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Re: Field Trips
In fact, I had had totally different 'thought' - conventional wisdom as you may say - until some real-life 'experience' working with some graduates of IS schools. They are by no means exemplary, and it's just fair to say that there are many graduates who can speak and write to an exceptionally high level.
I didn't mean to disparage any school, whether it's a local or IS. But as a parent, I would not embrace an illusion that a school - CKY is no exception - works like a machine and never fails to 'output' a kid to your great expectation.
Parents surely have different views on schools and I respect their discerning decisions for their kids.
Once I considered enrolling my kid to an IS - for their curriculum and (yes) English learning. However, when CKY admitted my kid, I found my choice increasingly suitable for my kid.
He has a better grip of English than of Chinese. He has intentionally evaded picking up a Chinese book - it follows that he had shown little improvement in Chinese in the first few months of the first semester. We were at pains to read Chinese books with him. Thanks should go to his Chinese teacher who has shown much patience and been monitoring his progress all along. I dare not say his Chinese standard is above average. But this experience has given us a hard lesson - that Chinese is not necessarily easier to learn for HK kids.
With the increasing importance the world attaches to the Chinese language (Time magazine put "Get Ahead, Learn Mandarin" as its cover story last June), I am thankful that a school could provide a bilingual education.
Again, just my five cents worth.
WYmom 寫道:
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papa_pop 寫道:
... Similarly, international school students in HK who possess 'native accent' - that draws admiration from 'some' parents - could find it hard to write a fine article.
Really?? Or this is your own thoughts only? Suggest you visit some real international schools to see what they write, especially in upper primary.[/quote] |
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