DGJS Interview 後感覺

Charlotte爸爸

For a 5 years old child, the speaking english is more or less the same unless their mother tongue is english, so I think the headmisstress dioes not concern much about the oral english standard, she can refer to the school reports of their kindergartens and gets an idea of the english standard of those kindergartens. I believe that the school has sufficient way and methods to train up the english standard of those admitted girls to catch up the standard of the school through a lot of reading works and exercises.
By the way, I think the headmisstress prefers those girls who love to read and take initiatives to learn which the headmisstress can observe during the interview despite there is only about 10minutes and the questions asked are more or  less the same as told by my daughter and my friends after the interview.

ed-dunc

Good luck to you.
I just talked about DGJS interview with my colleague whose daughter was studying in the school.

According to him, the eye contact part is a myth. However, according to her daughter, Mrs Dai likes kids who love to read. She also picked to read books before seeing the principal!

daisysyc 寫道:
I attended interview on last Friday, it was surprised that the kids were not almost formal dressed. My kid with the other girl got 10-minutes interview time.

My kid said the principal asked who wanted to read the story book first and my daugther raised hand and read the book, she said read 6 - 8 stories books. And then asked her about 4 - 5 simple questions and some questions the principal showed on the pictures.

Before they went inside the room, the principal had eye contact to us (my husband) and then after interview, she also had eye contact and smiled to us.

My husband appreciated to the school and the principal too.

Tigerprawn

I am not talking about it is fair or not, or whether the school has the right or not   
>>What are you talking about then?

As i quoted, such as dbpsd, sfa, cky, esf, international school,etc. some doing written test, some performance test, some interview in different languages,etc.
>>So what, this is the standard?

You just arrrived Hong Kong recently?
>>I guess I am in HKG longer than you even excluding my several years of living o/s      

NeoMom

stjoboldboy 寫道:

navigator 寫道:
根據我長時間的調查了解和所見所聞，再加上親身的經驗，我認為女小拔的確是『平民』免問的。回想起當初的天真，不理會人家的『勸喻』，心存幻想女兒能夠有機會進入這所名校入讀，正如有些網友強調『試一試』也比『不去試』好的心態，現在覺得真有點被『愚弄』了，成為了免費為女小拔宣傳造勢的角色了。因此各位家長欲投考此校前，先要搞清楚本身的背景及條件是否合符女小拔的『基本要求』。很簡單，舉個例子：假如要求應徵者第一個條件就是必須是大學畢業的，如沒有此資格，就毋須浪費時間去試了。我覺得現在的女小拔有點虛偽和非常現實，表面上是口口聲聲歡迎社會上各階層的人士去投考，擺出一個有教無類，挑選精英的姿態。查實是有教有類的，甚麽在基督教義上的仁愛包容精神等，我實在感受不到。女小拔就是沒有明刀明槍地說明其收生要求，這使每年都有2千多位的家長貿然排隊拿表申請入讀，媒體也爭相報導。然而成功取錄的女孩只有5%左右。95%的投考者都是失敗的！這5%的女孩不表示就是最棒的；95%的失敗者也不是代表不棒。我認為實際上這5%及95%女孩的短短幾分鐘面試表現應該都是差不多的，校長除了看申請表外，不會再詳細查閱其他文件，也不會問問一些學術上的問題。這顯然校長是要看其他的『準則』來挑選學生了。依我觀察，女小拔要看下列次序各項作為收生標準：
- 家庭背景及父毋的職業。名人之後、父毋為專業或高級行政人士、學者教師、大機構的高級文職人士或高級公務員、母為女拔舊生、有錢人等。我相信這些人士就是在那2千多份的申請表的社會階層中所佔的5%了。
- 就讀在那些名幼稚園。例如：SC, CCKG等。
- 全職的母親。假如雙方都是在職的，是否仍然都十分關注女兒的教育問題並有能力請他人代勞。假如校長看見你時感覺不出來這種特性，你一定會失敗！
- 居住地區及環境。假如住在太遠、公營房屋、貧民舊區等，肯定失分不少。相反則有利！
- 投考者表現得很卓越，但這卻不容易在這短短幾分中的會面中就能遇到的。
- 『大女』，因為相比起『細女』她們的談吐一般都表現得比較成熟。
- 其他因素。
我心目中一所真正的名校應該是有教無類的，學校本身就有本事把一個平庸的孩子教育自行提升至優秀；並不是把主要教育的責任推給家長方面去催谷或學校大力催谷學生而使學生變為優秀的辦法，然後才打上名校的牌子。我很希望大家能夠反思這個問題。最後，我祝願欲投考女小拔的家長成功。當然在出動前，宜先衡量一下上述的情况，看看本身是否已具備了基本的條件了；假如每個家長都不盲撞，我相信排隊拿表的人只會了了可數罷了，因為畢境屬於在此社會地位的人士只有少數。此外，我要申明的是：上述見解純綷是我個人對女小拔的觀感而已。我仍然應同女小拔是一所好學校。

        

學校又怎知道家長的詳細背景呢?是否報名表內要填家長學力,入息,職位及公司簡介 (我未見過其報名表，我估都係填下家長職業及職位)

Tigerprawn

stjoboldboy 寫道:

navigator 寫道:
假如每個家長都不盲撞，我相信排隊拿表的人只會了了可數罷了，因為畢境屬於在此社會地位的人士只有少數。

Not exactly understand this agrument.  If 社會地位的人士只有少數 why the others should not try?

