Urgent! Got an offer from French international School.
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howardcoombs
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I've seen this kind of thing before and find it quite odd : someone gets a place in a specific school and after they receive the offer they ask questions about it. Do people generally not ask/investigate the school *BEFORE* they put applications in? Weird....
FIS is a fine school. It doesnt have the newest equipment and its not one of the top schools (academic nor facilities wise) but its a well respected school with decent teachers. I would not consider it for my kids as their Mandarin programme is not known to be particularly strong.
FIS is a fine school. It doesnt have the newest equipment and its not one of the top schools (academic nor facilities wise) but its a well respected school with decent teachers. I would not consider it for my kids as their Mandarin programme is not known to be particularly strong.
Hi,
I'd like to be honest. French international school isn't the best. The kids in the upper grades aren't the best, they are known to be quite badly taught. However, the school itself is quite hardworking and ends at the later hours compared to most schools. I know for certain as I was once going to apply, my friends had told me all about the 'truth' of FIS. It's not the best, I can reassure you, if you are planning to have your child stay all the way through. The teachers are quite harsh as I've heard, but they teach well if you're extremely hard working. It can demotivate your child due to the people around him/her. If i were you, I'd pick Chinese Intl. or HKIS. But definitely not FIS in my perspective and many others too.
I'd like to be honest. French international school isn't the best. The kids in the upper grades aren't the best, they are known to be quite badly taught. However, the school itself is quite hardworking and ends at the later hours compared to most schools. I know for certain as I was once going to apply, my friends had told me all about the 'truth' of FIS. It's not the best, I can reassure you, if you are planning to have your child stay all the way through. The teachers are quite harsh as I've heard, but they teach well if you're extremely hard working. It can demotivate your child due to the people around him/her. If i were you, I'd pick Chinese Intl. or HKIS. But definitely not FIS in my perspective and many others too.
carang
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a couple of questions:
1) how do you judge which is "the best"? doesn't that depend on the child and what is best for the child?
2) what do you mean the "kids aren't the best"? and that they are badly taught? do you mean that they misbehave? or that they don't score high in exams?
3) many schools in hk finish "at later hours"... my son goes to school from 7:55am-4:30pm most days.
4) you "knowing for certain"? you mean you heard from friends who told you what they'd heard or experienced? that's hearsay. you haven't experienced it yourself. the problem with this: what one person finds to be a weakness, another may find to be a strength.
5) the teachers are harsh? do you mean they are demanding? is that a bad thing?
6) in the first few lines you say that the kids are badly taught, then at the end you say that the teachers "teach well"... how can that be? are you talking about different grades? and if so, how do you distinguish which are well taught and which are not?
7) how can your child be "demotivate"d? what is wrong with the people around him/her? isn't motivation something that should be encouraged in the home?
8) what about CIS or HKIS, in your opinion, is "better"?
i'm not saying you are wrong, i'm only asking questions to find out why you believe what you do. i've been in the education field for a long time and i've never heard the complaints that you have about FIS, so i'm curious.
1) how do you judge which is "the best"? doesn't that depend on the child and what is best for the child?
2) what do you mean the "kids aren't the best"? and that they are badly taught? do you mean that they misbehave? or that they don't score high in exams?
3) many schools in hk finish "at later hours"... my son goes to school from 7:55am-4:30pm most days.
4) you "knowing for certain"? you mean you heard from friends who told you what they'd heard or experienced? that's hearsay. you haven't experienced it yourself. the problem with this: what one person finds to be a weakness, another may find to be a strength.
5) the teachers are harsh? do you mean they are demanding? is that a bad thing?
6) in the first few lines you say that the kids are badly taught, then at the end you say that the teachers "teach well"... how can that be? are you talking about different grades? and if so, how do you distinguish which are well taught and which are not?
7) how can your child be "demotivate"d? what is wrong with the people around him/her? isn't motivation something that should be encouraged in the home?
8) what about CIS or HKIS, in your opinion, is "better"?
i'm not saying you are wrong, i'm only asking questions to find out why you believe what you do. i've been in the education field for a long time and i've never heard the complaints that you have about FIS, so i'm curious.
carang
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for specific information laid out in a simple and straightforward way, try http://www.geoschools.com (a sister site to geobaby)
carang
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not defensive at all.. i have nothing to do with the school...i just had a lot of questions about redanae's post. i have no problem with people not liking the school, but i think more information is needed.
didn't mean to sound negative or defensive.... please see the last lines.
i have been in the education field for a long time and have never heard the complaints said poster expressed. as i said, i am not saying she's wrong... i don't know.... i was curious to know more... hence the questions. i have parents ask me about schools all the time, so i would like more information.
didn't mean to sound negative or defensive.... please see the last lines.
i have been in the education field for a long time and have never heard the complaints said poster expressed. as i said, i am not saying she's wrong... i don't know.... i was curious to know more... hence the questions. i have parents ask me about schools all the time, so i would like more information.