Crispina Robert:
Basically, will you send him to RI ( Raffles Institution )?  ,
Mr Chan:
Or did you take him to a school that you know he can do well in the upper grades of 9, 10, 11, or did you take him to a higher level, perhaps in the lower grades of 12, 13? You have spent the past six years with your baby. You know his skill, you know his powers. You know that he’s usually around 10, and he comes home and says,” I have a 4″. Then, Steve, what will your decision be?  ,
Steven:
But, you know, he’s typically around 10, is it? I mean, I’ll definitely still take at least a 7, 8 type of setting.  ,
Mr Chan:
But it’s above his degree, right?  ,
Steven:
Also above his recent 4, that’s right. But because we think the possibility is there, right? And because we always consider our children more favorably…
Crispina:
If I had a chance for my child to go to RI, that child is going to Index, if I had to be fair.
Steven:
Despite the fact that he does experience pain while he is there…
Crispina:
We’ll see if he suffers… But Minister, what would you ( do )… I am aware that you are a RI graduate.  ,
Mr Chan:
I’ll tell you about my time as an graduate. What is the right response, in my opinion, actually depends on your baby. If your baby is actually someone who strives, someone who is a warrior, that even if it’s a base of the class, he may make his way up, then by all means, send him to the overall score of a 4 to 6 school.
What if he’s not that character and he’s just comfortable, like what both of you mentioned earlier, working with people around the same ability group, and he’s comfortable at AL ( aggregate level ) 10 schools? Why not take him that?  ,
So actually, the answer depends on the child’s abilities and interests, but you asked another very important question, and my final answer, ( the ) correct answer, is not so much whether you go for the AL 6, 4 to 6 or 10 or 12. Where does your baby want to go, should be the ultimate response, in my opinion?  ,
Crispina:
You see, we often forget to ask the kids.  ,
Mr Chan:
We make every effort to make the best choices for our kids. But often, we forget that they are the people who have to take possession of their choice. But of course, now, we are in a different time. Today, we will often worry whether our kid at that age may make those decisions.  ,