DGJS really consider parents' occupation?

munce

Hi Ving,

What's your opinion?

Don't wanna to hide as Mrs Dai may ask my daughter what is Dad's job, right?

Since Mrs Dai prefers a full time mum, can a full time dad somehow equivalent to a full time mum?

he follows up all my daughter's homework, tests, and got all "A". Also he takes her to all activities classes himself, not even 1 time ask the maid to bring my daughter.

His trading hours = time when my daughter is at school.

Ving

Hi Munce,

Functionally, sometimes I even think that full-time dad might be better than full-time mum as dad has more energy to take care all the details of the children. But again, whether the school is open enough to accept is another issue.

If you are telling daughter that dad job is freelance "it specialist", then do you mean that status of freelance "it specialist" is better than freelance "investment specialist" and better than full-time dad. Also, if you are telling people he is freelance "....", then are you saying that the rest of his time is taking care the girl. I think you need to have a complete picture first.

Is your husband taking care one kid or more and for how long? I think he is really great and at the end. If I were you, I will check with your husband and see how he thought to show respect. For example, whether he is comfortable with the name of freelance "it specialist" than "full-time dad" or vice-versa

happycj

Other than "self-employed", you may add words like "SOHO (home office), project-based, contract..." and show your husband's parallel duties of "breadwinning and hometaking".  This gives a more positive impression.

Ving

Is it possible to mention parent education?

magiccandy

I feel that they focussed more on the girl's performance at the 1st interview last year. My husband is a doctor yet my girl did not have 2nd interview. Parents' occupation may only count when there's 2nd interview.

Christi

我是路人甲.

我很欣賞full time dad這個concept,不明白為什麼要用其他一些terms去美化/掩飾...well,可惜我不是DGJS校長,哈哈哈... !

心嗰句,如果DGJS不能接受full time dad instead of full time mum,那麼就好像不夠open了. 當然,想入,只好接受這項遊戲規則.

Ving

Can the portfolio also mention parent qualification? Will it be possible and useful?

原帖由 miffy 於 10-8-24 15:47 發表
你在portfolio有無寫職業??

小天使kiki

我覺得唔關事，我識好多醫生個女都入唔到，我自己哥哥普通中五畢業，呀嫂係內地人，呀仔一樣考到st cat-CCKG-DBS,條路順到不得了，我覺得最重要都係面試表現

jbettis32

唉, 會唔會係大家只睇到表面, 唔明點解父母既職業咁重要呢?

一個小朋友面試時得5歲左右, 如果公平發展及成長情況下, 表達能力其實分別不大.  但係有PROFESSIONAL背景既父母明白教育既重要, "亦"可以提供足夠既金錢全面配合. (唔係其他父母唔明, 只係可能"花費"未能"配合"而已) 小朋友一出世就全英文交談, 一個月豪花$20,000以上外籍人士交談學習及其他專業興趣班培育(其中並不包括國際幼稚園既學費及雜費).  五歲面試時, 你認為校長能否分辨出來? 換位思考, 你係名校校長, 你會選擇那些學生?

君不見, 即使名星之後也是用"花費"完全配合其小朋友既學習成長?  和其他專業人士有何分別?

當然, 五歲時面試表現不一定完全準確, 可能只是表達能力或語文能力比較突出而已, 學習能力不一定超卓. 但又如何? 小二, 小三, 小四一大群有能力既其他名校插班生在排隊等待.

所以其實父母既職業填甚麼也不太重要, 只看之前"學前培訓"既成果吧~~~ 但當然, 兩個小朋友既表現差不多既情況之下, 當然一個全職父/母親, 另一個為PROFESSIONAL就當然有優勢了.  因為, 可以係私立名校就讀, 而父母其中一個全職照顧小朋友, 另一半也不可能入息太低吧?  

