Chapter 695 Private Schools in the United States

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Franklin and Harvey soon arrived, bringing small gifts, and everyone brought drinks.

The men are preparing the materials for the barbecue, while the women are preparing vegetables and fruits in the kitchen, in fact, everyone is mainly chatting, in Lin Qiangsheng's opinion, the American BBQ is very simple, the meat slices are very large and thick, and they are directly worn with iron bars on the grilling pan, but they have a unique flavor.

To Lin Johnson's surprise, Franklin and Harvey are both old men in their fifties and sixties, but their children are very young, and they are probably busy with academic research and development careers when they are young.

Franklin's daughter, Helen, is helping to look after her younger brother Neo, who is five or six years old and is pestering Harvey's youngest daughter, Jesse, to play with toys.

Helen is a blonde Hispanic girl, fourteen or fifteen years old, she looks at Lin Qiangsheng from time to time, this Chinese man's tall figure and faint smile make the girl feel very kind, very curious, she took the initiative to approach Lin Qiangsheng, and greeted him.

"Hi, I'm Helen, are you a friend of Paul?" The girl asked.

Lin Qiangsheng said with a smile: "Just call me Lin, I am actually an admirer of Mr. Jacobs and your father, your father and him, and some friends formed a company, I am very optimistic about this project and decided to invest!" ”

Helen nodded with a sigh, she shook her head helplessly and said like an adult: "I can't see it, you can invest at such a young age, are you very rich?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng said: "It's not rich, but it's true that I really want to make a career!" ”

Helen said tastelessly: "You are like Paul, you think about making money all day long, you two may be able to talk!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at the blonde girl in front of him and asked, "What do you like?" ”

The girl shrugged her shoulders and said indifferently, "I don't know!" ”

Maybe Helen felt that the idea between her and Lin Qiangsheng was a bit big. The girl fell silent again.

Lin Qiangsheng looked at the girl's feet, there were thick calluses on the toes, and the girl noticed his gaze and shrunk her toes in.

Helen said in annoyance, "Don't you think it's rude to stare at a woman's toes like this?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng said apologetically: "I'm sorry Helen, is your foot because of dancing the ballet director?" ”

Helen glared at Lin Qiangsheng. Angrily stepped aside.

Lin Qiangsheng followed her, looked at the girl's figure, and said: "Practicing ballet gives you a kind of physical beauty, and your temperament is also very noble, which is different from ordinary girls!" My wife is also a ballet practitioner, and I often massage her toes, and now she is basically recovered! ”

Helen looked back at Lin Qiangsheng and asked in surprise: "How old are you to have a wife, and also, hallux valgus deformity caused by practicing ballet." It is necessary to have surgery to recover, how can it be possible to recover by massage alone! ”

Lin Qiangsheng said: "It seems that you are very concerned about the problem of toes, and you know the name!" ”

He explained to the girl: "My wife and I are neighbors, and I started to massage her when I was thirteen years old. ”

Helen thought for a moment and said silently, "Your wife is so happy! ”

Then, she laughed and said, "You're different from a lot of shy Chinese I've seen. You're very open, the Chinese I've seen. It's all about ignoring people to greet them, but you're different, and I really didn't expect you to have a girlfriend at the age of thirteen or fourteen, which is too early! ”

Helen felt that this was what Lin Qiangsheng meant, and she stared into his eyes to see if her guess was right.

Lin Qiangsheng nodded in acknowledgement. This made the girl laugh happily, and he asked rhetorically, "There are a lot of people in your school who are in love, right?" ”

Helen looked back at her family, turned her head and said shyly, "yes, but I didn't!" I mean, there was a boy at school who liked me. But my parents want me to fall in love again when I get to college, so it won't affect my studies, so you must not tell my parents! ”

"Looks like they have high expectations for you!" Lin Qiangsheng looked back at Franklin, the old guy was looking at him with fierce eyes, and he smiled and waved his hand.

