Read 1000 pages of original textbooks and practice the threshold of "Ji'nan college entrance examination".
in this year's test [micro-blog], the provincial capital has four high schools opened the international class, a total of more than 270 candidates. The reporter learned that "the foreign university entrance examination [micro-blog] has given children a choice, but the pressure on the international class is not small, not every child is suitable.
for the international class, a lot of examinees prepare for
"my child 's score from the first two, is it possible for the international class in our school?" In this year's examination, many parents [micro-blog] are particularly interested in the enrollment of international classes in high school, hoping that the children can get rid of the single bridge of the national college entrance examination through the "foreign college entrance examination".
Ms. Li's child was 501 points. Because she felt that the high quality senior high school was not sure about it, she wanted to get the children to go to the international class, to go to a good school and to study abroad [micro-blog] to avoid domestic competition, but she had been hesitating between the Ji'nan foreign language school and the mountain teacher.
reporters learned that many parents appeared in this year's high school open day. After the child's test scores came out, they wanted to consult their children for international classes.
"actually many parents and children who have successfully applied for examination have already started preparing since the beginning of the second year." Zhang Aimei, director of the International Department of Shandong experimental middle school, said that the highest scores of students from international classes in the school were 560 points, and more than 71% were over 520 points. Many parents were prepared to prepare their children for international classes from the first second of the first day.
according to the introduction, the international class of the provincial experimental middle school has been graduating this year, and different from the just open class, more and more parents are aware of the international class. In order to make the children successful and adapt to the international class, parents and examinees should do their homework earlier. Otherwise, if they enter the exam, if the child is not interested, it will be counterproductive.
higher admission score, learning pressure is not compared to the college entrance examination small
"I heard that foreign students are very relaxed, the international class should not have much pressure, right?" In the examination, many parents believe that the international class and the foreign students, learning is only part of the content, to participate in social practice, learning is very easy.
heads of schools in many provincial cities offering international courses show that this is actually a misunderstanding. The international class set up in high school is different from the overseas training class, and the threshold is higher. Many international classes are higher than the target students, even higher than the enrollment.
the AP project of the International Curriculum Center of Ji'nan foreign language school admitted 27 people, accepted the score line 514 points, the A-LEVEL project accepted 26 people, and accepted the score line 505 points. In addition to the scores of the middle school entrance examination, the international courses in Ji'nan seven should also be tested and qualified candidates will be admitted.
"student one is mainly based on Chinese and foreign fusion courses, and senior two begins to focus on foreign language teaching." Zhang Aimei said that the international class has Chinese basic courses, American basic courses and AP advanced courses. Chinese courses are taught by experimental middle school teachers, American courses are taught by external professors, and bilingual teaching assistants are equipped with TOEFL and SAT international standard course.
it is understood that, in view of the students' different direction of studying abroad, high school generally offers international courses such as China, China, China, China and Japan, and also have their own characteristics in the course setting.
"light textbooks, there are more than 1000 pages, the pressure is also very big." It is not easy for students to use foreign language textbooks in the provincial experimental middle school, Ji'nan foreign language and other high schools. Especially, the high grade two students are not easy, and the pressure is even bigger than those of the ordinary high school students. "
" foreign college entrance examination "not only look at the scores, not all children are suitable for" in the application of foreign universities, the academic achievement of the candidates is only about 50%, but also to see the application of the comprehensive practice. " Zhang Aimei told reporters that, different from the national college entrance examination, foreign universities pay more attention to the comprehensive quality of the students. In addition to the exam results, the students' practical ability and participation in community activities will account for a certain proportion.
it is introduced that in addition to the recommendation letters and personal statements of the class teacher and the teacher, some foreign universities will give a topic for students to write a paper in order to examine the students' comprehensive quality.
this year, Qin Yelin of Ji'nan foreign language school received an acceptance letter from four prestigious universities such as University of California at Berkeley. As a member of the youth delegation of China, she attended the UN World Youth Conference in United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Qin Yelin thinks that besides the students' achievements, the way of thinking about problems of interest and professional subjects is the focus of the examination. In terms of personal achievement, foreign universities value leadership, creativity, challenges and coping skills, personal strengths, social responsibilities and contributions.
reporter found that the successful children not only have a solid foundation of junior high school, but also have strong time management ability, independent learning spirit and rich extracurricular experience.
many teachers from international classes believe that international classes are not all suitable for children. Parents must consider their children's character, interest and independent learning ability when they choose their children to go to international classes.
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four high school international class courses set by different
reporter learned that Ji'nan seven was the first general high school in the whole province to set up an international class and began to recruit students in 2006. But in the first year of the establishment of the international class, only 18 students were recruited, and even one class was not enough. Today, the school recruits 90 international students every year, even if there are tests and other projects, enrollment is still full.
it is reported that in Ji'nan, four schools have opened international classes. In addition to seven in Ji'nan, there are provincial experimental and Ji'nan foreign language schools.
currently, the curriculum system of four high school international classes in Ji'nan is not the same, some have the British high school curriculum (A-LEVEL), and some of the main American College pre repair courses (AP), each has its own characteristics.
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provincial experimental middle school introduced American high school curriculum in 2011 and students can directly apply for the United States, Britain, Universities in dozens of countries and regions in Canada. Ji'nan foreign language school has A-LEVEL international curriculum project and AP international curriculum project. With A-LEVEL and AP scores abroad, you can apply directly to foreign famous universities instead of matriculation. It is the first time that the high school curriculum project is enlisted for the first time with the Miami coral wall high school, and the foreign middle school will send teachers to take on the teaching and examination work. Ji'nan seven has three international classes in China, Japan, China and the west, with 30 students enrolled respectively.
Import reading international class costs more than one hundred thousand yuan
International classes attract social attention, in addition to avoid college entrance examination can be directly out of foreign countries, high fees are also an attractive place.
in addition, candidates may also have to participate in the 1 - to - many, 1 to 1 small class teaching, so that the cost of more, in addition to the foreign participation in the SAT test and travel experience, the average of a year to be more than 100 thousand yuan.
"international classes are stacked up with money, and ordinary families are hard to bear." It is reported that the cost of international class students is nearly 100 times higher than that of ordinary high school students.