the VIP school into U of T! While their English skills may leave a lot to be desired, good chinese-educated students know at the end of grade 8 probably have the math and science skills of what is mid grade 10 here! On top of that these students have good work habits and are probably well motivated. I'm sure that if you're offering that kind of guarantee you are also selective in the students you admit to your school. All true, but missing the biggest component, parents and their children. About meeting the learning needs of children, and not the needs of the adults, nor the belief systems of adults, that does a pretty good job at teaching children how to work least using minimum effort. And those are the children who have no outward learning struggles. For the rest, they are taught in various degrees how to play the game, often to the detrimental of the child and his future. When schools are awarding trophies for all, time to reconsidered the practices that awards mediocrity in order not to offend the self-esteem of students. The private schools, do a much better job in ensuring the child's learning needs are met, and their future is secure. As for the exclusive private schools, what I learned from the two located in my province, as well as from the American forums where parents gather, what do they do with their young students who are experiencing learning difficulties or attention problems. Do they