ReplyDeleteIn Prestigious schools, the students are more motivated to study, this give a better learning environment for students. There is also a lot of pressure , as students compete to be the best, this could lower a student's self-esteem if they do not perform well for any test or exams.
On the contrary, quite a number of students come from wealthy families. These students would look down on the minority lower class students, thus, affecting the sociality of the students.
In Neighbourhood Schools however, you can find students from all walks of life. Students from different backgrounds, come together. I can safely say this as I am from a neighbourhood school. As neighbourhood schools are integrated, the better students can help the weaker students in terms of academics. This improves the relationship amoung the students.
Therefore, choosing a Secondary school is about perspective and how comfortable you are when you enter the school. As long as students have the motivation, they would do well in any school they enter.
"Elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools to a certain extent.
ReplyDeleteStudents from "elite" schools are surrounded by other students from wealthier famalies. Thus, they are less likely to learn compassion and care from those around them, especially if their friends are snobbish ones.
However, students in "neighbourhood" schools are exposed to others from differing walks of life and experience their various lifestyles.
I do not agree that elite schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools. A student should not choose a school because it is elite and not because he really wants to be enrolled into that school. Being in an elite school may limit a child’s ability of enhancing his social life. This is because in elite schools, students are more concerned about getting good grades because they think they are expected to do so or they will be dismissed. As a result of such great pressure, the student may entirely be focused on academics and forget all about socialising like hanging out with his friends. There is a possibility that this student becomes introverted and be afraid of making new friends in future. In neighbourhood schools, the ratio of students who are good at socialising and students who are good at academics are more well-balanced and hence, a child will be more comfortable being in such an environment. This is evident because a student may be able to work better if less pressure is given to him. Also, study groups can be formed, whereby the stronger students will coach the weaker ones and they can learn more efficiently. To summarise what I have mentioned earlier, a student need not be in an elite school to be able to do well in academics.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree that elite school provide a better all rounded education than neighbourhood schools. In my opinion, one should not study just for the sake of studying, but to study because he or she has interest in it, or that the student has a goal in life. Neighbourhood schools have friends who are generally friendlier, and most of them study together. In elite schools, there are a lot more competitive people than in the neighbourhood schools, hence this will result in a change in student's mindset. They would think that studying is for the sake of getting straight As, getting to good university, overpowering their friends. Students who could not adapt to such environment might be down with depression due to peer, academic and family pressure.
ReplyDeleteNo i do not agree that elite schools provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood schools.
ReplyDeleteElite schools and neighbourhood schools are very different in their education systems. Elite schools usually focus more on the student's academics. While neighbourhood schools focus on the student's academuics as well as his or her character development.
Being in a neighbourhood school is a completely different experience for the student. students in neighbourhood schools are always from different backgrounds. some are slightly well to do, while some are not. hence, the students from nbieghbourhood schools can learn more things as people from different backgrounds see things from different perspectives.
In comparision, students in elite schools are usually from rich or well to do families. anyone from a slighty poor family would feel left out as they will feel inferior from the well to do students.
i disagree that elite schools provide a better education than neighbourhood schools. i think that elite schools only receive education at a higher level compared to neighbourhood schools. this does not prove that students in elite schools receive an all rounded education but only that elite school children are able to do work with more maturity hence making them able to think faster and understand things faster.
ReplyDeleteeducation also has different aspects itself, in neighbourhood schools they are generally more street smart than those of elite schools, that does count as education itself. learning values such as integrity, resilience and respect while elite schools are only able to study and are not expose to the many things provided by the world except for being able to gain knowledge.
