Romania education - what is it and why will my son,Victor, go there?

Are you looking for a Romania education? Perhaps you are moving to Romania and are looking for somewhere to put your children?

If you are coming from overseas, I would strongly recommend going to the best International School you can afford, and avoid the free Romanian option for lots of reasons. Let us assume your child is 11. By 11 a Romanian child will know far more academic detail than your child - so your child will either struggle or be placed in a more junior class, doing terrible things to their self-esteem.

Romanian schools are terrifically under funded. The buildings are in terrible disrepair, making British schools look like hotels. The teachers are woefully under-paid and the whole system is viewed as low quality on the global stage.

However - despite all this, baby Victor will be heading through the Romanian system because he is Romanian and so he will get the intensive Romanian cramming from day one, along with th army of tutors who provide the child's real education.

If a child seriously messes up on a subject, he does the year again. If the child seriously misbehaves - he does the year again. It is designed to focus a child's attention on their learning and behaviour.

The school system is to split into three parts. The elementary school is where you find the least qualified teachers. I use to tell people I was a primary school teacher - followed by a sharp kick in th shins under the table as Irina told everyone I don't know the right Romanian and I am a maths teacher in secondary (a much more respectable post).

Then there are a few years in the Gymnasium school (like the UK middle school), followed by finishing off in High school until 18. After this they go to university, where most seem to sign up for 2 degrees - making me question hoe vigorous they are - as in the UK I only had time to complete one degree at a time.

The children I meet are polite, well educated and hard working, so I am sure despite everything, the Romanian education system does seem to do its job - as long as the parents have enough money to cover the shortfalls. When they finish their baccalaureate, many are snapped up by overseas universities or further trained in International companies such as Google and Microsoft.

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