where will you send your children??

[VtEC]

Say, you got all the means to send your sons/daughters in the best school.Where will you send them?Heto po mga choices:

1) Exclusive school for boys/girls (sectarian)
2) Exclusive school for boys/girls (non-sectarian)
3) coed school (sectarian)
4) coed school (non-sectarian)

[oldblue]

non-jesuit schools

[VtEC]

non-jesuit schools

ha ha ha ha, laki yata ng galit mo sa ateneo sir

[GlennSter]

non-jesuit schools

HARHAHRAHRAHR!!! THIS MADE MY DAY!!harharharh

it depends sa personality ng magiging anak ko...papakiramdaman ko kung ok ba siya under the jesuits or not..pag feeling ko may tendency maging brat, I won't put him/her there

[Horsepower]

Brent International School
OB Montessori
UP
Ateneo

[kimpOy]

ano ba ang OB Montessori? sectarian o non sectarian?

dun kasi pumapasok ang dalawang anak ko

[VtEC]

ano ba ang OB Montessori? sectarian o non sectarian?

dun kasi pumapasok ang dalawang anak ko

Nasa non-sectarian yan sir (paki correct nalang po ako kung mali )

[v6dreamer]

for my kids. Of course I want my children the best education they could get. But your question is, what schools? Well, its not about the school, its about the children and thier future education. You could send your children to the most highest learning institution if you want but, are they ready? Regardless in what school they prefered I respect, as long as there going to right way.

[spongee]

#3 or #4.....

[VtEC]

for my kids. Of course I want my children the best education they could get. But your question is, what schools?

Malabo ata tanong ko ano sir, pero ang choices yong 1 to 4 lang.dapat kasi may poll yan kaso di ako makapasok don.nagloloko yata system ko.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I'm assuming this is if we're in the Philippines or something. Let's say we (the whole family) moved to the Philippines. I'd send my kids (we have a second one on the way) to International School, the original one where my sister's kids went to and where other "foreigners" send their kids.

I'm not sure if I want my kids to go to any other schools in the Philippines. There are some attitudes in the Philippines I don't want my daughter exposed to or worse, she herself adopts. A snooty, elitism attitude is one of them.

I imagine International School is coed, non-sectarian.

[moneywhiz]

I'm assuming this is if we're in the Philippines or something. Let's say we (the whole family) moved to the Philippines. I'd send my kids (we have a second one on the way) to International School, the original one where my sister's kids went to and where other "foreigners" send their kids.

I'm not sure if I want my kids to go to any other schools in the Philippines. There are some attitudes in the Philippines I don't want my daughter exposed to or worse, she herself adopts. A snooty, elitism attitude is one of them.

I imagine International School is coed, non-sectarian.

Snooty, elitism attitude is more likely exhibited by Fil-ams who were educated and born in the US then took up bachelor/masters degree in the philippines. i know this because i studied in a medical school with a huge number of Fil-am students....

most of my Fil-am friends/ relatives who were born here in the US exhibit a snooty elitism attitute towards the Fresh Off the Boat friends from the Philippines calling us "You native Filipinos" with degrading accents....

most recent Filipino immigrants to the US are more timid and submissive compared to Fil-ams born in the US.....i have a lot of FOB and Fil am friends here in NYC and that is where i based my observation.....

i honestly do not know where you observed that snooty elitism attitute of filipinos educated in the philippines

[Jun aka Pekto]

Snooty, elitism attitude is more likely exhibited by Fil-ams who were educated and born in the US then took up bachelor/masters degree in the philippines. i know this because i studied in a medical school with a huge number of Fil-am students....

most of my Fil-am friends/ relatives who were born here in the US exhibit a snooty elitism attitute towards the Fresh Off the Boat friends from the Philippines calling us "You native Filipinos" with degrading accents....

most recent Filipino immigrants to the US are more timid and submissive compared to Fil-ams born in the US.....i have a lot of FOB and Fil am friends here in NYC and that is where i based my observation.....

i honestly do not know where you observed that snooty elitism attitute of filipinos educated in the philippines

Maybe you didn't. I did personally and these people were bad-mouthing other schools from the Philippines in hushed tones. Then, they also had to gall to ask a complete list of where I studied in the Philippines. I'm assuming they're "fresh off the boat" (never used the term before). But, they were asking questions I would never ask except my own relatives.

It's true most newcomers to the US are decent and my apologies if I offended anyone in such a group. But, it's always the few bad apples everyone tend to remember.

I did spend HS and some college in the Philippines. I do know firsthand that elitist attitude is fairly widespread:

I spent 2 months of 6th grade in Jesus Good Shepherd School in Imus, Cavite even though I already finished 6th grade early here in the US. Right off the bat on Day 1, some snotty kid I only remembered as Abner was already calling me a dolt and idiot for no reason whatsoever. Granted, he was probably the smartest kid in elementary school and last I heard, he went on to Philippine Science HS. Me, I was the quiet type and didn't talk much to begin with and just let it be. I only had 2 months to put up with the guy. Good thing too because another month and I would've knocked his teeth out. I admired the guy for being smart. But, I did wonder what kind of parents did he have for having such an attitude.

