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Re: 你們認為子女讀英中好還是中中好?
Hello 彥彥媽咪,
Good to know a PC mom.
Wow….. I can sense that you’re definitely a determined person. You refuse to sacrifice your language ability for a job…. Good for you!
Once again, sorry for the confusion.
To answer your questions
1) I had a feeling that most PC parents do have similar plans like me (let the kids finish their primary/secondary education at PC and then send them abroad for overseas education), how do you feel about this?
I absoloutely agree… most parents in PC have similar plans. Actually, I came from a PC family. My Dad, uncles and aunt all grad-ed from PC ( my auntie is now 66 years old, she grad-ed from PC , then went to US for collage( collage means Univ in US) and Master degree, my uncle grad from PC, went to HK Baptist collage, then went to the States for Master so is my dad…. See? a 65 year old women with master degree, you don’t see that too often, right? She’s a PC grad. Your probably had heard about PC ‘s reputation. We are not a “ form 5 graduate” school… we are a “ go to collage” school. This is to say, most of the PC students knows they are going to collage. As for studying abroad, have you heard of our PC Alumni??? We have the strongest Alumni in North America ( even all over the world)… Literally, every city, there’s PC Alumni … NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, Houston….. Honolulu… you name it. So the study abroad phenomenon doesn’t happen over night… it’s our tradition. I went to some of the Alumni gathering when I was in the States…. Man! They are OLD alumni!!!!!
2) What is your comment about PC as a CMI school, as you said, you also need some time to pick up your English when you first arrived US, so I guess you may feel very frustrated about it, and how did you deal with your emotion at that time? ……..
PC….Goods—Strong Math, Physics and Chem.! It’s tradition Boy school… when I was in PC, it was 35% girls only, especially in sciences group. I was in science… we had only 13 girls in a class. Also, it’s a subtle school… not fleshy at all…I like that!
Bad--- Perhaps it’s different now… their teaching style was rigid! Not too much active learning… they didn’t encourage student to argue, raise questions or they would become Black sheep ( isn’t it comment ? it’s CHINESE WAY of learning).
I guess I wasn’t that frustrated about Eng…. I was more frustrated about not being able to speak up and ask question in classes. I was not used to that type of learning… and I envied others who DARE to do that. All through my academic life, I had to fight so hard to get rid of the “ don’t act like black sheep” thoughts.
My parents were really tough.. they purposely put my 2 brothers and myself in 3 different cities so we had to be independent. I lived in dormitory and my parents didn’t even go the US with me ( they only come to see me 2 months after school started)… I carried 2 suitcases and found my way to school and settle myself. It wasn’t too hard.. I guess I was more excited than scared! Now looking back, it was an fabulous experience than benefits me till now. SO don’t worry, you’ll be amazed by your child’s adaptability.
3) For all these 17 years that you live in US, how about your Chinese language then? Can you say that you could still be able to master it well?..or you are now better in English than Chinese?
So shame…. My Chinese …. I can read and write , no problem.. but I prefer to read Eng if I saw 2 versions of texts. Hmmmm…. I don’t think I’m able to write a proper business letter in Chinese anymore.
4) Am I correct to say that you suggest to send the kids abroad for university education based on what I have seen you wrote above? If yes, why do you think this is critical? Or ~~ are there any other alternatives which may achieve the same result (cos I need to plan for contingency just in case that I am not financially sound enough to send all boys away).
Collages in HK are great.. and sending them abroad cost a lot…
But to learn to live independently, meet new friends, experience new cultures, exploring new cities, manage their lives ( paid bills, budgeting, eat well…), deal with confrontation or loneliness, solve problems alone, be resourceful and having a chance to miss your parents (knowing how good
they are when they’re not around)…….etc . Won’t you agree these extraordinary adventures are just PRICELESS???!!!!
5) As a PC graduate, how would you rate/comment the education that you received here in terms of language?
Honestly, English NOT enough…. Perhaps you may need other resource to help boost their English level…. Chinese.. PC is definitely more than enough. hee hee!
6) Do you think US is a right place to put the kids for university? Or any other places that you may feel OK as well?
I think depending on your child’s personality…different country is somewhat different. ( If you want to know, you may PM me) But I can tell you this… ( hope I don’t offend some people) I always say if $ is not an issue… definitely US or UK…. Then next choice is Canada….. I personally don’t care for Australia or New Zealand. Most of the multi-National Corps. or large HK co, they prefer US or UK grads… the really don’t like Australian grads or NZ ( I know, coz I was a HR Dir)
[…do not expect my kids to have "excellent" language skills, I just wish they could be able to communicate effectively in whatever languages when they need to, that's all….]
Definitely agree with you!!!!!!!
Hope this helps…. Sorry to take up all these space here!
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