Helen nodded depressedly and said, "Yes, I usually have to participate in various interest classes, including learning the annoying ballet!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded approvingly, echoing the girl's point of view. He knows that Americans also spare no effort to cultivate their children, and even parents who want their children to become Jackie Chan will enroll their children in various study classes, and have the same mood as Chinese parents!

In the United States, families who can afford it also pay expensive tuition fees to enroll their children in private schools, where children like Helen attend. Generally, in Hollywood movies, the better school environment is also the scene of a private school.

About 90 percent of children in the United States attend public schools and only about 10 percent attend private schools, but these 10 percent receive a truly elite education.

Public schools in the United States are largely funded by the federal and local governments, and the government pays for it from taxpayers. Their philosophy is that taxpayers' children should go to school for free, from elementary school to high school graduation, parents do not have to pay any tuition, and textbooks are basically issued by the school.

Some schools are afraid of tired students, and two sets of thick textbooks will be issued, one for school use, and one for home, so as not to make the schoolbag too heavy, and the Americans really take all aspects of children's problems into account, and they will also stipulate breakfast and lunch for students from low-income families.

Private schools are privately run, and the government does not give money, but purely depends on enrollment and sponsorship to survive, so private schools have no obligation to compulsory education, and tuition fees are one of the important sources of school funds. The annual tuition fee for a student is at least more than $10,000, and the price is as high as $40,000.

However, private schools do not recruit students indiscriminately, because they are supported by 10 percent of the high-income class in society, and the funds for running schools are more than enough, and the students in such schools receive elite education, and their connections and resources are naturally much more than those in public schools.

In this regard, public schools cannot be compared with private schools, and the government stipulates that they are not rejected. American children go to school in the nearest area, just like in China, but there are no entrance exams or entrance exams for American students.

Parents of new students can enroll their children in school with proof of residence, such as a utility bill or a rental contract, before the start of school. In this way, children with learning disabilities have the same right to go to school. Schools must not turn them away, and they must also be given a nice name, called special care for children with special needs.

Private schools in the United States, on the other hand, have no residency restrictions, but have very strict admission checks, even tests, and these private schools reject children who are less able to learn, and according to them, carefully select high-quality students. Therefore, the www.biquge.info of students in private schools is quite high, the overall level of students is quite neat, and the quality of teaching is naturally rising. Private schools are also not short of money to buy equipment, recruit excellent teachers, and the level of teachers and software and hardware is quite high.

Not only that, private schools can also set up their own courses, so as to provide unique courses according to the conditions of teachers and regional characteristics, or set up some distinctive programs, such as sports and arts.

Usually in private schools, most classes also have only a dozen or so students, so that the number of students is small and it is easier for teachers to take care of each student. Students also have more opportunities to participate in discussions and hands-on activities.

In addition, if you want to enter a boarding school or a girls' school, you can only find a private school, and public schools do not provide these services.

In short, 90 percent of children in the United States attend public schools, and due to economic differences, school districts and schools are mixed. American parents who have high expectations for their children, if financial resources allow, many families will also abandon free public schools and choose to send their children to private schools.

For example, Bill Gates, his elementary school is a public school, and his middle school is a well-known private school in the United States, Lakeside Middle School, located in Seattle.

Lin Qiangsheng thought that in a few decades, many people in China will send their children to the United States to study in primary and secondary schools, but these children can only go to private schools, and their tuition and living expenses will need about 30,000 to 40,000 US dollars a year, and they will need 1 million yuan to study in a full high school, that is, from 9th grade to 12th grade.

Helen looked at Lin Qiangsheng strangely, she didn't know why this person suddenly stopped talking, she shook her hand and shouted, "Hey, what do you want?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I think that there may be a large number of private schools in China in the future, just like the United States, where resources are becoming more and more concentrated, and finally elites will rule all aspects of society!" ”

"That's too bad, when the time comes, I won't be able to be free like me, and I'll be busy all day long for my studies and specialties!" Helen said self-deprecatingly. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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