The SPK Form is a Joke

nataliepsc

I did not really notice so many typos.  Normally I am quite picky on grammatical mistakes or typos but probably I was too desparate to have it filled in ASAP, I did not really pay much attention to it, especially that I was just copying information out of a copy of the same form I filled in 3 years ago.

We've already applied for this school in 2007 for my elder daughter.  Unfortunately she kept her mouth shut during the entire interview so natually she was not admitted.  The form was exactly the same as this year's except the application number reference (changed from 2008 to 2011) and the form submission date.

Again, regardless of these typos, I am sure the number of applicants will not drop.  Competition is so keen this year due to the dramatically increased birth rate in 2008.  If my younger one is admitted, there is no chance I am going to give up the offer.

nataliepsc

BTW, not all SPK students are admitted by SPC.  We have a friend's daughter who is currently studying in their K3 class.  She was among the lucky ones but only about half of her classmates were admitted by SPC this year.

yantabo

maybe the others half will go st.paul catholic,st.francis,SH.....

原帖由 nataliepsc 於 10-11-13 23:14 發表
BTW, not all SPK students are admitted by SPC.  We have a friend's daughter who is currently studying in their K3 class.  She was among the lucky ones but only about half of her classmates were admitt ...

nataliepsc

Well this other half were not offered a seat by SPC, so they have to either apply for DSS or wait for lucky draw. St Paul, st franis are both famous subsidised schools so these will be hot targets anyway.

原帖由 yantabo 於 10-11-14 16:10 發表
maybe the others half will go st.paul catholic,st.francis,SH.....

GCCC1231

Would you consider returning your kid's application form with your suggested correction provided thereon in red manuscripts? SPK might consider your kid's application seriously. You will be the hero of SPK.

Grammar is important! But do you know what is the function of a language? The answer is simple: Effective Communication.

You might ask how many parents having and reading this application form failure to understand what SPK is looking for.

Respectfully speaking, I don't think 'affix' is better than 'paste'. I think SPK only wants to ask the parents to use glue to paste a photo of our lovely kid on the application form. For the word 'affix' to be used, we normally use it when we are talking about 'affix the common seal of a company on a legal document' when force should be applied. Do you think SPK intends us to use force to 'affix' the photo onto the application form?

For 'enrolment' or 'application', we use 'enroll' after offer is given by the school. Now, parents are in fact applying for a seat at SPK, what's wrong with it?

For the rest, I totally agree with you and appreciate your observation, though found no value at all.

I am not English teacher nor any perfect person and so do the staff of SPK.

If you found it's a shame that SPK has unqualified or below-standard English teacher or staff, please drop your kid's application form in the bin!

God Bless You.