This is what my kid is facing now too (Dec kid)-- not very good at his fine motor skills , thus hate writing a lot. However, he's good at other areas. If he was born in Oct / Nov, I might not struggle a lot whether to repeat him or not but now, he's a Dec kid.....so ... really difficult to make the decision!
If your kid born in DEC and you feel a little bit uncomfortable, just let him repeat K1. Next year try to apply PC, perhaps it is good for him. Let it go and don't think too much!
My kid is in k2 now. So if he has to repeat, I'd let him repeat k3. Yes .. may be you're right. May be I just need to follow my heart and not to think too much :)
原帖由 YY233 於 11-3-13 21:39 發表
If your kid born in DEC and you feel a little bit uncomfortable, just let him repeat K1. Next year try to apply PC, perhaps it is good for him. Let it go and don't think too much!
原帖由 twinsstar1 於 11-3-13 18:14 發表
I do believe the difference between big and small B is obvious in KG and P.1-2 level only. The gap will narrow down when they grow older. However, the problem is, even if the small B and parents are ...
Are you sure you make your kid as big B,they can get into famous private and DSS schools, I am not sure, so I make my kid as small B and try again on P2, P3
of cos not sure ... and in fact I'm still stuggling. that's why i've planned to apply P1 in K3 ... if failed, then repeat K3 and try again next year.
Another reason that I want him to be a big kid cos I don't want him to have a hard time in studying in P.1-2. Just afraid that if he can't catch up then he will have no interest in learning later.
原帖由 MCLF120 於 11-3-18 14:11 發表
Are you sure you make your kid as big B,they can get into famous private and DSS schools, I am not sure, so I make my kid as small B and try again on P2, P3
原帖由 YY233 於 11-3-12 23:13 發表 I believe that it is true!! My friend is a teacher of a famous primary school. Most of the teachers have higher expectation on the big children. Sometimes the parents ask them why their big ...
yes, if a small kid get a higher achievement, most of the teacher was surprised!
各位請原諒我拋一下書包， 看過一本書 [Outliers: The Story of Success]，作者嘗試破解成功到底有哪些因素。
作者一開波，就列出加拿大最 Top 曲棍球球員的出生日期， 結果發現大部分球員都是年頭生日， 為什麼呢？
（太懶打字, below copy from Wikipedia):
The book begins with Gladwell's research on why a disproportionate number of elite Canadian hockey players are born in the first few months of the calendar year. The answer, he points out, is that since youth hockey leagues determine eligibility by calendar year, children born on January 1 play in the same league as those born on December 31 in the same year. Because children born earlier in the year are bigger and maturer than their younger competitors, they are often identified as better athletes, leading to extra coaching and a higher likelihood of being selected for elite hockey leagues. This phenomenon is dubbed "accumulative advantage" by Gladwell, Outliers asserts that success depends on the idiosyncrasies of the selection process used to identify talent just as much as it does on the athletes' natural abilities.
It is true that after repeating, it won't make a kid be the top ones in class. In fact, I think the difference between small B and big B would narrow down when they grow older. But for the case of your colleague, may be if her daughter did not repeat, the results would be even worse (I mean in p.1-2)
Of course, we would never know whether repeating or not is good to a child as no child can experience both choices. I've been thinking back and forth about the issue too .. haha .. crazy me!
<做大b都唔一定好，有同事個囡repeat k1，考到協幼，小學上唔到協小，就去左九龍塘區某小學，但校內成績只係下。repeat嗰年係浪費。>
If he/she is not a 大b, he/she will be even worst. His/her parent has made the right choice...
I like Sumyeema1 posting. In addiitonal. the best one is always the best one and it is not easy for small B to catch up the other with extra effort. Think, if 大b and small b ahve same IQ and make the same effort, the small b lost the confident as they do not perform as good as their peer.Of course there are some exceptional...
I think "label" is not exist in most school. The school always pick up the best one (no matter is big or small B). I heard that a popular school (snoopy principal) picked up a Dec B with IQ of 180 this year (subjected to be confirmed).
原帖由 ting-ma 於 11-4-8 10:28 發表
我都相信你bb 係outstanding ge..但有冇想過細b會比人label? i mean C私/直資?? Even 一個細b & 一個大b interview performance the same, 我都會覺得teacher 會select 個大b....(純粹個人意見). 因為d 人有bias.. ...
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I believe that it is true!! My friend is a teacher of a famous primary school. Most of the teachers have higher expectation on the big children. Sometimes the parents ask them why their big ... 