No they do not. Although elite schools generally score better and have a higher standard of discipline, neighbourhood schools have a wider range of background. Then they can interact across different kinds of people. In neighbourhood schools, students can help one another and in the process they also help themselves. Students in elite schools also tend to look down on neighbourhood school students. On the other hand, the nieghbourhood school students face more challenges and it brings out the best in them. In addition, neighbourhood school students can learn from their mistakes. In school, it is okay to make mistakes, but we have to be careful not to make it again, as well as learn from it.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, an elite school may not necessarily provide a better all rounded education than neighbourhood schools and a neighbourhood school may also provide good education to students. It all depends on the students and teachers, if the student is not interested in studying, no matter how prestigious the school is or how well the system is, the student will not do well. On the other hand, if a student is good in their studies, they will do well no matter which school they go to.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in elite schools, many come from wealthy families and may be snobby. This will cause students that are not from wealthy families to suffer as their classmates that are wealthy may look down on them.
On the other hand, if the student have good results and wants to have a bright future, why not go into a elite school. After all, getting in an elite school reflects better when you are out to get a job. In elite schools, they also may have different types of teaching methods that suits students who are fast learner better.
Therefore, I think that no matter if one goes to an elite or neighbourhood school, they can do well. It is the matter or them wanting to do well or not.
I do not agree that elite schools provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood school. Because neighbourhood teaches a person to develop his or her character. People who go to neigbourhood school also can do as well as those who go to elite school. Students can get good results not because of the school but because they studied and did their best. Neighbourhood school give student lesser stress than elite school. Having too much stress is not good, it sometimes make people have emotional problems
ReplyDeleteI do not agree that "elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools.
ReplyDeleteGoing to an elite school doesn't makes any difference in going to a neighbourhood school. Although an elite school has got a better study environment, students studying in a neighbourhood school can also score as well as students from an elite school.
Whether a student can study well, it all depends on their attitude towards studying and their will of learning. If a student pays attention in class all the time, and submit all their homeworks given by the teacher on time, there won't be much problem for them to score well.
Elite school always give their students pressure to study hard, and get good result so that their school can keep their name. By giving students pressure, which causes stress, this make a higher percentage of student getting depression etc. This will affect their educations.
Therefore, i do not agree that "elite" schools provide a better all-rounded education than "neighbourhood" schools.
From my point of view, I think that students studying in prestigious schools may not always be the best choice because their social life will only revolve around spoilt,rich brats.Their studying environment might be greatly affected by this clause.Even though a neighbourhood school offers slightly lower standard of education,students are taught to be self-dependent and work hard to achieve good grades in their academics.Ultimately,everyone has their own say and perspective on this issue.
ReplyDeleteBeing in an elite school does not mean it will provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood school.
ReplyDeleteI think that elite school may stress too much on studies and hence forgetting about the students character development. Therefore, elite school students may lack of manners. Whereas in neighbourhood school, students are taught of their school core values, an example are lessons like CE, Character Education. Hence, being in an elite school does not mean that one maybe provided with a better all-rounded education. All-rounded education does not only mean on the academic but also an overall education which consists of basic manners.
In my opinion, I do not agree that elite schools always provide a better all-rounded education than neighbourhood schools. I think that a person's values such as integrity, honesty, courage, generosity and compassion are just as important or rather, more important than academic achievements. While it is true that a student's duty is to study, however one should not just study for the sake of studying. Instead, we should also be able to gain valuable lessons from the subjects we study at the end of the day. I think that the students in neighbourhood schools are less likely to discriminate anyone who does not do as well as them. They would be more willing to give coaching and advice on how to do better in that particular subject. However in an elite school, a minority will find it hard to cope with their studies and also face pressure from their friends that can generally ace every subject. This would also lead to lower self-esteem in them as they think that they are less intelligent than their friends. In a nutshell, it is not compulsory for the student to be in an elite school to receive better all rounded-education. In fact, I think that, just as long as a student is willing to put in effort and dilligence into their tasks, they would also be able to do equally or even better than those students coming from an elite school.
ReplyDeletegoing to an elite school has no difference with going to a neighbour hood school. neighbour hood schools give us better opportunities to learn life lessons. whereas elite schools have studesnt which come from the same family backgorund. even though that elite schools might have better studying opportunities for them, it is the charatcer that counts. vneighbourhood schoools give students a chance to view thinhgs from a different perspective, whereas elite schools would focus more on academics.
