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<\/a>First I find this flyer\u00a0 appealing, but not over-the-top in its design and professionalism.<\/p>\nI would note the cost for a 5-week course here. At five days a week for a nearly full day, this works out to $60\/day which certainly is not terribly expensive compared to other camps\/daycare options.<\/p>\n
What was entirely new to me on this flyer was the “earn course credits” opportunity.<\/p>\n
Perhaps because of home schooling, but also because of the existence of remote, small secondary schools with limited course offerings, I imagine, BC offers extensive options for long-distance learning. Typically, these are based on some kind of exam-for-credit system.<\/p>\n
It is this possibility that this particular tutoring service is relying on. In their 5-week course, one of the grades 10, 11, 12 math course’s subject matter is covered and a student can thus apply to receive the credit for that course via an exam. Potentially, this offers the opportunity to a student to jump a grade of math in their secondary school or to substitute other electives instead.<\/p>\n
This exam-for-credit is not an option in Japan and other Asian education systems. In part the absence of such a system, produces the double-schooling that I have lamented<\/a>.<\/p>\n The “enrichment tutoring” also seems to offer possibilities beyond course credit, though “remedial tutoring” is also mentioned on this page.<\/p>\n The “top ten reasons” seem to be aiming at students more than parents which may be appropriate given the older age groups targeted (16-18-year olds).<\/p>\n Here’s the back page of this flyer:<\/p>\n This flyer makes it clear that private, for-profit businesses are supplementing education in BC and are beginning to offer a route to conventional school course credits. Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"