From traditional school to international school?

miss_watson13

Hi,

My sister studys in a traditional school now. She has applied Harrow Int'l school and she got the offer. However, english is her second language and she speaks cantonese for most of the time. i am afraid that she wont be able to get along with the other student. another problems that raise my awareness is about the curriculum. She will be in form one in 2012 but Harrow offers her the place in year 8, which is equal to form 2. Though i learn that the course in int'l school is not as demanding as in traditional school. Should I let her to study year 8 instead of year 7. my concern is about the language. Are there any parents here can share their experience when their children change the school from traditional school to international school and any issue that i should be aware of?

Thanks very much.

miss_watson13

a very nice metaphor! and now the creature is subject to sentence and being trapped in a transparent cup, noticing the reaction of the surrounding people but is incapable to create any nuisaunce (Y)

Anyway, thanks for the posts that you have made! they all are really constructive n inspiring. thank you!

原帖由 kaplanmeier 於 11-5-16 12:03 發表


Miss Watson, you should enjoy what has been happening here, which reminded me my old naughty days...

Having found some tiny and harmless creature, I would pick up a stick to irritate it and see how ...

kaplanmeier

原帖由 miss_watson13 於 11-5-14 15:00 發表
kaplanmeier, i suggest you not to reply this post and argue with him/her. such a waste of time.

Miss Watson, you should enjoy what has been happening here, which reminded me my old naughty days...

Having found some tiny and harmless creature, I would pick up a stick to irritate it and see how it reacted.  It defenced and even tried to strike back (targeting at the stick, of course).  When it was time for me to go home, I left with (sinful) pleasure, but the tiny animal was also happy because it defeated the enemy and successfully protected its territory.  

Now, it's time for me to go home and leave the tiny alone, which will happily declare victory.

kaplanmeier

原帖由 Jackeylwfd 於 11-5-15 09:28 發表
Both of you are so ignorant and without logical sense. However, it is absolutely not waste of time for both of your to argue with such a knowledgeable person like me as you can learn a lot from me.  
...

Yes, as I said, your posts were rather eye-opening.   On my planet, still waters run deep.

kaplanmeier

原帖由 Jackeylwfd 於 11-5-15 09:41 發表
By A + B Grade at A Level - Harrow ranks 30

Yes, Harrow, 94.06%, ranked 30, whilst Eton, 96.16%, ranked 17.  A difference of 2.1% led to a difference of 13 in their ranks.  And there are still 16 schools ranked higher than Eton this year.  

If I were you, I probably would also say that Eton's fame was diminishing.

If I were you, I might have to find some way to push my boy to achieve straight A's.

If you were me, you would not have cared about 94% or 96%.  If you were me, you should have thought about what tiebreakers one would use when one had to choose between two straight A's boys.

delusionist

ps。突然諗起一個 bk 的舊朋友

Anyone who has been around for more than a few months already knows him. He is so pathetically predictable.

My dear Jackeylwfd, I'm not going to argue with you or add anything further to this thread.  Just a friendly reminder: Please behave. Your personal information including your names, photos, personal details and that of your wife and son are searchable and obtainable to those who care to look for them. You are of course entitled to your (right or wrong) view but you are not doing your wife and son any favour by acting like a bully.  And, given the very high degree of predictability and uninformed biases on your part, people can easily tell who you are.  Using 10 different login names isn't going to help.

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miss_watson13

thank you Yeekee :) :)

原帖由 yeekee 於 11-5-16 02:18 發表
According to Harrow HK, year 6 and 7 are Preparatory and Year 8 is Secondary (F.1).  Don't worry, your sister will be ok.

yeekee

According to Harrow HK, year 6 and 7 are Preparatory and Year 8 is Secondary (F.1).  Don't worry, your sister will be ok.

JoJo

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miss_watson13

Thank you HappyBeach! :)

原帖由 HappyBeach 於 11-5-15 11:13 發表
Hi, miss_watson13,

I am a Maryknoller too.  From my own experience, I had no problem studying in high school and university in Canada.  

