Have you actually attended any Canadian University or seen any Good Canadian High School? The western educational system - in general - is based on self study / self motivation and interest (Unlike desi system of teaching/hand holding, memorizing, etc). Students who are good and who are interested in pursuing their academic goals do succeed. Rest of the class drops out. The curriculum of these High Schools is not as bad as what you have described.
If we do not talk about Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc. we can still talk about Univ of Toronto, McGill, UBC, Waterloo and so on. I have seen students from some of these schools and they are excellent. Even the Canadian universities that are not ranked (not the top schools) are good - far better than the private colleges in India that produce low quality graduates.
About "sending" your kids to IITs and IIMs...These schools are only for the top students in India (what we call as the "cream" ) - Their entrance exam is not the selection test, but it is actually the elimination test. So, "sending" your kids to these school is like "sending" you kids to MIT / Stanford.
In Canada, you do not have to fall in this "super good" category to succeed. If your kids go to any decent college, their success rate will be higher. That's what Indian parents think of when they think of their kid's education when they come to Canada.
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Originally posted by cdn_dude
Have you actually attended any Canadian University or seen any Good Canadian High School? The western educational system - in general - is based on self study / self motivation and interest (Unlike desi system of teaching/hand holding, memorizing, etc). Students who are good and who are interested in pursuing their academic goals do succeed. Rest of the class drops out. The curriculum of these High Schools is not as bad as what you have described.
If we do not talk about Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc. we can still talk about Univ of Toronto, McGill, UBC, Waterloo and so on. I have seen students from some of these schools and they are excellent. Even the Canadian universities that are not ranked (not the top schools) are good - far better than the private colleges in India that produce low quality graduates.
About "sending" your kids to IITs and IIMs...These schools are only for the top students in India (what we call as the "cream" ) - Their entrance exam is not the selection test, but it is actually the elimination test. So, "sending" your kids to these school is like "sending" you kids to MIT / Stanford.
In Canada, you do not have to fall in this "super good" category to succeed. If your kids go to any decent college, their success rate will be higher. That's what Indian parents think of when they think of their kid's education when they come to Canada.
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