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Hello everyone, welcome to Parents Abroad, I'm Ellie Today I want to talk to you about a topic that everyone asks a lot A lot of immigrant friends, even before they immigrated overseas, have been saying that foreign parents don't really care which school their children go to Is that really the case? As a senior teacher, what is the truth behind all of this? Before we talk about the truth, we need to quickly go back in time That is, about the level of foreign society Although we say that foreign society is more equal and free, that is not wrong But that doesn't mean that there is no class in foreign society In fact, there are also distinct classes in foreign society Mainly, as we talked about before, there are three classes These three classes are the elite class, the working class, and the low-income class For the parents of these three classes, what do they think about choosing a school for their children? Before we go back to the three classes, let's answer the question at the beginning Do these foreign parents care which school their children go to? Of course they do How can parents not care? The only difference you will see is that parents of different classes will send their children to different schools But on the other hand, children from the same family may also be sent to different schools Which schools will these families send their children to? Why do children from the same family go to different schools? We will look at this one by one First, let's take a look at the elite class In fact, everyone is familiar with the elite class, right? Take a look at the country you live in, the relatively famous rich area in this city If you live in a relatively large city, the rich area of ​​the capital city Most of the people who live in these areas are the elite class So the elite class will have their own living circles and their own social groups For example, for people who buy a house in the rich area, they may not consider buying a house in the ordinary area or in these areas where the house price is relatively low When they live normally, they may not care that the food in this supermarket is more expensive than that in other supermarkets or that the food market is cheaper They will focus on quality of life They often go to the top theaters on weekends to watch a show There will be trips every year Of course, this is also the case for many working families So you will see that the living circles of these different families are different Similarly, in the education of children, they will also pay great attention to the choice of school What kind of school will these children go to? I believe that you can imagine it yourself That's right The children of this part of the family will generally be sent to local elite schools Many friends also ask How do I know if this school is an elite school? You can measure it with a particularly simple indicator You can see how much the school's annual tuition is If its tuition is in the state where you are Even the country where you are Whether it's the United States, the UK, Australia, Canada, or New Zealand It can all be ranked relatively ahead This is the elite school So the children of these elite families will definitely send their students to elite schools Why is that? Rather than saying that they value the quality of education of the school It's better to say that elite schools are a symbol of identity So whether the quality of education is so high Is it the highest level in the whole state? It will also send the children to the most elite school Let's take a more extreme but typical example You know in Australia Especially the state of education in Australia It's Victoria Which is the best and most expensive elite school? Not in Melbourne But in Geelong, this coastal small town And the most famous and most expensive private school The top private school is Geelong Grandma School So Geelong Grandma is the most expensive elite school in the whole state On the other hand, Geelong has always been proud of Prince Charles I can't call him a prince anymore Because after the queen passed away, he was the king of Charles Charles used to go to Geelong Grandma to study He studied at Geelong Grandma for a while Then he returned to the UK for his nobility education So Geelong Grandma has always inherited Is this kind of old-fashioned nobility education Up to now But what is very interesting If you look back Geelong Grandma School of Literature It ranks in the whole state Not even in the top ten Let's say this top ten It is completely measured by the results of the college entrance exam and the results of its entire students So although you see that it charges such a high price There are also princes and kings with royal backgrounds This does not mean that their school's grades and students' rankings are the best But this still does not prevent Various noble families in the whole state Will send their children Of course, there are also some professional elites Will also be willing to send their children This type of school is undoubtedly the top of the food chain But on the other hand Don't think that elite schools Its teaching quality is not so elite Not so Many schools with fairly expensive fees Their teaching quality is also very good But Ellie just gave a more extreme or typical example Just like this state where Ellie is Some elite schools Their final college entrance exam results Can rank in the top ten in the whole state Especially the top five schools There are two elite schools The remaining three are high schools in the selection category So you can see A lot of times this money is not paid for nothing But looking back Why do elite society Elite class people Willing to send their children to such a school The first reason is the identity symbol we