Comments on: Over 100,000 kids shipped into Colombo everyday for school? http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/ Discussion on Sri Lankan Education Issues Mon, 03 May 2010 05:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Maggot http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-22497 Maggot Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:19:36 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-22497 Now this is why i don't miss this country and it's people..what a bunch of wankers! Now this is why i don’t miss this country and it’s people..what a bunch of wankers!

]]> By: Douglas http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-11302 Douglas Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:18:36 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-11302 Certain schools are identified for grade one admission as "popular" schools. Does that mean that all other schools are "unpopular"? What makes a popular school? Is it status, standards, numbers applying? Certain schools are identified for grade one admission as “popular” schools. Does that mean that all other schools are “unpopular”? What makes a popular school? Is it status, standards, numbers applying?

]]> By: Sendil http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9942 Sendil Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:21:27 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9942 I agree with thiru in the Education demand and supply thing. But waste management is not a responsibility of a city or a municipality. Waste should be a responsibility of the person who produces it rather than someone who helps to dispose or manage it. I agree with thiru in the Education demand and supply thing. But waste management is not a responsibility of a city or a municipality.

Waste should be a responsibility of the person who produces it rather than someone who helps to dispose or manage it.

]]> By: Thiru http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9941 Thiru Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:55:08 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9941 Colombo schools demand good students (categorized and filtered from grade 5 scholarships and GCE O/L)to uplift their standards and achievements in competitive examinations and outstations has the capacity supply the deficiency colombo has. But the selection is purely based on written examination which is not a good measure to select good students. If colombo demand good students then it has to manage their waste too. And if the schools in colombo are limitted to local students then there is a possibility for an outstation school to be come the best school of the island. Colombo schools demand good students (categorized and filtered from grade 5 scholarships and GCE O/L)to uplift their standards and achievements in competitive examinations and outstations has the capacity supply the deficiency colombo has.

But the selection is purely based on written examination which is not a good measure to select good students.

If colombo demand good students then it has to manage their waste too. And if the schools in colombo are limitted to local students then there is a possibility for an outstation school to be come the best school of the island.

]]> By: NImesh http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9864 NImesh Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:10:32 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9864 Are you guys SERIOUSLY retarded? come on we all know th best schools in this country are in colombo, and you are asking the kids outside colombo to go 2 some messed up school?? since you guys in colombo don't have enough space?? well y dont u go and live in some are where there is plenty of space???? Our country is still a 3rd world country thanks to "idiots" who think like you guys. "Why do we who live in Colombo have to put up with the pollution and congestion caused by kids from outside of Colombo?" thats because of your fat a=@$$ go suck a d!ck or sumthing if u dont have anything to do....DIP$HIT!!!!!! Are you guys SERIOUSLY retarded? come on we all know th best schools in this country are in colombo, and you are asking the kids outside colombo to go 2 some messed up school?? since you guys in colombo don’t have enough space?? well y dont u go and live in some are where there is plenty of space????

Our country is still a 3rd world country thanks to “idiots” who think like you guys.

“Why do we who live in Colombo have to put up with the pollution and congestion caused by kids from outside of Colombo?” thats because of your fat a=@$$ go suck a d!ck or sumthing if u dont have anything to do….DIP$HIT!!!!!!

]]> By: Deane http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9446 Deane Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:03:35 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9446 Easily said than done, the truth is its not so much a "myth" that there is vast difference between most schools in Colombo than outside. As someone who was "Shipped" into Colombo for most of my school-days, I'm glad my parents made that decision and didn't send me off to the local Maha Vidyalaya. The only perceivable thing is for enterprising companies, such as Alles's Gateway, Grero's Lyceum to expand their network of branches, Lyceum and gateway already have branches outside of colombo - Negombo, Wattala so on.. and frankly, you guys are worried about pollution/congestion vis a vis education? give me a break.. Easily said than done, the truth is its not so much a “myth” that there is vast difference between most schools in Colombo than outside. As someone who was “Shipped” into Colombo for most of my school-days, I’m glad my parents made that decision and didn’t send me off to the local Maha Vidyalaya.

The only perceivable thing is for enterprising companies, such as Alles’s Gateway, Grero’s Lyceum to expand their network of branches, Lyceum and gateway already have branches outside of colombo – Negombo, Wattala so on..

and frankly, you guys are worried about pollution/congestion vis a vis education? give me a break..

]]> By: Jack Point http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9435 Jack Point Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:21:36 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9435 Causes huge traffic congestion and parking problems when people are shipped in. The parking problems are caused bythe fact that the school vans cannot afford to return after dropping the children - the distances are too great, therefore all these vehicles park on by lanes or on the road causing further nuisance to residents. Better than children be schooled close to their residences, hence the 'catchment' for each school, unless they are boarders. The problem is that people assume that getting into a 'good' school automatcally means a good future. This is a myth, a school will only help if background is also good or reasonably so. I have met many products of the so-called good schools which do not meet any standards of quality and whose future has not (in my opinion) been improved by the said schools. The government needs to develop better quality education in the rural areas, perhaps using the existing 'good schools' - by persuading them to set up rural branches and also by utilising personalities such as RIT Alles (who founded DS Senanayake) to improve rural schools. More money needs to be diverted to primary, secondary and tertiary education and less spent on the University system. Causes huge traffic congestion and parking problems when people are shipped in. The parking problems are caused bythe fact that the school vans cannot afford to return after dropping the children – the distances are too great, therefore all these vehicles park on by lanes or on the road causing further nuisance to residents.

Better than children be schooled close to their residences, hence the ‘catchment’ for each school, unless they are boarders.

The problem is that people assume that getting into a ‘good’ school automatcally means a good future. This is a myth, a school will only help if background is also good or reasonably so.

I have met many products of the so-called good schools which do not meet any standards of quality and whose future has not (in my opinion) been improved by the said schools.

The government needs to develop better quality education in the rural areas, perhaps using the existing ‘good schools’ – by persuading them to set up rural branches and also by utilising personalities such as RIT Alles (who founded DS Senanayake) to improve rural schools.

More money needs to be diverted to primary, secondary and tertiary education and less spent on the University system.

]]> By: Deane http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9416 Deane Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:44:40 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/12/over-100000-kids-shipped-into-colombo-everyday-for-school/#comment-9416 Why shouldn't any school take students from anywhere? Why shouldn’t any school take students from anywhere?

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