St. Andrews School in Paranaque was the next school I went to for HS. For the most part, I was doing ok. A few 75's as well as some 80's. I would've been satisfied there. But, there seemed to be fellow students who just resented me for whatever. I'm not sure what spitting at my feet signified over there. But, I'm assuming they thought I was trash. I ended up getting into more than a few fights which caused me to get kicked out. I transferred to another school where I eventually settled in. But, the mental scars were already made and it remains to this day.

My sister in the meantime, was having a blast, being among the top in her batch from JGSS, St. Paul Paranaque, and eventually UP Diliman. All the whole time, she was the quintessential popular and smart student.

Me, I ended up going to Mapua where I had a most miserable time just trying to maintain a 3 average.

In college, the snooty and elitist attitude weren't among the students. But rather, it was coming from the parents and the alumni. Even my own mom had it and it reflected in the way she treated me and my sister. That attitude was also evident among her friends and their friends. One of them who I barely knew saw me one day and pointblank told me that her daughter (who was also in Mapua) had much higher grades than me. She could've at least said "Hi" first and then proceeded to put me down. What can I say? It's true I was struggling. But dang!

I've seen many like her. They're the kind who says this school is stupid and students who go to that school are stupid too. If statements like that were supposed to toughen me up, it had the opposite effect. I came to the conclusion that there's nothing left for me if I stay in an environment with such deeply-rooted attitudes.

I too have seen those elitist Pinoys you were referring too. I'd be lying if I said they didn't exist. They do exist and as Pinoys become more numerous here, I'm seeing more and more of them. Maybe I'm assuming they were "fresh off the boat" when in fact, they may be similar to your relatives. But if it's any comfort to you, me, my family, my dad's side, and my wife's relatives have no such attitudes.

Sad to say, my mom's side have the very attitudes I wished to avoid. They also look down on certain provincial types like my wife because she's "Bisaya". That's why we've had this family feud for years now. None of them are changing their stance. It's kinda sad....

[yebo]

i think the "snooty" being refered to here is the attitude of some people like looking down on others who did not attend the same "exclusive" "for the rich only" and "only for those well bred" schools. i met some of them in college. and they were not limitted to classmates, some were even our professors. like there was this english prof who never even called for recitation us PROMDI guys. she just practically ignored us. she said that she could not understand our "punto", that our english was pidgin, and that she will not bother wasting her time on us because we will never make it anyway. Ok, sabi nya e. why bother arguing with a bitch, no? then there were some classmates who would not even talk to us because we were "just government scholars" who would not be in college if not for the taxes their rich parents pay hehehehe! e ano sasabihin mo, e di "thank you sa tax na binayad ng tatay mo ha" nyahahaha! well, ano naman magagawa namin e talaga naman promdi kami. at talaga naman na hindi kami nag-graduate sa "exclusive" school nila. who cares! i never saw anyone of them after college. they probably are in their exclusive villages enjoying their millions. but who cares! i know i don't.

[Alpha_One]

i think the "snooty" being refered to here is the attitude of some people like looking down on others who did not attend the same "exclusive" "for the rich only" and "only for those well bred" schools. i met some of them in college. and they were not limitted to classmates, some were even our professors. like there was this english prof who never even called for recitation us PROMDI guys. she just practically ignored us. she said that she could not understand our "punto", that our english was pidgin, and that she will not bother wasting her time on us because we will never make it anyway. Ok, sabi nya e. why bother arguing with a bitch, no? then there were some classmates who would not even talk to us because we were "just government scholars" who would not be in college if not for the taxes their rich parents pay hehehehe! e ano sasabihin mo, e di "thank you sa tax na binayad ng tatay mo ha" nyahahaha! well, ano naman magagawa namin e talaga naman promdi kami. at talaga naman na hindi kami nag-graduate sa "exclusive" school nila. who cares! i never saw anyone of them after college. they probably are in their exclusive villages enjoying their millions. but who cares! i know i don't.

A teacher who refused to teach. Sana dinemanda niyo heheheh!

UP Diliman right? Daming promdi dun. She's not exactly getting her dad's tax money's worth by refusing to teach the promdis.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Most of the attitudes I experienced from students were those from secular schools. It didn't matter if it was an exclusively girls/boys or coed. But, their schools were considered the top tier for their locality.

I also don't buy into whether one HS is better than the other bit. When I enrolled in Mapua back then, many of my classmates were from "prestigious" high schools. That didn't seem to help many of them any. As it turned out many were kicked out right after the 1st semester. By the time I started my major, only 4 of the original 50+ in my freshman class remained and that included myself.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Just wondering which of these schools are lab-heavy or should I say...offer a lot in the way of practical courses.

For example, my daughter just finished 5th grade and will transfer schools (10 minute walk from the house). During the break, she's attending a week-long camp in the new school on using the i-Apps (iMovie, iDVD, Garage Band, etc) that comes with Macs. The camp is not a requirement. But, it is highly recommended since the students will do a lot of projects using those apps once they enter 6th grade.

I like my daughter to be booksmart, of course. But, there's a lot more to the world than just being booksmart and from my experience studying in RP, lab and practical courses were pretty few during my time. Maybe times have changed now. So maybe someone can provide inputs.