Comments on: ongoing saga of Chinese school http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kari http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/comment-page-1/#comment-43601 Kari Sat, 19 May 2007 12:04:07 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/#comment-43601 We are struggling with something similar. We are considering moving to Cupertino, where they have a Mandarin immersion program in the public elementary school. But we heard that it is really mostly kids who speak Chinese at home and the few kids who aren't already fluent feel "stupid" because they are SO far behind. On the other hand, what a wonderful opportunity for the kids to learn young and really become fluent - and at a public school! We also looked at bilingual preschools for our bio son, but they are all M-F programs and he is only 3. Maybe next year! But I also really believe preschool should be play-based, which I'm pretty sure wouldn't be the case at a bilingual mandarin school. There is one bilingual montessori I will have to check out, though. I think you should move back to SF. Or move to Cupertino with us. :D We are struggling with something similar. We are considering moving to Cupertino, where they have a Mandarin immersion program in the public elementary school. But we heard that it is really mostly kids who speak Chinese at home and the few kids who aren’t already fluent feel “stupid” because they are SO far behind. On the other hand, what a wonderful opportunity for the kids to learn young and really become fluent – and at a public school!

We also looked at bilingual preschools for our bio son, but they are all M-F programs and he is only 3. Maybe next year! But I also really believe preschool should be play-based, which I’m pretty sure wouldn’t be the case at a bilingual mandarin school. There is one bilingual montessori I will have to check out, though.

I think you should move back to SF. Or move to Cupertino with us. :D

]]> By: happybell http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/comment-page-1/#comment-43406 happybell Thu, 17 May 2007 15:15:28 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/#comment-43406 Feel sorry for you, really. But don't take them out of Chinese school. I'm a second genereation Korean, and can´t say a word beyond hello and thank you. My dad never had the patience to teach us, nor was there a Korean school to attend. I REALLY regret not being able to speak and write it now that I'm all grown up. It's really frustraiting and embarrassing when there's a whole lot of Koreans around you and you can't understand a word... Feel sorry for you, really. But don’t take them out of Chinese school. I’m a second genereation Korean, and can´t say a word beyond hello and thank you. My dad never had the patience to teach us, nor was there a Korean school to attend. I REALLY regret not being able to speak and write it now that I’m all grown up. It’s really frustraiting and embarrassing when there’s a whole lot of Koreans around you and you can’t understand a word…

]]> By: DS-L http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/comment-page-1/#comment-43393 DS-L Thu, 17 May 2007 11:54:22 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/05/15/ongoing-saga-of-chinese-school/#comment-43393 I like "hapa" too -- but have always found it to be used in a very positive way -- a term of affirmation. Has anyone heard of it being used negatively? DS-L I like “hapa” too — but have always found it to be used in a very positive way — a term of affirmation. Has anyone heard of it being used negatively?
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