ICS Grade 1 vs La Salle Primary One

zoezoezz

小兒子即將入讀小一，一間傳統名校和一間很好的國際學校兩個offer，兩件學校都是一條龍到中學。很難抉擇,想聽聽大家的意見。

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himmamme 發表於 15-7-1 02:50
其實樓主若不說說自己对兩間學校的觀感和自己的考慮因素，而及小朋友的特質。我估大家好難畀到佢實際的意見 ...

可能就是因為樓主沒說清楚考慮同因素而導致一些負面回應。

964000

原帖由 nintendo 於 15-07-24 發表
本帖最後由 nintendo 於 15-7-24 22:30 編輯

luplup

In ICS elementary, while there is no formal exams (except Chinese), there are class works and quizzes from time to time to make sure students understand what they are learning.  These classworks and quizzes are sent home after they are marked so parents will know how their kids are doing at school (but there usually wouldn't be a score.  Instead, correct ones will be checked while incorrect one will have comments or questions on the side to encourage students to rethink for a better answer).  There is a computerized test on English and Math in the beginning and end of the year to assess the students' abilities in these subjects.  The results will show a percentile against all students in US of the same grade (who particiate in the test).  There will be a report card sent home at the end of each term showing the grades (1 to 4, 4 being the best) and teachers' comments for each subject.  However, there wouldn't be any ranking.  This is to avoid comparison among students but rather, focusing on your own progress.

nintendo

CKCKmom 發表於 15-6-30 23:34
Noted you have posted the same questions on both local and international forums, and I am glad to se ...

好八卦咁，去另一個 topic 睇，嘩！果個自稱喇叭家長的人，把口好刻薄！相對，又未見過 ICS 有人咁口臭。
四個字，高下立見。

964000

My dad face the same dilemma some decades ago, ESF vs Local elite school, at the end he chose local school for me. I did well academically, went to uni smoothly and everything went just as plan. But I must tell you, if I could make the choice again, I would opt for IS. Because apart from academic achievement, I sucks in all other aspects, I need to learn many of these surviving skills from the sketch in my 30+s.

himmamme

luplup 發表於 15-7-23 14:49
I faced a similar difficult choice couple years ago, ICS vs a top ranking traditional school.  I fin ...

Thanks for sharing. In local system,we are easy to know how the kids doing academically. How about in ICS? Thanks

luplup

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.

sschiu

There is no turning back in real life but if I have to choose again, I will look for an international school with good academic standards / results. If there isn't any such school that accepts my child, I think will still change to the traditional school!

tibbar2011

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I want to ask the same question - what would you choose if you get to choose again? your comment about local schools is hardly positive (unless "training 考試精英" is meant to be a positive comment).. thanks!

yinichanwang

那麼再給妳們重新決定, 也會轉傳統嗎?

sschiu

當年我也遇到同樣的情況，結果為女兒選了傳統女校。作為過來人，我的意見是傳統學校方法能夠培育考試精英，但在培養好奇心、學習興趣、動機、獨立思考、自學能力、創意等方面遠遠不及國際學校！所以問題是究竟你想要甚麼？

chansiub

我有同樣感受。很多次都打打下收手。

fonghl2000

Just FYI... 我們選了DBSPD 而放棄了繼續在SIS讀P1... 也是很難的決擇！
有小朋友讀過IS的家長，才知道IS是什麼一回事。你們明的...

avamum

what is your final decision?

We got ics and one of the 直資school offer too.we finally choose ICS.
I like small class and the Christian part.

Hope it is right.

torunpoland

我只能給你一個意見：別純粹因為運氣而安排孩子入讀其實自己不太喜歡的學校。

lui

原帖由 minirat 於 15-07-06 發表
我見到都凸曬眼，好無禮貌，人品如此，書讀得幾好都無用
樓主好有修養
我覺得你會俾小朋友考ICS，應該不是 ...

你説得對，有部份家長好冇禮貌。我仲記早前有一post関於cxy 4 th interview. 個班support 超谷學校家長又埋耒踩這校要in 4次。其實關佢地乜事呢？自己又說小朋友要谷，對唔谷個d學校又指三道四。好矛盾。今日望左個post d人名，又係佢地

lui

原帖由 lovecasey 於 15-07-06 發表
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真的無可能和本地家長溝通，好多帶有色眼鏡睇IS

係人的修養問題，不是本地不本地問題

四隻貓

紅紅 發表於 15-7-6 13:26
數年前我回流回香港，首先送女兒讀本地kindy, 但學校老師話佢唔適合主流，叫我考慮其他非主流小學。因為我 ...

有時見到佢地既說話態度(對名校果種麻木崇拜, 嚴重偏見, 唔尊重別人, 說話有骨又充滿酸味...)
, 本來想回覆都變成唔想回.

紅紅

原帖由 lovecasey 於 15-07-06 發表
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真的無可能和本地家長溝通，好多帶有色眼鏡睇IS

都唔係全部嘅，只是EK的本地家長特別mean, 可能入去果d都是虎爸虎媽個個戰鬥格，每年都見唔少人開topic : 跪求放位(某某小學) ……

之後我post個topic去自由講場，都得到好多有建設性回應。但EK本地學校板，真係怕怕。