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Dreamcomingtrue的观感和想法和我几年前UTS OPEN HOUSE时的接近.
“just back from UTS open house, feel disappointed. 1. The labs and equipments are very old. 2. students are same as our children, not very polite as some people say. 3.it is a completely private school now,
tuition will be $15,000 next year. 4. Only a few students get admissions from top us universities each year. Admission rate is very low. Most students go to UT after their parents pay almost $20,000 fro them each year. Not worth it. 5. So many chinese students.” ----- by dreamcomingtrue (dreamcomingtrue) at 2006.10.21 11:59
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“The labs and equipments”
就象Rosedale的OPEN HOUSE, 拥有一个老property的人们总是乐于向人炫耀的是这栋建筑的历史和里面的古董. UTS的OPEN HOUSE也是基于一样的积习.
其实, UTS的实验室的设备和条件该算是最好的之一了, compare with other high schools in this planet.
举例说明, 高中物理的第一个实验, 研究的是”Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration”, 在UTS, 全班20个人分组,每组成2-3人,使用8台NOTEBOOK PC with Ultrasound motion sensor, 分析软件包是Data Studio, Ultrasound motion sensor每台都有不同的频率特征, 不会互相干扰, 收集的数据是三维的, 在走廊上跳一下可以得到XYZ三方向的Acceleration的file. 因教室空间不够同学走动, 有的组在走廊上做. 这个实验, 不要实验报告, 老师说“no marks, just for fun.”
对照组, 一个公立高中的Gifted Program的同一实验, 用的是TI-83 Graphing Calculator with handhold motion sensor, 2人一组, sensor要对着object, (so I guess it gets results only from one direction). 记分情况不详.
再说一个计分的实验, UTS第一年物理期末的massive project, 占最终成绩的10%, 老师给每人一把电线, 学完了Lenz law, 每人做一个直流generator. 有实验报告和
Presentation. 我的对照组没有对应的实验.
再说化学和生物, 期末考试都要考实验, one by one, 各占最终成绩的8%, 考的是performance assessment, 打分很严, 靠平时大量课堂动手实验的积累, 不好复习准备.
我知道从公立学校出来的孩子在实验条件上差点儿, 有心人可以继续求证. 重要不是设备差, 还有实验指导老师的水平和经验.
Dreamcomingtrue还说 “The school charges higher and higher tuition fees, partly should be paid to upgrade these labs and equipments”. 和您说句悄悄话心里话, 俺比您更惦记着俺那些个白花花的银子都去哪儿了. 在这疙瘩, equipments这些玩意儿cheap着呐. 哪天学校不乐意了, 把那8台NOTEBOOK PC with Ultrasound motion sensor全换了, 花费也就是多收一个人, 就靠这一个人, 在以后的六年里, 8台PC每年换一茬. 俺那银子大多半去了那些个先生的口袋里了, 这世道, 没银子就聘不到好先生呐.
说到银子, 俺得干活了, 也得对得起老板给的人工, 下班时在免费多干20 minutes, 再聊.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Dreamcomingtrue的观感和想法和我几年前UTS OPEN HOUSE时的接近.
“just back from UTS open house, feel disappointed. 1. The labs and equipments are very old. 2. students are same as our children, not very polite as some people say. 3.it is a completely private school now,
tuition will be $15,000 next year. 4. Only a few students get admissions from top us universities each year. Admission rate is very low. Most students go to UT after their parents pay almost $20,000 fro them each year. Not worth it. 5. So many chinese students.” ----- by dreamcomingtrue (dreamcomingtrue) at 2006.10.21 11:59
http://www.rolia.net/forum/forum_showPost.php?tno=398549&pno=3275931&_bno=20&_cno=2450&
“The labs and equipments”
就象Rosedale的OPEN HOUSE, 拥有一个老property的人们总是乐于向人炫耀的是这栋建筑的历史和里面的古董. UTS的OPEN HOUSE也是基于一样的积习.
其实, UTS的实验室的设备和条件该算是最好的之一了, compare with other high schools in this planet.
举例说明, 高中物理的第一个实验, 研究的是”Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration”, 在UTS, 全班20个人分组,每组成2-3人,使用8台NOTEBOOK PC with Ultrasound motion sensor, 分析软件包是Data Studio, Ultrasound motion sensor每台都有不同的频率特征, 不会互相干扰, 收集的数据是三维的, 在走廊上跳一下可以得到XYZ三方向的Acceleration的file. 因教室空间不够同学走动, 有的组在走廊上做. 这个实验, 不要实验报告, 老师说“no marks, just for fun.”
对照组, 一个公立高中的Gifted Program的同一实验, 用的是TI-83 Graphing Calculator with handhold motion sensor, 2人一组, sensor要对着object, (so I guess it gets results only from one direction). 记分情况不详.
再说一个计分的实验, UTS第一年物理期末的massive project, 占最终成绩的10%, 老师给每人一把电线, 学完了Lenz law, 每人做一个直流generator. 有实验报告和
Presentation. 我的对照组没有对应的实验.
再说化学和生物, 期末考试都要考实验, one by one, 各占最终成绩的8%, 考的是performance assessment, 打分很严, 靠平时大量课堂动手实验的积累, 不好复习准备.
我知道从公立学校出来的孩子在实验条件上差点儿, 有心人可以继续求证. 重要不是设备差, 还有实验指导老师的水平和经验.
Dreamcomingtrue还说 “The school charges higher and higher tuition fees, partly should be paid to upgrade these labs and equipments”. 和您说句悄悄话心里话, 俺比您更惦记着俺那些个白花花的银子都去哪儿了. 在这疙瘩, equipments这些玩意儿cheap着呐. 哪天学校不乐意了, 把那8台NOTEBOOK PC with Ultrasound motion sensor全换了, 花费也就是多收一个人, 就靠这一个人, 在以后的六年里, 8台PC每年换一茬. 俺那银子大多半去了那些个先生的口袋里了, 这世道, 没银子就聘不到好先生呐.
说到银子, 俺得干活了, 也得对得起老板给的人工, 下班时在免费多干20 minutes, 再聊.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net