School?

slguy says on Nov 26, 2007, 12:00:

You're not in Kansas any more, Toto! ;)

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scotty says on Nov 26, 2007, 12:03:

were is this, what country , what city?

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Lowell says on Nov 26, 2007, 13:09:

Cartago Colombia. To make up for any loss, we do a lot of home schooling too.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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CristalM says on Nov 26, 2007, 13:55:

Our school is on the US schedule but have to abide by Colombian holidays. This will be our first full week of school in a month, 2 puentes and then thanksgiving. Now there is only 3 weeks left in the semester...YEAH!!!!
But we do the full 180 days as per US. Colombia system apparently goes by hours so it is actually a little harder to fudge the time....cant count a little over half day as a full day. But the crazy schedule does wreak havoc for kids who really need the consistency.
Cristal

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Leeroy says on Nov 26, 2007, 14:19:

Yep - that sounds about right.

Puentes, open days, theme days, culture days, musical recitals, guest speakers, shows, field trips, you name it. Full weeks of classes do exist, but they don't happen often.

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Mononoke28 says on Nov 26, 2007, 15:22:

It's true that Colombia has way too many unnecessary holidays but to see a non-consistent school week is not the norm, at least not in our case. Colombia's education level far exceeds the education children get in the States even with all those stupid holidays. Time to switch schools... !

Diana

Diana

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Lowell says on Nov 26, 2007, 16:19:

I did and this is suposed to be one of the better ones. I'm happy with everything else though. To make up for the lack of hours, a lot of homework is assigned. Often 4-5 hours. That's a bit much for an 11 yr old. School 7 - 12:30, lunch and a bit of rest until 2, homework until diner and sometimes after it, maybe an hour or 2 of playtime, bed at 9 and lights out at 9:30, and up again at 6 the next day.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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Lowell says on Nov 26, 2007, 16:20:

On extra days off I have him practice his writing and brush up on subjects needing attention for 2-3 hours. The poor kid only gets to sleep in on Saturdays as Mom like to go to the 9 am mass.

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msaucey says on Nov 26, 2007, 16:48:

Sounds about right Lowell... So, technically it sounds like their giving your son a break... Wish it was like that in the states, I don't know how many times I complained about my younger cousins never getting any homework... Heck, even when I was in school, I think I had about 30 minutes worth of homework, I didn't see the 2-3 hours of studying until college... Which I would have had that earlier on to prepare my system for the shock....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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msaucey says on Nov 26, 2007, 16:48:

All they do here after school is watch TV... Fortunately, I had sports and not too much TV time, well, maybe an hour before bedtime...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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Swinn88 says on Nov 26, 2007, 17:21:

From What I have seen 1st hand the kids are more often not in school than in school. If the teacher is sick or can't make it to school for whatever reason then there is no school for the student. Colombias level of education doesn't even come close to the U.S. unless of course your talking about private schools that cater to a very small percentage of the population. My personal opinion is that Lowell is correct and it why many (but not all) children are lost.

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