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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 01:18

when we came here to Qatar we thought about coming here for Good.. or at least that's what we decided.... I decided on a British school for many many reasons.. first.. there is only one "good" American school in Doha.. and I eliminated it because I wanted my daughter to learn Islamic studies and Arabic too(we are a Muslim)..both were not available at ASD.. or at least to the level I desired.. second.. I grew up studying in a British Curriculum school.. and I truly think that it was much stronger than my daughter's school in the U.S.. I've heard of many friends who had to make their kids repeat, when they were transferred from an American School to a British School.. of course I'm not generalizing here.. I know that (since Curriculum is different from one district to another in the U.S) then some schools are better than others.. and of course I can't forget that American schools are waaaaay better than any other country's schools.. and they ARE FREE! I am truly grateful to American schools.. but I do think when I have a choice I choose "British schools"... third.. I like the strictness of British schools. you know uniform.. discipline.. politeness.. etc.. etc.. I don't know if it's just me.. but I truly admire the idea of a school being strict but fun.. because it's hard sometimes to balance the two! I found that in Sherborne! I also like the idea of seperating girls from boys in advanced classes.. because I read several studies stating that performance of students is improved in one gender classes.. (I'm not sure if I will stick with this idea forever.. it's too early).. now my question for you is.. which is better.. IB or BritishCurriculum ? if I move somewhere else later in life.. should I consider one over the other?? college wise.. should I choose one over the other? thanks..! <em>edited by nasimindoha on 07/03/2011</em>

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