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Re: 小朋友幾多歲往海外留學最好呢?
Why is everybody only worrying about learning English? If the kids stop learning Chinese at a young age, they will know relatively little Chinese, and even less about the culture. But of course if we don't consider ourselves Chinese, and do not intend to have our kids grow up identifying themselves as Chinese, then that's not a problem.
I know many parents in Hong Kong send their kids to international or ESF schools. They just want the kids to learn English. And soon the kids will be more fluent in English than Chinese, and yet the parents have problem communicating with them in English. I find this hard to understand.
To be good enough in English does not mean we have to sound exactly like a native speaker. Even if one speaks like a native, s/he will never be treated in the same way as a "blond-hair-blue-eye". I have a friend who is Canadian-born-Chinese. When she applied to work in some language centres here in HK, she was told that they would not hire her because she does not have a western look and western name. And another one, a native American lady, had to use her maiden name and not her husband's last name at work, though it's on her ID card and passport. Cos the husband is Chinese.
I mean, sure it's good studying overseas. They will learn a lot, especially if they can enter some good institutions. Besides, there are really a lot of problems in the local system. But why do we want our kids to forget their roots and embrace other people's culture?
Sorry, I seem to have too much to say. |
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