Comparing the school (education here) and Philippines

[Tawi2]

Visit the typical pinoy school and the kids are very,very polite,check them out before school sweeping the yard and the classrooms,they always arrive early in case they get a tardy report One thing that shocked me was a pinay teacher cutting a kids fringe if she thought it was too long,do that in the UK and your going to be in the papers,on the news,and out of a job BUT I find kids schooled in the UK are better at adapting to new things,more self assured,and generally a good deal more independant,they figure things out and speak to adults on a one to one,swings and roundabouts

[GaryFifer]

Visit the typical pinoy school and the kids are very,very polite,check them out before school sweeping the yard and the classrooms,they always arrive early in case they get a tardy report One thing that shocked me was a pinay teacher cutting a kids fringe if she thought it was too long,do that in the UK and your going to be in the papers,on the news,and out of a job BUT I find kids schooled in the UK are better at adapting to new things,more self assured,and generally a good deal more independant,they figure things out and speak to adults on a one to one,swings and roundabouts

Kids in the UK. I was listening to the radio, I'm no kidding I did a double take at how wrapped up these kids are in cotton wool.

Kid calls up the DJ

"I'm celebrating. Oh? Whats your name? Paul. How old are you?9
What you celebrating? My mom let me go to the shops on my own!

[James Hubbard]

The most balanced view I heard here is from "somebody" . . . nuff said!

[September]

The most balanced view I heard here is from "somebody" . . . nuff said!

I second the motion for that, a very sensible reply Thanks for that Somebody

[adam&chryss]

i also noticed that... my son started his school at the age of 2, it's bec. he's jealous with his cousins who go to school but not him. he started to speak straight sentences when he was a year and half. by that time he can count and recite the alphabet too.
by the age of 3 they are having proper lessons and when he's 4 he can write and read.
when we went here though he can't speak proper english, i knew he'll catch up with other kids bec. he's bright. to my surprised they don't do proper lessons yet here with that age.
now he speaks english better than me and don't speak tagalog na
well, i'm glad that he studied in PI first before we came here. all his teachers are amazed bec. he can write and read already. i always get good comments how bright he is, from other parents too

[September]

well, i'm glad that he studied in PI first before we came here. all his teachers are amazed bec. he can write and read already. i always get good comments how bright he is, from other parents too

Very true Adamchryss, at least he got strong foundation, You made it he have strong foundation, and if the future you sent him back to Philippines, he is late to catch up the subject, only thing he had is he is good speak english and little bit of....

We been invited to a lunch last Sunday, and I discussed it to a british guy marry a filipina nurse and he agreed to me as well, givin the example of filipina nurse and english nurse, but we cant have perfect in everything I guess

[adam&chryss]

thinking about it also, in PI primary schools only last 2-3 hours a day while here in UK it's 6hrs/day.

in regards to penmanship. we were brought in PI using writing papers or writing notebooks where we have to write following the blue and red lines. here they don't use notebooks and they don't use papers with blue and red lines.

my son has this spelling notebook which they write where the lines are vertically printed i thought my son had mistaken writing on it, he said that's how their teacher asked them to write. which it was proven coz i saw his classmates notebooks as well.

learning in PI is a long process while learning here is like they do it 'shortcut'. for me education here and in PI both have their advantages and dis-advantages.