Look4chrisng

BC is no. 1

Considering how little time our local kids spend on studing and doing homework.  Effort to Score ratio is No.1 for sure.

Yah, we are smart.

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no way!  Kids in Vancouver are smarter than Richmond's

Hey, since we are talking about eduction.  Do anyone know the skinny in Elementary School?  

If I have the money, I send my kid to York house.  But I am poor.  Any strategy for poor parents living in E. Van?

Cheap private schools, vs French immersion vs good Public school

Look4chrisng

We have a school behind our house, and our kid and can walk 2 min to school (don't even need to cross street).  But enrollment is so low, now students are put in mix classes which  I total against.

So I have to bus my kids anyway, so just try to find a better choice.  Anecdotal evidence told me "cheap" private school kids (St. Francis Xavier/Vancouver Christian School) are pretty smart.  I also see some smart kids in French immersion schools.  

I am just looking for the biggest bang for my buck and time.  And hope the kid will do better than the parents (at least not living E. Van)

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Not necessary.
My son grew up in Van South, he graduated top honour at David Thomson,
got 20K  sch ...
somewhereintime 發表於 2010-12-8 13:39

Now is a difference time.  VSB is really short charging poor neighborhood schools.  Say mixed class totally sucks.  I just found out they teach the SAME material to 2 difference grade (although they are difference learning goals). But basically your kid listening to the same things for 2 yr in a row. (except math).

Look4chrisng

so you have kids in these situation? how do you like it?