http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-94479 American Family » Chinese School San Sui (year three?) Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:11:42 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/#comment-94479 [...] (I messed up my similar posts plugin, but if you are interested here they are:  Chinese school year one posts: one, two, three, four, five and six. Chinese school year two posts: one, two) [...] [...] (I messed up my similar posts plugin, but if you are interested here they are:  Chinese school year one posts: one, two, three, four, five and six. Chinese school year two posts: one, two) [...]

]]> http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-56100 AngelNicki Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:36:03 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/#comment-56100 I think its great that your kids get to learn so much about the Chinese culture. Culture is a wonderful thing. I am half Italian and I WISH I knew more about it, but because when my mom was growing up people were sort of racist against Italians, my mom never learned the language or adopted the customs. Now all we have of our Italian culture is my Nona's Italian cooking! I think its great that your kids get to learn so much about the Chinese culture. Culture is a wonderful thing. I am half Italian and I WISH I knew more about it, but because when my mom was growing up people were sort of racist against Italians, my mom never learned the language or adopted the customs. Now all we have of our Italian culture is my Nona’s Italian cooking!

]]> http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-55804 Kari Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:00:19 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/10/01/no-big-deal/#comment-55804 It is great that you are having such success! I am definitely trying to figure this one out as well. I'd love for the kids to go to a bilingual school. It would be expensive and tough for them, since they don't know very much Mandarin. I'm also wary of the preschools that emphasize their challenging academic curriculum, because I believe in more play-based preschool. So it is tough. Right now we are in a Mandarin/music class through a nearby city's recreation department. I don't think they are learning that much, but at least they are getting used to the sounds/tones of the language. (Although the music doesn't really teach tones, now that I think of it) My husband and I know some Mandarin (had a tutor for a year), but I'm scared to teach it to the kids in case I teach them something wrong! Probably when they are a bit older, it will be easier to do something more formal. I feel like I'm stumbling along trying to figure everything out. I'll keep working on it! It is great that you are having such success! I am definitely trying to figure this one out as well. I’d love for the kids to go to a bilingual school. It would be expensive and tough for them, since they don’t know very much Mandarin. I’m also wary of the preschools that emphasize their challenging academic curriculum, because I believe in more play-based preschool. So it is tough. Right now we are in a Mandarin/music class through a nearby city’s recreation department. I don’t think they are learning that much, but at least they are getting used to the sounds/tones of the language. (Although the music doesn’t really teach tones, now that I think of it) My husband and I know some Mandarin (had a tutor for a year), but I’m scared to teach it to the kids in case I teach them something wrong! Probably when they are a bit older, it will be easier to do something more formal. I feel like I’m stumbling along trying to figure everything out. I’ll keep working on it!

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