celeron_266

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-2-29 08:38 發表

I guess you must not have seen self motivated kids.  Kids are old enough to motivate themselves, but in which area that's the question...LOL  e.g. kids are so motivated when they're playing video gam ...

true..they have to learn self motivation...but i dont expect elementary school students to have such motivation to study on their own...i am sure some kids have it...and its nice...but i think that only a small portion of elementary students to have such qualities (like you said...i expect them to be more motivated to play video games than studying)...so...if the kid have to motivation....any school is fine...if not...it will be better to leave this to the professionals (ie private school teachers) to put the knowledge into their brain...so that the kids will still know the stuff even though they are more motivated to other activities...of course parents have to play a part in the process as well

for high school...since i expect students to have such motivation to study...thats why either private/public high school is fine....if the student is good....different schools wont make a difference

Retro

Having worked in the public sector and now in the catholic private school sector, one biggest noticeable difference is the moral teaching given through religion studies.  Things I find more important over academics as a human being.  Moral teachings such as what's right from wrong, consideration, remorse, respect.  (Most students in my school are not catholic, FYI) In the private sector there are more extra curricular activities - eg. out-sourced tennis instructor starting from grade 4 level, young writers club, leadership groups, etc.  (I personally did not get to learn tennis until grade 10, studying in the public system)

For highschool, if your child is extremely brilliant and talented and have the potential to go to a high caliber university, I personally would recommend going through the private sector as well.  Those universities look for a lot more than academics - extra-curricular activities (eg. debating club, volunteering groups, chamber choir, orchestra/band, school reps, etc) are also essential.  Public schools may not be as well endowed in providing these opportunities.  

Having said that I went through the public system all my life and I'd like to think that I turned out quite alright.   

That's my 2 cents! Goodluck!

nikonian

I also bring up this topic to coworkers, and most are not a big fan of private ( private, not Catholic / Christian ).  Simply because we're not that rich group of people in town -- i.e. the 'Status' of the parents ( i.e. us ) aren't good enough to let the kids blend nicely to his/her peers.  Also, one funny example is 'a field trip to Gutamala to watch Volcano' -- man… that sounds like a 4000 bucks field trip for a week on top of the high tuition fees.

Since I'm not Catholic / Christian, it's quite hard to get onto the Catholic / Christian schools ( correct me if I'm wrong ).  So, the best I can work out is to find a good and reputatable public school la.

Who say everyone is equal in Canada?  Ha ha ha ( then sigh sigh sigh ).