In a few years time, I will likely have to decide which country and school system to put a young boy in. Managing my own money, I can work in any country and if necessary register a business to get an investor/business visa to become an 'expat' in order to live. I would like my kid to be fluent in all english/french/mandarin/spanish and have a science-oriented mindset. Japan teaches social manner and other socialist dogshits so is a big no. China teaches too much own history and communist thinking so a big no. Singapore looks good but the language is too strange. Thought of Spain (costa del sol) but its education seems to lack a science/math focus and spanish kids look dumb. Currently leaning towards Quebec Canada. Any thoughts?
Kudos for thinking as you are. English, Mandarin and STEM will prevail. You will probably end up in well vetted private schools.
Does STEM focus start only from middle/high school, does it exist in primary school. Obviously am not expecting real science labs or hardcore stuff, but a genera science mindset. All I remember in my primary/middle school days were smoking weed, chasing skirts, getting my hair cool, and wonder how much time I wasted until college. How do you find out if a school has a STEM curriculum.
it's a really hard question. but anyway, it's great you have an opportunity to chose not just college in your country. I know technical education is good in Germany, maybe you should make a research about colleges there. In addition, you always can ask for help with assignments here, because any study isn't easy. Wish you good luck with your choice!
If you come to Québec, Canada...all schools teach French and English. The law requires both. Yet, some schools in the private education system (private schools) teach a 3rd language (e.g. spanish) and others in a specific area will teach as a 3rd language such as Aboriginal (indigenious - First Nations, Metis, Inuit) that's specific to the local community. Some politicians are trying to make a new immigration rule to "fast track" the immigration process for new applicants if they're fluent in French in comparison to other immigrants to Québec that do not speak French. Science/Math are strong in Québec but there's less job opportunities requiring a strong science/math background in comparison to the United States. In fact, its common for Canadians with strong academic background in science/math to continue their education (university, PhD) or seek jobs in the United States instead of within Canada. There's a study by some international group that monitors science/math in all countries... Back in 2014 an alarm was raised after Canada drop from the top 10 to 13th while the United States remain around the 36th place globally. Since 2014...there's been more emphasis placed in the school system on math because Canada wants to get back into the top 10. Unfortunately, Québec is 4th on the list of education & academic performance in science/math from among the 10 provinces within Canada...British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario had higher rankings than Québec. wrbtrader
i know about quebec very well as well as the rizzuto and hell angels there. UofT Schools is also very attractive down the road. Toronto French School is way too expensive. I remember often seeing some smart asian kids around bloor/stgeorge in the afternoon, and later realised there is a UofT high school there. Problem is I lived in Toronto for too many years and don't like the year-long cold and lack of things to do.