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...Might a list of such a nature be detrimental? .. Hard to imagine how an increase in knowledge on any subject can be "detrimental" to someone seeking it. Of course the increase of market knowledge suggested by JShin can reveal that various schools, purveyors of education, do not deliver competitiv...

... why it was never made a sticky... What's "a sticky?" I'd like to find a comprehensive list of int'l schools with grade levels offered, number of students in each level, an idea of student composition, teaching approach, extracurriculars offered, faculty ratios and qualifications Sounds like a we...

Mary Hatch Bailey wrote: “The right school would find the talents in children whether they were academic, athletic or both. Good schools and savvy parents realize there is no need to choose between the two. Plenty of varsity athletes marching off to the Ivy League with near perfect SAT scores. This ...

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Mary Hatch Bailey wrote:
>>“plenty of varsity athletes march off to the Ivy League with near perfect sat score. <<

Wow, that’s great news. Can you point me to numbers that sketch the idea?

Thanks for the notes, ladies … >> I feel the opportunity my daughter has to dance travel to far outweigh the ability of a fellow student to post a higher grade. >> At last boffenl and I seem to agree on something. Academics can't be the only yard stick. … and I don’t disagree with your either of yo...

Thanks for your note, Ms Bailey

“Getting your child into Harvard, and your child thriving and graduating from Harvard are two different things. ”

Thanks for the note, Ms Bailey

“information and statistics are business”

" think I like you rothhimmel!" Wow! What a generous comment! Thank you Boffenl, I’m both flattered and quick to say that I’m a fan of your thoughts posted here. Indeed, the academic rigor of Singapore Primary education is at the top of foundation reasons list that prompted me to vote to set up camp...

“Now you sound like my husband! “ Best to call a spade a spade, in my estimation and more: NOT build a path to an objective on a layer of flawed aspiration and information. Thanks for your comments. It's great to know there’s at least a few others out on this landscape who wish to go forward with ey...

“ … there are more local school educated students studying at US Ivy League Uni's than SG international school students, the Ivy's have shown a marked preference for certain local schools and recruit heavily there, as do major US state universities like Purdue, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and the UC system.“ ...

Data is hard to come by on such a divisive topic. Good luck uncovering something--I'd love to see it too! 'morning Boffenl ... I'm still wrestling with the "public or private" school problem and it occurred to me there may be, ummm, for lack of a better term, an education consultant that can quote ...

boffenl wrote:it is those serious drawbacks that I'm trying to uncover. .

You may have guessed I'm gathering information to better inform a decision between MOE and private schools.

In fact, as you also may have divined, up to this moment I favor MOE. In fact I just learned that SAS uses “Chicago Math,”

boffenl wrote: I guess it is those serious drawbacks that I'm trying to uncover.

You and me, boffenl. Maybe some will chime in with first person reports of circumstances anywhere in the scale between way-difficult and thoughtfully designed and executed education.

The vast majority of children in local schools do not receive extra tuition.Extra tuition does not mean higher scores. Great to see your information regarding the efficacy of extra curricular tuition. Do you know of a address at which I can see numbers that address or flesh out your experiential kn...

Thanks for the note, boffenl boffenl wrote: The TIMMS is a great yardstick, but as you've obviously found on this board, most information is personal experience--NOT based on an internationally sound educational ranking system. Obviously I agree that TIMSS is valuable though it is my observation tha...