just mentioned So the second reason Is between elite schools In fact, they will also exist Hidden currency chain If it is an old noble family Or a family that has always been relatively rich This kind of long-term money family It will be sent to the elite school Basically the most expensive schools with the highest tuition But the grades are also good But it may not be the best in the whole state why The third point is to look at the courses provided by these schools If you look closely, you will find Many courses provided by these schools You can't learn in other public and private schools For example, they will provide Such courses as skiing, climbing, social etiquette, etc. There are some elite schools Even every week Will let children attend a formal dinner And at the dinner They are all local celebrities For example, very famous and very successful entrepreneurs Like those big oil companies Like these executives of Silicon Valley He will invite Not only in the business world There are also in the medical world and the legal world He will train these children How to communicate with such elites from an early age Be able to learn this formal social etiquette under social activities Girls must wear evening dresses Then boys must wear necklaces After graduation Is completely able to smoothly enter the elite class society To socialize, to live So on the other hand, it's not difficult for you to see Schools that can invite these celebrities Whether it's his schoolmate Or someone else introduced this Its resources are other private schools and public schools Even the best, top-notch public schools Can't be compared This is the third point The fourth point If you look at the school facilities The hardware facilities of the school Is the best hardware facility you can see in Quanzhou For example, his music classroom For example, his theater, his singing hall Including his network computer classroom And all kinds of scientific laboratories These are all top-notch facilities Even no less than the facilities of local prestigious universities Where does the money come from? You all know, right? Then there are some yoga rooms, swimming pools Needless to say But many people will ask Is it the elite school Must be the best teacher As an insider I can tell you quietly Not necessarily Because if you have done a lot in this industry I found that the circle of teachers is not very big Everyone actually knows each other The teacher who teaches in the elite school Is it really much better than other schools? Not necessarily But overall The teacher-student ratio of elite schools Still better than other schools Overall Of course it will be much better than those ordinary public high schools But that doesn't mean All the top teachers are in their school That's not the case This is the fourth reason At least the hardware equipment Must be the top in Quanzhou or even the whole country Software equipment is also the top On the other hand, it can be said that the top software equipment In addition to the teacher-student ratio Is all the resources it can invite Let's take an example It's like every school It will have all kinds of sports clubs Like baseball, football, basketball, etc. These top private schools The coach they can invite It should be said that 99.99% of them are retired from the national team Even a retired athlete So I remember when I took the kids to the Quanzhou game I found out Those private schools As soon as the coach appeared Then the PE teacher next to him quietly lowered his head The PE teacher said, look at their kids All trained by professional athletes of the national team But the kids we need I was trained by a PE teacher like me How can you compare with others? So this kind of software equipment is also top Plus the last point Very, very important reason That's why it attracts a lot of parents in elite society The reason why they must send their children to these schools That is, they want these children to grow up in the same background In the social group of these peers They also very much urge their children to say From now on, you have to build your connections Because when you grow up It is very likely that they are partners in your cooperation Maybe they are the people who start a business with you on your way to start a business Maybe they used to sit behind the bank The most advanced loan review officer Maybe they are the very top lawyer in the future You don't know what stage of your future life Will meet them on which occasion So it is very important to build a connection at the moment If you make an inappropriate analogy But at least it's a bit similar If you have seen Meteor Garden, right? When Shantai entered the imperial top high school It is a weed There is an obvious level in that school And the students are somewhat proud In such an elite school You will also feel this atmosphere So the children in these schools It's not about whose grades are the best Who works harder, who is smarter Instead, whose background is stronger Who will be more useful to me in the future And balance And set their own peers In that small social group Their positioning and ranking So I have to say that the elite school also has its realistic side But at the same time, it does have its shiny side This is the top of the food chain Whether it's elite social class Or those old nobles Or the descendants of those big companies The schools they are inclined to and willing to enter Many friends said We are so far away from that class In the end, which schools will the parents of the new class send their children to? Let's talk about this part next time Thank you very much for listening and watching If you like this episode Remember to like, subscribe and press the little bell Follow the Elite channel I bring you different content every time See you next time