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Re: IB
Hi Naoko,
I can't agree with you more.
The reason I don't like local school is exactly the way they assessing students and that leads to a totally wrong teaching/learning approach in the school. Teachers, students and parents of local schools are soooooo focused on getting good results from assessements and examinations, but losing focus on the real learning/earnings for the students.
What I like about int'l schools is they are really focusing on the personal progress of each student. They are not comparing one student to another. But they would appreciate and recognize students with improvement and positive learning attitude, even if their capability is still low.
There's one incidence that reinforce this thinking in me. My son failed in the Grade 2 piano exam last year. When I knew the result, I was very upset. I kept asking myself "why", "is my son really not upto standard ?" "Are we (not only him) not hardworking enough ?", etc. I even struggled whether to tell my son about it cos' I know it would be hard for him to 'swallow' the bad news.
But finally, I did tell him. I said to him "failing the exam does not mean you are not good, it's totally not that. I can see you doing very hard and doing your best in learning and practising your piano (he does practise everyday). Me and your piano teacher are very happy and satisfied with your effort and performance. And this is more important than the exam result. And, actually this is your first time taking an exam ! You might be just too nervous to perform at your normal standard."
At the end, he still cried, but he accepted it because of what I said and then he forgot about it ten minutes later.
Now, I really don't feel bad or shameful about his 'failure', I use this as a learning for him and myself, and I do share it with my friends.
From this incidence, I re-confirm that local school & examinations is really not my 'cup of tea'. And I'm glad that I'd put my son into int'l school where he can learn happily.
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