ReplyDeletei feel that both elite schools and naighbourhood schools provide different kinds of benefits . elite schools naturally have better faciities & a more condusive environment to study as compared to neighbourhood schools where there are higher instances of students contributing to a more boisterous environment . this makes it tougher to study & may affect their performances . however , neighbourhood schools also have their advantaqges over elite schools . this is seen in the humble approach that elite students will take when they enter to a neighbourhood school . some students tend to be too arrogant when they are administered to elite schools . they feel that neighbourhood school students are not as good as them as they are more academically inclined .
ReplyDeleteI do not agree that elite school provide a better all-rounded education.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, i think that in order for students to study well, a comfortable environment is important.Hence, elite schools may not provide a comfortable environment for the students to study in.
Next,since it is a fact that neighbourhood schools do produce top scholars,i do not agree that elite school provide a better all-rounded education.
I do not agree that elite schools provide a better education than neighbourhood schools as i have seen many people whom have studied in neighbourhood school which have scored much better then elite school students . Studying in neighbourhood schools have helped me greatly in my knowledge of the world around me as i find it easier to make friends in neighbouhood schools compared to elite schools . Personally i have made many good friends in my school which i will keep with me for many years to come .This is because in elite schools, students are more concerned about getting good grades because they feel that are they are expected to do so or else they will lose out .
ReplyDeleteI do not agree that going to an elite school would provide students with a better all rounded education. A neighbourhood school can also provide similiar or even better education to students. Even if an elite school is capable of giving students good education, it does not mean that students studying in an elite school has equivalent positive core values about his or herself then a student who is studying in a neighbourhood school.
ReplyDeleteThe second factor is that students studying in elite schools usually have better family background than those who are studying in neighbourhood schools. When a student have a good family background an encouraging parents, they have more support and motivation to study harder for their future, whereas in nieghbourhood schools, although there are students coming from both good and bad family backgrounds, all of the students mix around with eachother and communicate socially, unlike students from elite schools, they usually look down on others who come from poorer families, or even on students who study in a neighbourhood school.
Therefore, I do not agree that an elite school provide better education to students than a neighbourhood school.
I feel that even though, only the academically stronger people can go to the elite. sometimes, it is a better choice to go to neighbourhood schools. Elite schools emphasise mostly on academic performance and thus, they miss out some than which is life skills. This is mainly because the students studying in elite schools are pampered too much and so they are lacking the life skills.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, neighbourhood schools makes the students more aware of the surooundings and thus, equip them with the skills that allows them to handle outside environment where various types of people are around.
In conclusion, going to an elite school does not equip you with all the skills. So, sometimes, neighbourhood schools are of a better choice than elite schools.
I do not think that going to elite schools provide a better education for pupils as it only drives them to perform academically well and do not teach them something else. In neiighbouring schools, pupils can meet people from all walks of life and therefore can learn a lot of life experiences from them. other elite schools makes pupils proud and not have good values. therefore, i think going to elite schools does not affect how they perform. in neighbourhood schools you can also enjoy life and have a happy childhood for them to keep in their memories. i am studying in a neighbourhood school currently and think that it is fine as i enjoy my secondary school life and i still do my work well. it is my crucial year and i am working hard for my targets aqnd for my future.
ReplyDeleteI believe that both elite schools and neighbourhoods schools have their benefits and demerits. In this day and age, paperwork is extremely important. A large scale of people, no longer care for how or what obstacles a student has overcome to reach a particular moment in life. They only want to see paperwork. My parents have personally harped on this topic to me for the longest of all times, and I am convinced by their line of argument.
ReplyDeleteToday’s society, is cowardly, stingy, selfish, lacking integrity and compassion. I do believe that the best way to convince another of your capabilities is through cold hard truth, in other words, degrees and certificates. The easiest way to this cold hard truth of efficiency is through elite schools. As elite schools are usually affiliated to more respectable higher education institutions. They offer students easier conditions, situations or schemes to enter the institution of their choice. I say this with the mindset that no respectable higher education institution would want to accept anything other than the best to ensure its continued reputation and standard of education.
