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…asta e mesajul care predomina presa, media, blogosfere (da, sunt mai multe, nu numai .ro).

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JOHN LORINC Special to The Globe and Mail

A cultural focus on education, possibly a result of the lean Communist years, is putting Romanians at the top of the class

As Marcela and Alexandru Lupu relaxed one afternoon in an apartment living room sparsely furnished with electronic equipment and a sofa set, it was apparent that the couple brought little with them when they emigrated from Romania last August.

But one prized possession that did make the journey is a blue folio in which Ms. Lupu has proudly filed every diploma and certificate of merit ever awarded to her strapping 17-year-old son Alex, now a Grade 11 student at Forest Hill Collegiate. It’s a compendium of accomplishment in languages, math and sports, some awarded for top performance in national competitions. After the Lupus, both electrical engineers, got their immigration papers last spring, they e-mailed relatives in Toronto for suggestions on the city’s top high schools. They then found an apartment, near Lawrence and the Allen Expressway, specifically so Alex could attend Forest Hill. “This is the reason we are here,” says Ms. Lupu. “We came for him.”

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