Tigerprawn

mamami 寫道:
anyone can tell if mrs dai smiles and looks at you = accepted?!

No lah, just the parents too sensitive.

pettywoman

Tigerprawn 寫道:
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stjoboldboy 寫道:

navigator 寫道:
假如每個家長都不盲撞，我相信排隊拿表的人只會了了可數罷了，因為畢境屬於在此社會地位的人士只有少數。

Not exactly understand this agrument.  If 社會地位的人士只有少數 why the others should not try?
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無謂執着学校收生模式, 正所謂願考上釣, 道不同點講都講唔埋.

mrswintsang

如果真的睇幼稚園，我就好驚，因為我囡讀KV 的。

doristsang

stjoboldboy,

我同意你說的, 但亦有不少例子是一般家庭背景的也一樣入到, 不過可能是少數。

但其實問心, 既然在短短的面試難以判斷學生的程度, 那就是要看背景了, 而事實上, 如果家庭背景好的, 其子女能得到也會較其他人多或好, 以正常的推論, 這些學生就算先天不足, 後天也會搭夠啦...

再者, DGJS是私校, 要交學費的, 校長都希望收到d看來是交得起學費的家庭啦, 當然我亦相信申請的2000人中, 相信都一定交得起, 但校長亦一定會先選那些佢認為絕對有能力的家長啦。

我只是猜的, 我不是校長, 我相只有校長先知應該如何收生....

我個女考完了, 入唔到就預左, 入得到就當中六合彩, 各位家長都唔駛太介懷啦....

chingyu

navigator,
You are able to list out such long min. requirement for entering DGJS because you will also pick up a so-called brilliant student by this screening method, right?  Needless to say, the Principal has to consider many things but not only a 3-minute interview.

As far as I heard, she rejected many referral letters from professionals and priests.  Moreover, we still can recognise some lucky girls from mid-level income families who suceeded to enter this school from time to time.  I think it is comparatively fair enough.

Personally I think St. Paul Co-ed will pick some wealth families with special background.  Please correct me if I am wrong.  It is hard to know somebody who can be granted a place in St. Paul Co-ed.

doristsang

chingyu 寫道:

As far as I heard, she rejected many referral letters

Really, but did you hear any girl with referral letters were accepted?   

KKParents

Almost towards the end of the interview, I think they will finish the interview by this week. The headmistress must be very tired.  Over six weeks interviews for around 1800 applicants.  It still have a long time to wait for the result come out.  So excited.  Hope we have a good news before Christmas.

swimblue

Wa, 1,800 applicants!!  So, how many will they take?  And when are they going to move to TKO?  How's the environment?

Many thanks,

KKParents 寫道:
Almost towards the end of the interview, I think they will finish the interview by this week. The headmistress must be very tired.  Over six weeks interviews for around 1800 applicants.  It still have a long time to wait for the result come out.  So excited.  Hope we have a good news before Christmas.

pettywoman

mrswintsang 寫道:
如果真的睇幼稚園，我就好驚，因為我囡讀KV 的。

Mrswintsang,
my daughter also studies in KV.  as you said, i feel it is less chance for our kids to enter DGJS.  i really don't know why?? the acadamic of KV stays in high
standard. for the time being, any P1 placement you hv in hand. :cry:

chanhao

pettywoman 寫道:
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Tigerprawn 寫道:
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stjoboldboy 寫道:

navigator 寫道:
假如每個家長都不盲撞，我相信排隊拿表的人只會了了可數罷了，因為畢境屬於在此社會地位的人士只有少數。

Not exactly understand this agrument.  If 社會地位的人士只有少數 why the others should not try?
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無謂執

EDWIN

各位,

身為人父母, 體會良多! 其中表表者, 是發覺孩子是 "洩露" 家庭秘密/事情 的重要途徑! 他們知甚麼就說甚麼, 即使在不適當的人前或環境中!

所謂害人之心不可有,防人之心不可無! 為了保護自己,為了保護家人, 你可會考慮把一些 敏感/私隱 的資料向孩子隱瞞或不說得太清楚嗎 ?

舉一些例子, 你的年齡, 你的收入, 你的地址, ...

哈哈! 在準備面試的時候, 你是否很落力的要孩子緊記住址並要求他有問必說呢 ?

我不是名人,(相信可能是祝福) 但如果我是,我會認真地考慮如何告訴孩子他爸媽的名字 !