I believe that during the secondary school age, students are very easily influenced. So on that line of thought, I do believe that if one puts a student of lower standards in a school where everyone is brilliant, that student will too, in time shine. Also that if one places a brilliant student in a school where everyone else is a gangster or cannot process as fast as that particular student. That student’s Brilliance will in time grow dimmer and duller to the point of no recovery.
However on the other hand, I can argue on the point that dull students in brilliant schools might just affect the rest of the school, bringing their IQ down a few notches. Also that the brilliant student in a shoddy school will influence his peers and all will become academically and socially smarter.
Personality wise, students from elite schools are infamous for being snobby and extremely self-centered. While at the other extreme end, there are also students in the exact same schools that are socially retarded and have zilch interaction skills. They are the complete opposites of students from neighbourhood schools.
Students from neighbourhood schools usually come from families that are much poorer and it is because of this lack of extravagance since birth that they develop a sense of sensitivity towards people of similar background. There usually is a strong sense of loyalty developed among the students. Whereas students of elite schools would not hesitate to backstab and claw their way to the top of the social pyramid. Students of neighbourhood schools are also infamous for being rebellious and troublemakers. However what the public fails to see is that these students are not rebellious but fiery and filled with spirit. Not troublemakers, but people that gather important life lessons from their foolish errors. Students from neighhbourhood schools are usually more street smart and develop stronger characters.
Educations wise, I believe that there is no loss on whether one wants to go to an acclaimed school or to a commonplace school as each school has individual sets of skills and goals for the average student to leave the school with. I understand that neighbourhood schools work with practical skills for use in everyday life. While elite schools work with the opening and stretching of the mind and boundaries of reason, to encourage them to understand more than what is solely seen on the surface.
In the end, there can be no clear line drawn, no parallel identified to tell in specific terms whether students from elite schools or neighbourhood schools come out better.
I feel that elite schools may not provide the better education than the neighbourhood schools. In elite schools, there are more intelligent students. Those students who do not do well in their studies in elite school will feel very stress as usually have low self-esteem. Due to this, they may not able to catch up with the lessons and lead to poor results. In neighbourhood schools, there are more students who do not do well in their studies, thus the students who do not do well will not feel left out and still can catch up with the lessons.
ReplyDeleteAlso, elite schools concentrate more on the students' results than their character education. If a student does well in their studies but does not have good character such as integrity and responsibility, he or she will not have a good future in life. Whereas in neighbourhood schools, they concentrate more on the students' character than their results. Such as in Queenstown Seconday School, every Monday morning,the Principal will have a presentation on the core values, so that the students will learn and also do the right things.
Futhermore, the things that we learn for 'O' level in neighbourhood schools will also be the same in the elite schools. Thus I conclude that neighbourhood schools may be also better than elite schools.
In my opinion, i believe both elite schools and neighbourhood schools have their own advantages and disadvantages.Students from elite schools have a higher chance of performing better in acadamics but their character development is not greatly emphasised thus leading to the difference in intergration of rich and poor students.Mental pressure and stress also gastly builds up if one neither performs well acadamically.They feel overshadowed by fellow students who score better and depression builds up.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand Neighbourhood schools have an equal distribution of teaching in acadamics and personality development, even if students lag behind in acadamics , they are given viable chances to catch up with the rest of their cohot and although criminal cases are more common in neighbourhood schools, that is however only caused by a minoriity of students.But there is a chance that the minority might influence the other students, dragging down the overall acadamic result.
Thus the decision on elite vs neighbourhood school depends on an individual's mindset and experience but personally i would opt for neighbourhood schools as in the long run, if they still perform well acadamically,they will still end up in the same destination as students from elite schools.
I feel that the students in elite schools have to face alot of pressure as they are hve to do well. Even though these students may want to take a rest once in a while , they will not be able to do that. However , students in neighbourhood schools also have a disadvantage. They will not have a good culture in the school as people there would have a slack attitude . Also , peers in that school would also provide a negative peer pressure to each other .