當然, 凡事有例外, 不要只在全校找一兩個個別例子回應, 尤其是插班生.  不過, 也只是個人觀點而已.

amypekkle

原帖由 miffy 於 10-8-27 12:53 發表
男拔得百幾個位, 概然可以選擇富豪、高官、教授.......為甚要選一個咁普通??

選一個"普通", 沒有家底的小朋友, 我相信是因為那位小朋友的面試表現佳.

我都識一位朋友仔今年入讀DBSPD, 以我所知他都不是特別有家底. 我相信好多學校睇面試表現重於一切.

mat媽

原帖由 miffy 於 10-8-27 09:36 發表
你阿哥呢d cases我未聽過。

我睇呢編報導:

http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20100328/00176_088.html

男拔: 理民造紙, 太子珠寶個仔, 個個家底超過二十億。

女拔: 房屋及運輸局局長鄭汝樺個女

閒閒地捐一 ...

男拔: 我 fd 仔仔讀緊, 完全冇家底, 我相信因為他 interview時表現出眾. 不過佢的同學個個唔係小康就大富, 我睇得出佢有 d自卑.... 酒會要 千幾蚊一位, 朋友唔參加, 小朋友就好唔開心, 擺生日會擺左一年o者, 因為........ 唉.... 我知唔係一定要同人比, 但是做唔做到呢? 總之, 同人比較係好自然的....


所以 冇番咁上下, 真係要諗清楚, 唔係話有錢的小朋友會歧視, 而係怕小朋友自己同人比較...

traeh

我估學校揀小朋友，唔一定要有財有勢，但當然富豪都要有，唔係邊個捐間新校舍出來？但叻小朋友都一樣要，唔係又邊個幫佢攞獎同提高整體成績？如果小朋友面試表現出眾，家長只要無不良背景，行出來唔會好似出來"行"咁，正當人家其實都okay。

hellomickey

我有個case想同大家分享:
我老公最近請了位Part time 文員,她有位8歲兒子,所以大家的話題便圍繞着名校面試,她對DBS的1st and 2nd interview非常有認識,但她兒子現只在普通屋邨小学就讀,我便以為她兒子面試失敗,甚知剛好相反,她竟然拒絕入讀!!!

細問原因下,她認為她倆夫婦只是中五畢業,又住公屋,根本沒法應付DBS的功課,学費及其他雜費對她來說,又實在沉重。

她坦白說,她兒子只是得把口(口甜舌滑),根本不是讀書材料,就算現在讀書成績都只是中下,故此唔讀DBS,絕不後悔。

可見DBS選人真是睇面試表現,不睇家底,公平公正，但考DBS時,家長自己已經自我審查,唔啱Level 唔去考,考到又唔去讀.造成名校好似只選有家底有背境的錯覺。

Ving

So again, back to parent's occupation, we have

1. Full time dad + Full time mum
2. Full time dad + professional mum
3. Professional dad + Full time mum
4. Professional dad + Professional mum

Then, what's will be the best combination? Any suggestion

ysnmama

我也同意家長考這些數一數二的名校時. 已經會自我審查. 其實自己最清楚自己的家庭背景. 是否可以各方面也能配合. 是否那級數. 當中要包括金錢, 時間及子女的能力. 不是一兩年的事. 而是十年以上的事.

高等學府自然吸引富有人家, 專業人仕, 商家的子女等去考. 那麼收生比例上也自然傾向於這些背景. 一些二三線學校. 他們未必有興趣讓子女入讀. 變成收生比例傾向於一般家庭.

子女有能力也需家庭有能力全力配合才成事. 兩者也不能缺一.





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原帖由 hellomickey 於 10-8-27 21:03 發表
我有個case想同大家分享:
我老公最近請了位Part time 文員,她有位8歲兒子,所以大家的話題便圍繞着名校面試,她對DBS的1st and 2nd interview非常有認識,但她兒子現只在普通屋邨小学就讀,我便以為她兒子面試失敗,甚知 ...