《明报》消息,就读于康山市St. Robert 天主教高中的华裔女生冼致羚以6科平均98.5分的优异成绩,与来自万锦市Brother Andre天主教高中的Matthew Biskup同分,共摘约克区天主教教育局2007-2008学年度状元桂冠。冼致羚在香港出生,3岁时随父母移居加拿大,来加拿大之初也遭遇语言方面的障碍,但她很快便克服了语言难关,学业成绩始终名列前茅。她说自己成功的秘诀其实相当简单,就是上课时勤做笔记,并将课堂笔记按学科分类,以便在课后温故知新。同时,她将大量课余时间投入义工工作,在高中的义工时间多达500多个小时,她还喜欢忙里偷闲看电视或玩电脑游戏。冼致羚已被滑铁卢大学录取,将攻读医科方面的专业。
Thanks for the link!!! --- "Sure to get flamed for this, but myself and siblings all did 12 years of Catholic schooling, and all of us swear our kids will never set foot in one." LOL
-iron(iron man);
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"They really try to pound the religion into your head, to the point where by highschool, I felt like I was in a cult."
-iron(iron man);
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"They glossed over a lot of science, like constantly reiterating that evolution is a theory, and that humanity started with Adam And Eve. And just like in the church, there were several child abuse incidents that were covered up and smoothed over."