ReplyDeleteTherefore , students will have to weigh in their mind on their decisions of their schools . To enrol in the premier school might be prestigious, but very stressful. To enrol in a neighbourhood school would not be so stressful , but the culture there might be harmful to them.
I do not agree that elite schools provide students with a better all-rounded education then nieghbourhood schools. Elite schools are more capable and able to produce students in the form of acadamic but may not be as capable in producing all-rounded education in students. The advantage of an elite school is that it provides students with better environment, better resources and facilities. These only allow students to be able to focus and concentrate. However, these privilages may not be found in neighbourhood schools. Therefore students in neighbourhood schools will then have the mentality to strive hard and compete with students from elite schools. In neighbourhood schools, rich and poor people are mixed into the same class. This will allow the students to interact more with each other and create a better understanding between different backgrounds. I also feel that students in neighbourhood schools are less pampered compared to students in elite schools. As a result, they will tend to work harder and achieve their goals in life compared to students in elite schools who mostly take things for granted due to their daily activities and the environment that they are in. In conclusion,i feel that the future of the student is not dependent of the school the students go to but the work and effort that the students put in.
ReplyDeleteIn my belief, I think that elite schools and neighbourhood schools have both advantages and disadvantages. A disadvantage for students in elite schools is that there might be an element of snobishness. They might see themselves as more 'upper-class' than students in neighbourhood schools. As a result, they might treat others with contempt and disregard. However, an advantage is that elite schools would probably have better equipment that can help facillitate studying. An example would be the high speed computers. Therefore, i think that elite schools do not neccsarily provide a more well rounded education than neighbourhood schools
ReplyDeletedo not think that going to elite schools provide a better education for pupils as it only drives them to perform academically well and do not teach them something else. In neiighbouring schools, pupils can meet people from all walks of life and therefore can learn a lot of life experiences from them. other elite schools makes pupils proud and not have good values. therefore, i think going to elite schools does not affect how they perform. in neighbourhood schools you can also enjoy life. Pupils can work hard whatever the school they go. But even in nieghbourhood schools, in think there are more to learn then in elite schools and have more skills.
ReplyDeletefeel that going into an elite school will let students unleash their full potential and also let them soar to greater heights . But, it might also affect them socially because students there might be snobbish and also shun away those with lower family status. this will affect them and this will also lower their self esteem. So in my opinion , i think going into a neighbouring school or an elite school doesnt affect ones results . it is how they take note of their self responsibility which matters students will have to weigh in their mind on their decisions of their schools . To enrol in the premier school might be prestigious, but very stressful. To enrol in a neighbourhood school would not be so stressful , but the culture there might be harmful to them.With the correct attitude regardless of an elite school or a neighbourhood school, the student will still be able to do well in their studies
ReplyDeleteI do not agree. Many parents look down on neighbourhood schools and they think that if their children does not go to an elite school they will have a bad future. I think neighbourhood schools are better because the environment of the neighbourhood school is be better for an average student as he or she get to mix around with people from different cultures and flocks of life. Majority of the children from elite schools are professional or wealthy. Children from these schools usually mix among themselves, this is not good because in the future they will have difficulties in finding other friends.
ReplyDeleteI think that elite schools can provide a better learning environment , as compared to a neighbourhood school. In neighbourhood schools there may be bad influence from the peers such as having bad attitudes towards studies, speaking vulgar languages, etc. I am not saying that in elite schools there are no bad influences but there will be lesser people with these bad influences. Our attitudes towards studies may sometimes be affected by our peers. If people around you are always slacking and does not show interest in studying, after a while you would think nothing of scoring bad grades as the people around you are also the same. There would be no motivation to push you to do better. If you are in an environment where students strives to do their best, it would also be natural that you would study harder so that you will be able to catch up with the others and not be lacking behind. This would also be a kind of motivation for you to work harder and score better, and you would get better grades.
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