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回覆:zoezoezz 的帖子
I faced a similar difficult choice couple years ago, ICS vs a top ranking traditional school. I finally took ICS. Everybody around me thought I was crazy, some even privately commented that I would regret.
During these years, I always rethink the same question: did I make a wrong choice for my son? It's hard to say. My son is the type that could be pushed 「谷」, so I believe that if he was in that traditional school, he should be able to perform pretty well. But now in ICS, there is not much pressure from homework and exams. So beside fulfilling the school requirements, he still got plenty of time to explore his interests. He read a lot in the past few year, probably close to a thousand books, of varoius topics. He has time to do sports, plays with his younger sister and even daydreaming. Most importantly, his curiorsity and motivation to learn is very strong. He would (and could afford) hours to research on things that intetest him. At this point, I don't know whether he would do well in public exams and get into a good university in the future (there may be a better certainty if I chose the traditional school for him), but putting him in ICS gave him a happy childhood and balanced life which to me, is more important than academic achievement.
One last thing to note, Chinese. ICS's Chinese standard is low, honestly. But if you register the kid in Chinese tutoring class and encourage him to read more Chinese books, it should be able to keep him at par with average English primary school students. But be realistic, there is no way to keep up with the best students in Chinese primary schools.
Hope this helps.
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