tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post4582750338266209119..comments2024-02-28T22:43:49.960+00:00Comments on Asia Vu: Back to School: International EducationMsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-25666003715986190002011-08-07T03:36:48.351+01:002011-08-07T03:36:48.351+01:00I found your blog postings very intriguing and was...I found your blog postings very intriguing and was wondering if you could join us for our program from buzz KOREA (http://www.ibuzzkorea.com).<br /><br />We are inviting bloggers in Korea for a fam tour of Seoul on August 17th, which will include a delicious lunch of "ssam," a visit to Bukchon Hanok Village, and a lesson of samulnori. It will be wonderful if you could join us and share your experiences in Korea!<br /><br />Please contact us at event@ibuzzkorea.com if you would like to participate or have any questions.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-11663406799958600232011-08-07T02:35:37.891+01:002011-08-07T02:35:37.891+01:00Just found out about the AP thing myself, Wilma......Just found out about the AP thing myself, Wilma...since the high schooler in this house does not do AP courses. Not due to a lack of smarts but due to a lack of motivation. I was talking to another parent who mentioned his son's 4.0+ grade point average. It's funny how you don't know these things and then are exposed to them 2ce in one week!<br />Carolyne...just haven't been able to talk myself into Lord of the Rings. Maybe some day!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-69852491957983920532011-08-06T08:42:33.206+01:002011-08-06T08:42:33.206+01:00Oh. Sounds a bit confusing to me. I went to a scho...Oh. Sounds a bit confusing to me. I went to a school where they expected the boys to have their names on their shirts and the girls to be married to said boys with their names on their shirts. LOLWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-16606941847157541982011-08-06T07:19:24.463+01:002011-08-06T07:19:24.463+01:00Wilma, it's because of AP courses. Because of ...Wilma, it's because of AP courses. Because of their difficulty level, Advanced Placement (AP) courses are weighted more heavily. AP students are theoretically doing college-level work - they get college credit if they pass the exam with a high enough score - so the idea is that a student doing, say, AP World History and getting an 'A' will get more points for it. Basically, if you get a 'B' in an AP class, you get the same grade points as an A in a 'regular' class.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-69578127389641136112011-08-06T06:57:52.436+01:002011-08-06T06:57:52.436+01:00Okay, maybe I'm missing something here but I t...Okay, maybe I'm missing something here but I thought 4.0 was the highest. How does one get higher than that?Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-42535950787310246862011-08-05T23:53:55.840+01:002011-08-05T23:53:55.840+01:00Karen, I am with you on the orphanage/boarding sch...Karen, I am with you on the orphanage/boarding school thing, although Jane Eyre scared the daylights out of me. I also never read much magical/fantasy stuff, either, but in my (ahem)later years I have been reading more, starting with the HP series and moving on to Lord of the Rings/Hobbit which I never read as a kid. I am guessing that the parents need to be out of the way for true adventures to really happen - Disney is a master at that formula! <br />As far as international schools go, I started school in one and didn't know anything else until we came back to the US when I was 10, so I couldn't compare it. I don't remember having any problems, though. The school district Cullen has been in for the past 6 years is very good and very competitive (I think I mentioned that Sutton graduated number 79 out of a class of 581 - and he had a 4.2 GPA so think of how many kids had higher ones!) - lots of highly educated professionals with extremely high expectations for their children, so I don't think he will have any trouble fitting in. Many of his classmates were Asian-Americans so he is used to the high importance they place on academic excellence. Maybe some of it will rub off on him...MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-42663564028194731582011-08-05T15:23:47.444+01:002011-08-05T15:23:47.444+01:00Loved this post! Can picture Sutton looking hip a...Loved this post! Can picture Sutton looking hip at internet cafes. I can almost see Cullen waiting for the Sorting Hat to appear! I have read most of the HP series, unlike Wilma, and enjoyed them for the most part. Like Wilma, it is not really my genre, but I was captivated by the boarding school element. I always was drawn into the boarding school/orphanage element in childhood stories...starting with Madeline and moving on up. I'm sure I would have hated it as a child but at the time it seemed romantic and very interesting! So much more fun than boring old family life! Or so I thought. I have friends who taught in an international school in Vienna a couple of years ago. They found the curriculum there much more rigorous than the local middle school/high school curriculum here. How did that work out for you as a child? Harder here or harder there as a general rule?Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-19313935614640459202011-08-05T07:04:10.157+01:002011-08-05T07:04:10.157+01:00It's no big deal. It just wears really thin af...It's no big deal. It just wears really thin after awhile. And it is rather irritating when your 3rd grade son is subjected to one of the books and movies at school and you're not informed about it. He also has told me many times recently that he's extremely glad that this is the last movie and he hopes they aren't lying because he's sick and tired of seeing the trailers for it. LOL Of course, I felt the same way when I was presented with The Hobbit and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when I was in 5th grade. Not my genre. LOLWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-72792828459606199312011-08-05T06:26:39.497+01:002011-08-05T06:26:39.497+01:00SW: Based on some of your previous descriptions, ...SW: Based on some of your previous descriptions, sounds to me like you could also use some Dementors and a hippogriff or two. I am selfishly looking forward to reading about your adventures during the school year, even if they will probably drive you to despair. I can't wait until you retire and write a book.<br /><br />Wilma: You're a good sport. I guess our society has been so saturated with Pottermania it's almost become part of the culture, even if you haven't read the books or seen the movies. Of course, it's probably also really annoying, too....MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-90736371000790471552011-08-05T06:13:28.531+01:002011-08-05T06:13:28.531+01:00I have never read any of them. I have been exposed...I have never read any of them. I have been exposed to enough of it through movie trailers to sort of get the gist of who/what you're referring to though. LOLWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-30698329748808578312011-08-05T06:08:21.647+01:002011-08-05T06:08:21.647+01:00I love reading about school situations in other pl...I love reading about school situations in other places. Love the references to HP. I could use a couple of flying owls!Schadenfreude Warehousehttp://noprisoners95.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-60584908538238276512011-08-05T05:41:32.993+01:002011-08-05T05:41:32.993+01:00Sorry Wilma, I'm a huge HP fan myself and have...Sorry Wilma, I'm a huge HP fan myself and have read and re-read all the books, so I forget that everyone else might not be as up on it. ; ) Bottom line is: he's looking forward to it.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-34839693485917442742011-08-05T05:28:59.783+01:002011-08-05T05:28:59.783+01:00Sounds interesting. I don't get the HP referen...Sounds interesting. I don't get the HP references but that's okay. I got the gist of it. LOL I'm sure he'll do fine.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.com