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Lack of Armenian schools in Glendale

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  • #11
    Originally posted by nairi
    I think there is definitely a link between good performance and school. If the majority of Armenian school graduate come out dumber than when they went in, I can only empathize with parents who decide not to send their kids to an Armenian school, esp. if there is a non-Armenian one that is better for their child.
    Like I said before, unless a child is willing to learn, no matter what kind of school he or she goes to, he will not learn a thing. And also, like I said before, I have seen the level of education someone who goes to an Armenian private school can get and it's a good education. In fact, Armenian schools get accredited by the state just like all other schools, other private and public schools, and unless they pass certain standards of education level, they don't get accredited. It's a pity there are parents out there who are not willing to pay to get their kids this kind of education, however I am willing to bet their kids probably wouldn't put forth the effort anyway to get as much out of the private school experience as they could, so it's probably better they just go to public schools.
    The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    • #12
      I think Armenians need to really put more quality in their schools which doesn't seem to be the case.

      As a side note, when I was a teen my mom made me and my brother attend Narek school somewhere in Glendale, right on Glendale Blvd actually close to Lomita or Maple or something. It was saturday school though, but still. I learned how to read and write Armenian here in the States.
      Achkerov kute.

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      • #13
        Originally posted by Che_Ka
        As a product of Armenian education from K-12, I can testify to its importance.
        Where did you go to school?
        The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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        • #14
          I can't speak for anyone else, but I was in Armenian school for as long as my parents could afford to send me, but tuition kept rising and they couldn't do it. Once I was out though, I don't think I would have gone back if they had been able. You make friends and grow attached to the school you're at.
          I don't even know what tuition is, but I'm sure there's a significant percentage of parents who have the will and lack the funds.
          [COLOR=#4b0082][B][SIZE=4][FONT=trebuchet ms]“If you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right.”
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          • #15
            Originally posted by ckBejug
            It's because it is easy to pass a class with a C with only little knowledge of what is going on in the class
            I think this might have something to do with the problem.

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            • #16
              Originally posted by nairi
              I think this might have something to do with the problem.
              What problem? Every school is like this, and if you don't think so then maybe you haven't chanced upon the droves of stupid, terribly uneducated 'high school graduates' out there.
              Last edited by ckBejug; 02-07-2005, 03:23 PM.
              The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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              • #17
                Originally posted by Siggie
                I can't speak for anyone else, but I was in Armenian school for as long as my parents could afford to send me, but tuition kept rising and they couldn't do it. Once I was out though, I don't think I would have gone back if they had been able. You make friends and grow attached to the school you're at.
                I don't even know what tuition is, but I'm sure there's a significant percentage of parents who have the will and lack the funds.
                I think there probably are a few parents who lack the funds, but I think a far majority of parents just don't want to pay tuition. Or else all those people in Glendale driving around in their fancy ass cars and picking up their kids from public school would have their kids in private schools instead. Even those parents who can't afford the tuition should know that the schools are often willing to give financial aid to good students.
                The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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                • #18
                  Originally posted by ckBejug
                  What problem? Every school is like this, and if you don't think so then maybe you haven't chanced upon the droves of stupid, terribly uneducated 'high school graduates' out there.
                  I guess not where I live. Not that I'm saying it's good here, but chances of a majority of students graduating at a certain minimum level in one school is almost guaranteed. You're not good or ambitious enough? Find another school. And vice versa.

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by nairi
                    I guess not where I live. Not that I'm saying it's good here, but chances of a majority of students graduating at a certain minimum level in one school is almost guaranteed. You're not good or ambitious enough? Find another school. And vice versa.
                    I have no idea what you're trying to say.
                    The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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                    • #20
                      Originally posted by nairi
                      If those schools are so good, how come the percentage of students not caring is so high?
                      What does one have to do with the other? If people don't care, they don't care, period. There is nothing the school can do to change that. I don't see a connection between caring and the quality of the school. People can hold the best job in the world and not care for their job and go to work everyday wishing they were somewhere else...
                      Also, how do you know the percentage is high? Almost all of my cousins went to Chamlian, and well... they DID care.

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