昨晚教育局关于Gifted Program 的讨论会

[oureal]

昨天晚上又去旁听了教育局有关Gifted Program 的讨论会，参加旁听的家长非常少（大概大家早都知道了结果？），不管如何，贴出来与大家分享，尤其是关心此事的Lisgar 的家长们。
基本决定已经形成：
A: Bell high school,Lisgar,Merivale High school 三个学校作为Gifted Program中心继续保留。Lisgar 继续Offer 英语Gifted 课程以及extend french；Bell 和Merivale 将Offer 英语和French Immersion的 gifted program。
B: 取消Gloucester 和Glebe的 gifted program。
C: 正在以上被取消的两校就学的gifted 学生，可有一次机会来选择是否留在本学校或者返回原校（有些学生是从其他学校转到Gloucester和Glebs 的gifted program），或者进入Lisgar 的Gifted Program学习。

 

[Sen Lin]

French Immersion

Is there still French Immersion in high school? I thought French Immersion ends after finishing primary school.

Could you please explain which grade the high school French Immersion begins?

Thanks

 

[Sen Lin]

Thank you Lungao.

now I know, there are choices in high school too. so most Chinese kids go to Lisgar, that means they don't take French Immersion.Do you know how is their French if they are EFI or MFI student in primary school.

Thanks.

 

[Sean Mama]

这里有没有中国的家长没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program的？今天我才知道我儿子的两个老师，他们都没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program，我有点惊讶。

 

[eddy]

My son is not in gifted program, although he passed the test couple of years ago. He prefers to stay with his friends in normal class.

 

[Iiris]

天才很轻松就能过线，但过了线的不一定是天才。所以感觉上的有点累的话，还是退出好。

 

[亚丑]

这里有没有中国的家长没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program的？今天我才知道我儿子的两个老师，他们都没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program，我有点惊讶。

我家的.上了一年,退出了.不喜欢.

 

[Tom_Monkey]

From what I know, most Chinese families let their gifted kids stay in normal program until they attend high school.

 

[myguinea]

这里有没有中国的家长没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program的？今天我才知道我儿子的两个老师，他们都没有把自己Gifted的孩子送进Gifted Program，我有点惊讶。

没啥好惊讶的，本人就没送。我的孩子不想跟好朋友们分开，不想去，我就选择了尊重孩子的选择，而且我觉得孩子并没受到不好的影响。

举个例子，有一天孩子带着一点儿紧张，期待和自豪地告诉我，要去买一身正式的衣服，因为老师认为他做一个project的想法很有创意，project做的也很好，结果推荐他到 school board 去给领导做一个 presentation. 我觉得只要孩子自己喜欢，在哪里都可以做好。

另外，我孩子班上的两个白人的孩子也都没去。这两个孩子的家庭情况我也知道，一个是眼科手术医生，一个是只接大案例的律师。这里人相信每一个孩子都是 gifted。

 

[ccc]

家长有几个进过国内"天才班"?

 

[raptor]

My two cents

My son was identified as gifted three years ago. We are struggling to make a decision at very beginning, however, my son made his decision by himself at the time, he is happy to be his school. After three years, I think he is right, he has many friends to play around, and having so many opportunities at local school, getting many school's awards, join almost all sport clubs, a very solid leadership skill developed (his teacher always asking him to lead various groups as special extension for his gifted identification at local school, he did very good, and one of them even making a newspaper news.)

I don't see there is any difference between gifted programs and normal at Canada, you don't get any advantage at the time kids getting university. I think the most important things at kids age are getting the chances to develop their characters such as making decisions by knowing its impact, how to making relationships with friends, developing leadership skills, developing communications skills, getting self confidence etc.

 

[Hui]

我来唱点反调。 没有最好，只有更好。孩子考上了 gifted program 而留在了原校， 当然做头，但这是蛇头， 不是龙头。 追求卓越，就应进gifted program，争取做龙头。 Academic performance should be much better in gifted program because of the competition. All skills can be developed in the gifted program too. Your child might have been much better in all aspects if he/she goes to the gifted program. The chance for you child to get into top universities in the world is much greater if he/she is in gifted program.

 

[yess]

gifted program is good

It is more challenging for kids to stay in gifted program since all kids are quite smart with lots of ideas. They might hate specific subject and did not do well in some subjects. But they are all strong on creativity and putting forward new ideas. Usually kids in gifted program are not good at sports. Some might be considered as nerd in regular program. One of my son's gifted classmates opted to go to regular program in Grade 5, but come back in grade 6.

 

[Ayin_Ottawa]

这么说的话，如果一个普普通通的孩子，通过补习班、家长的强化教育、还有其他手段，获得了gifted的“荣誉”，进入gifted program，面对这么多的 "nerd and meanie"，是不是有动物凶猛的感觉？

揠苗助长嘛

 

[mangliu]

正是，我看很多家长希望这样并且有些身体力行，就是苦了孩子。

看了大家的评论，感觉一帮没上Gifted Program的家长使劲唱衰Gifted Program。

看了大家的评论，感觉孩子完全可以不必上学。什么好小学，好高中，好大学，都是扯蛋，因为只要自己有本事，自学就可以，甚至可以考虑到监狱里自学。

再推广一下，什么好社区，坏社区，好同学，坏同学，也都是扯蛋，因为只要能自律，和罪犯做邻居和同学，其实无所谓。

事实是这样吗？