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| kcpapa | 2007-04-26 14:21 |
| decide the best way you think good to your kid. some people will encourage you to choose IS, but they send their kid to local famous school and some vice versa. try to be objective and evaluate your kid. it might be good for other, but might not be yours. IS is not only for good english, but in fact an alternative way of learning. the key point should be the way of learning is good / suit best the kid. if your kid is very good in descipline, self driving and of course hard working with good memory; not worry of heavy homework and testing and..... accepted to running on a well prepared track without asking too much WHY. then they are going to master in local school - a traditionally recogonized good kid in our society. how about if the kid is not that way, they are creative, willing to learn without strict path, but to some extend lazy and do not want to work hard for homework and testing.. this kid would not be good in our traditional system. then are they bad?? IS would be a choice for this kid. think of you own case. no other people than you know your own kid better ever. |
| | 2007-04-26 14:27 |
| Sandy833 & kcpapa, Thank you very much for your kind resonse. |
| MarcusD | 2007-04-26 15:31 |
| When we talk about how to spend money, everyone have his own value, Once there is a daddy told me he like IS. But they can not effort the expensive school fee, despite that, he is a policemen and driving an expensive car. I wonder how much he spend on his beautiful car each month, like Insurance, Government License, Car park, Petrol, Maintenance, Tunnel, (traffic/ speeding ticket) etc… If you add them up and plus the education allowance around 3k each month. That is the school fee of some IS. May be he think it is more worth to own a car than pay the school fee. Of course, he got 100% freedom to decide what is good! To me, Education is an investment; good investment will have good return. It is better to educate my boy than give him money / house etc. We, as a parent got to have a vision to anticipate the challenge of our child in 20 years later. MarcusD |
| Saturn | 2007-04-26 19:49 |
I think many of the parents in this forum, especially those who are not really VERY RICH people (including myself), would rather spend more money on our children's education than on other "less important" expenses. That's why we are here "IS forum" to share our view. But the cost of IS's school fee is really quite unpredictable. Many IS can increase the school fee almost yearly. The expense of owning a beautiful car, however, could be within one's own control. The owner can buy a 2nd hand car, or sell the car in case of financial difficulties. But sending a kid to IS is a 10+ year of commitment. We may also need to save money for sending the kids to study in the university abroad. Not all parents can guarantee themselves to have steady income all the time & they may also have other huge expenses such as paying the mortgage, taking care of elderly parents, etc. That's why many parents still have to send their kids to local school in the end even if they like IS. Saturn. |
| Ruby1219 | 2007-04-27 10:02 |
| MarcusD, Hey I totally agree with you. I also think the best gift I can give my son is good and happy education and I plan NOT to give him a flat or a big bulk of money (at least I think so now, and also becos' I probably can't afford it. haha). I do believe that once he's well educated, with positive and 'correct' life attitude, he would be able to earn a good living by himself. Sometimes, kids will just abuse what their parents can give them and they tend to become lazy (kind of human instinct). My parents did not give me anyways when I was young. Not even subsidizing or helping my education. I had to earn my school fee since F. 6. But I did learn a lot from this experience. At least I know that I myself, am responsible for my own life. I believe that once I'm grown up, my parents responsibility on me has finished. I hope my kid will understand this as well. Ruby Quote: MarcusD 寫道: When we talk about how to spend money, everyone have his own value, Once there is a daddy told me he like IS. But they can not effort the expensive school fee, despite that, he is a policemen and driving an expensive car. I wonder how much he spend on his beautiful car each month, like Insurance, Government License, Car park, Petrol, Maintenance, Tunnel, (traffic/ speeding ticket) etc… If you add them up and plus the education allowance around 3k each month. That is the school fee of some IS. May be he think it is more worth to own a car than pay the school fee. Of course, he got 100% freedom to decide what is good! To me, Education is an investment; good investment will have good return. It is better to educate my boy than give him money / house etc. We, as a parent got to have a vision to anticipate the challenge of our child in 20 years later. MarcusD |
| MarcusD | 2007-04-27 13:52 |
| Dear Ruby1219 Exactly! :-D All I'm hoping is a decent person! My boy already showing his lazy instinct!!! Quote: Ruby1219 寫道: I do believe that once he's well educated, with positive and 'correct' life attitude, he would be able to earn a good living by himself. Sometimes, kids will just abuse what their parents can give them and they tend to become lazy (kind of human instinct). |
| MarcusD | 2007-04-27 14:04 |
| Dear Saturn Yes very true!!! 10+ year, is a Big decision!! I am not rich, and can not guarantee to have steady income all the time!! Soooo I'm perpared to give up "less important" expenses. And have a "simple" living. It is not just my commitment, it matter to my whole family! ....Not Easy.... MarcusD Quote: Saturn 寫道: But sending a kid to IS is a 10+ year of commitment. We may also need to save money for sending the kids to study in the university abroad. Saturn. |
| zitaeric | 2007-04-27 23:20 |
| Hi, 大家好... 想請問有冇家長在屋企由細到大都是同小朋友講中文, 但又讀緊 IS, 小朋友 or 家長 怎樣適應, 讀得會不會好辛苦呢? 有冇朋友可以俾些意見, 指導一吓. 我小朋友現在讀緊一間 IS pre-school, 佢好自由, 讀得很開心. 謝謝 |
| mattsmum | 2007-04-28 11:37 |
| can any parent with certified financial planner quaification teach us how to calculation school fee vs reserve so that parent can calculate how much need to be used? |
| amyyeung | 2007-04-29 00:02 |
| 我便是這樣, 是完全不會有問題的. 我個 女已經13 歲讀了8 年了. 我個女甚至不會說話半中半芵. Quote: zitaeric 寫道: Hi, 大家好... 想請問有冇家長在屋企由細到大都是同小朋友講中文, 但又讀緊 IS, 小朋友 or 家長 怎樣適應, 讀得會不會好辛苦呢? 有冇朋友可以俾些意見, 指導一吓. 我小朋友現在讀緊一間 IS pre-school, 佢好自由, 讀得很開心. 謝謝 |
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