Grazy
27th June 2007, 07:06 PM
Education. !!! Bright Kids Failing in State Schools !!!
Hi All,
I am now retired due to a failed back op. But continue to pay for private education for my son, here in the Estepona-San Pedro area.
We changed our son from a” free” state school to an English international college, when he was 12 ½ years old. We took this expensive decision, because although he had been reasonably well educated learning within a non-creative system, at this age he had definitely come to an educational dead-end.
Victor was failed in Maths by a teacher who was simply incompetent (I have a Bachelor of Education degree myself, so I do have some grounding upon which to make this assessment).
Victor’s English was also weak and taking into account that one of his parents is British, it really doesn’t say much for the ability of local state schools to teach high standards of English. It must be said that they are brilliant at teaching Spanish, but second languages no way!
Victor is now in his last year of A levels.
He achieved grades; A and C for Eng.Lit/Lang. at IGCSE, attaining 6 grade A’s overall.
In his 6th form college he is the top Maths student. In the future he plans to do a Maths based degree in London. (Planning to enrol Oct. 2008).
We have a friend with a 16-year-old daughter (Sarina), who has always passed everything in state school with shining colours, but she has found that the kids in 16-18 year group are terribly disruptive and she finds that she simply cannot learn anything in this type of environment. I asked Sarina what the teachers were like and she said. “Terrible. They have no interest in their work.”
Today a friend told me that her 16 year old daughter Tamara (who is really bright) has dropped out of state sch (Instituto) as “The teachers are apathetic and the students extremely disruptive.” To quote Tamara’s own words.
For the next year, Tamara will be attending an English international college.
Her parent is a single Mum so, I have agreed to help Tamara with; French, IT and Business Studies and Victor will help her with Maths.
Tamara who has already turned 16 will loose a year, but she is going to study 7 IGCSE’s in one year instead of the usually 2 years.
I am confident that she will do well.
Let’s all wish her good luck!
If you have a child in a similar predicament, please let’s hear from you about your experiences and what action you are taking.
Hi All,
I am now retired due to a failed back op. But continue to pay for private education for my son, here in the Estepona-San Pedro area.
We changed our son from a” free” state school to an English international college, when he was 12 ½ years old. We took this expensive decision, because although he had been reasonably well educated learning within a non-creative system, at this age he had definitely come to an educational dead-end.
Victor was failed in Maths by a teacher who was simply incompetent (I have a Bachelor of Education degree myself, so I do have some grounding upon which to make this assessment).
Victor’s English was also weak and taking into account that one of his parents is British, it really doesn’t say much for the ability of local state schools to teach high standards of English. It must be said that they are brilliant at teaching Spanish, but second languages no way!
Victor is now in his last year of A levels.
He achieved grades; A and C for Eng.Lit/Lang. at IGCSE, attaining 6 grade A’s overall.
In his 6th form college he is the top Maths student. In the future he plans to do a Maths based degree in London. (Planning to enrol Oct. 2008).
We have a friend with a 16-year-old daughter (Sarina), who has always passed everything in state school with shining colours, but she has found that the kids in 16-18 year group are terribly disruptive and she finds that she simply cannot learn anything in this type of environment. I asked Sarina what the teachers were like and she said. “Terrible. They have no interest in their work.”
Today a friend told me that her 16 year old daughter Tamara (who is really bright) has dropped out of state sch (Instituto) as “The teachers are apathetic and the students extremely disruptive.” To quote Tamara’s own words.
For the next year, Tamara will be attending an English international college.
Her parent is a single Mum so, I have agreed to help Tamara with; French, IT and Business Studies and Victor will help her with Maths.
Tamara who has already turned 16 will loose a year, but she is going to study 7 IGCSE’s in one year instead of the usually 2 years.
I am confident that she will do well.
Let’s all wish her good luck!
If you have a child in a similar predicament, please let’s hear from you about your experiences and what action you are taking.