⌛ Introduction and a Question

Everyone seems to have an opinion on this subject so I might as well add my 2 Cents. Both my daughters were educated in local private schools in Cebu. One went on to study at South Western University and the other at San Carlos U. Neither one graduated before moving to the States. Because their transcripts were in English as are all transcipts in the Philippines they didn't need to be translated. The transcript did need to be evaluated to see how course content compared to comparable subjects in the States. My daughter who was studying nursing only had to take a few core subjects like American History. She took an English competency test and blew them away.

As far as the product of the International Schools go it has been my experience that they are spoiled arrogant wastrels who reflect their parent's superior attitude toward locals. Bringing your kids to a foreign country and sticking them in an International School makes as much sense as eating all your meals in McDonalds.

I don't know about other countries but in the States with the exception of the very top schools the first year of college is spent in remedial studies of subjects that should have been taught in High School. In todays paper it is reported that the University of California is changing it's admission standards. It seems that a strictly merit based system has resulted in an overwelmingly Asian student body. The new standard is not to increase black or hispanic student numbers but to try to increase the number of white California high school students admitted.

Kenny

 

if your talking about nursing, i agree with you, the philippines standards for nursing are excellent.

 

Sorry about the triple post. Maybe I need some remedial computer education.
Kenny

 

tripple post sorted...

as much I would give more points for education here in Dumaguete I still wait for a real story, where somebody graduates and continues the education or works in the field they graduated without additional doing this and that and courses and exams.

 

RE: Schools

I beg to differ regarding schools. It is not bad at all. Our family members, townmates who migrated to the US were all Philippine college graduates. They are doctors, engineers, nurses, accountants, etc. We all had to take the qualifying exams to be professionals in the US and most passed it. We practiced our professions along with American professionals.

Our children started school in the Philippines and they were at par with the US schooled kids when we migrated. Majority of them have graduated from American universities, a lot of them have gotten advanced degrees.

If your kids go to Silliman U, then you should not worry. St Pauls is just as good. If you send them to public school. as long as they can get into the top sections, that is just as good.

This was true 30 years ago, and it is still true today.

I hope this is helpful.

 

I just wanted to say that it was not my intention when posting my introduction and a question about my budget to start a debate or argument among members of the forum. I apologize if my words are what set off this disagreement, and would just like everyone to know that this was not my intent at all.

Also, I intend to weigh all my options carefully once there, and then take action on the best way to educate my children based on the observances I gather while in the Philippines. Thanks again for all of the help and advice!

 

I have yet to see a U.S. student attending Silliman college though I know there are some who do. These students are total morons for doing so. Silliman is a waste of years for a U.S. citizen except for maybe a semester or two of a study abroad program.

I would even go so far as to question the decision to go a U.S. school these days (less of a certain choice as time goes on and higher education fails to keep up with the changing times while prices continue to rise like crazy,) let alone a school in the Philippines.

I wouldn't send my kids to an Iranian school either, so these students make more sense.

I don't know about the Koreans and Japanese. I wonder if most of the Korean students at Siliman go there because of family living in the Phils.

 

many Korean students got send here by the parents to learn something like english for a semester or two, but that usually does not work out.