Don't worry, your sister will be fine.

miss_watson13

You go back and check the first post you have posted, and the post after peter_pan. I was asking ppl nicely about the qns i concerned. you popped up and told me i m wrong in so many things. and see what ve you replied peter_pan-"You are so wrong and don't pretend be an expert in front of me. You yourself are so confused by the curriculum in various places. Study more indepth and understand the differences first before making your pre-mature points". you consider this as a nice reply? lol S/he was just trying to share things she knows and s/he thinks is benefitcial to the people here. if s/he is wrong, correct him/her in a friendly way!  

People reply and speak up in this post because they are pissed off by the way you replied and the attitude. As i ve mentioned, people up here is to share opinions not compete with each others.

原帖由 Jackeylwfd 於 11-5-15 09:28 發表
Both of you are so ignorant and without logical sense. However, it is absolutely not waste of time for both of your to argue with such a knowledgeable person like me as you can learn a lot from me.  
...

[ 本帖最後由 miss_watson13 於 11-5-15 20:31 編輯 ]

nintendo

你都幾中意人身攻擊喎
你話邊間學校唔好係 ok
反正個個人想法唔同
但唔該唔好下下話人地無知
你咁講，反而更顯得你自己先至係現實生活中失敗，要靠在網路上蝦蝦霸霸，平衡心理
拿拿拿，我冇話邊個，唔好出黎亂認呀
哈，有趣，呢邊靜了一排，終於又熱鬧起來

ps。突然諗起一個 bk 的舊朋友

[ 本帖最後由 nintendo 於 11-5-15 16:42 編輯 ]

HappyBeach

Hi, miss_watson13,

I am a Maryknoller too.  From my own experience, I had no problem studying in high school and university in Canada.  

Don't worry, your sister will be fine.

原帖由 miss_watson13 於 11-5-9 04:48 發表
Hi,

My sister studys in a traditional school now. She has applied Harrow Int'l school and she got the offer. However, english is her second language and she speaks cantonese for most of the time. i a ...

kaplanmeier

原帖由 miss_watson13 於 11-5-14 15:00 發表
kaplanmeier, i suggest you not to reply this post and argue with him/her. such a waste of time.

In fact it's rather eye-opening to read his/her reply.  I am not aware that there is such a prejudice or fantasy in Hong Kong that Harrow's fame is diminishing (because of whatever reasons).  Is it some sort of post-colonial mindset?   No problem.  Such a statement is not falsifiable and hence is meaningless to argue  (my crystal ball shows that s/he will give me a few links on the Internet and say that only a stubborn pig-headed person like me would deny).  Fine, please continue to believe what you believe.

I know nothing about Beijing and Bangkok's international schools.  S/he (definitely after doing extensive research, on the Internet, of course, or even some field studies, and so having my highest respect and faith) just told me that Harrow got, gets and will get the best international school students there.  Fine, but wait... didn't s/he try desparately to convince herself that Harrow HK could not get the best students?  I know, I know, s/he will then say that it is simply because in HK there are better schools that cannot be found in Beijing and Bangkok.  Perhaps (just perhaps, and I didn't claim you had said it), the best school in the world is exactly the one her child is attending here in HK.  Congratulations.  (Yes, sincerely, my wholehearted congratulations, but if you would like to deny, no problem I would take my words back.)  Well, but isn't it weird that Harrow's management is stupid enough to choose HK, rather that other cities, to have their third overseas branch.  Any metropolis in mainland China would welcome Harrow.

As I said, an exam prep school is not my cup of tea.  The number one in the league table is not necessarily the one that I would like to send my child to.  I'm not a Tiger mother.  My child is good, and I actively and seriously consider sending him to Harrow.  Though it's a counter-example of what you said, why does it bother you in the end?

[ 本帖最後由 kaplanmeier 於 11-5-15 00:19 編輯 ]

miss_watson13

kaplanmeier, i suggest you not to reply this post and argue with him/her. such a waste of time.