我聽講根德園沒有native speaker,但英文程度是否好呢？

catcatmom

我個女今年1yr, 心儀是根德園,因地址九龍塘博大抽獎入Maryknoll Convent ,因根德園課程深可配合她,上到p1,
唔需要追得甘慘,如大抽獎衰左,博SFA,亦可配合SFA的課程,
如題 "我聽講根德園沒有native speaker,但英文程度是否好呢？"讀緊或讀完根德Mum是否覺得根德的功課多, 幾辛苦果種,我是在職Mum, 根德小朋友是無 靈糧堂,創價果d甘開心??

PACMA

catcatmom,

我仔仔在根德園讀緊K1,開學到而家已經4個半月,仔仔讀得好開心, 早兩曰佢病o左,返唔到學,就時時問我好番未, 可以返學未,佢話佢好掛住D Miss 和同學仔, 好想返學. 我相信如果個小朋友唔開心,佢唔會咁想返學.
至於Native Speaker, 根德園真係冇, 不過佢地D Miss教英文教得好好, 我仔仔在這幾個月內英文進步o左唔少, 特別是發音方面, 好"字正腔圓".這一點好多家長都有同感, 所以你可以放心.
功課方面暫時所見都唔算多,我覺得少"tim".只係在Friday派D連線練習和塗顏色各一張, 平日冇功課做. 好嘆o下! 不過仔仔又學到好多野返o黎. 至於K2 & K3 是怎樣就唔清楚啦!

kittych0309

我都打算將囡囡報Maryknoll, 但是否SC的英文水平會比較容易接上Maryknoll 呢, 因為我仍然為"簡"Kent or SC好頭痛, 有無媽咪可以分享下?  

HuiTung

應從老師的英文水準看, 而不是有沒有native speaker.  要 native speaker 的話, 便不應選Kentville.  孩子的英文好否不應單靠學校, 家長也有責任.  

catcatmom

多謝各位Mum意見
我已打電話問SC d staff 佢地話 每天有1.5 hrs 是 native speaker 老師教英文,(有d SC 's Mum 話30分鐘). 但有朋友個女讀根德園,但英文很好,佢Mum 話佢唔鍾意講中文,當然每個小朋友都有自己發展和喜好,所以post 上來問下根德d Mum, 因我's大仔有一個native speaker 老師教緊佢英文,收費不貴,我打算教埋細女,唔知以下這arrangement 好唔好??根德園學費+私人native speaker老師=SC's 學費
因為根德園d中文出名好,所以甘好以有d "so".
如果SC+私人native speaker老師 =afford 唔起,
唔知這個如意算盤得唔得!

kittych0309 寫道:
我都打算將囡囡報Maryknoll, 但是否SC的英文水平會比較容易接上Maryknoll 呢, 因為我仍然為"簡"Kent or SC好頭痛, 有無媽咪可以分享下?  

JJ1122

catcatmom,
可以介紹你個native speaker 比我嘛?
我覺得你個如意算盤響到不得了, 真架.

catcatmom

JJ1122
sorry!
我唔係唔想介紹, kingdom裹頭有個Mum同Mum因介紹私人native speaker老師,好以叫jessica 私人老師,30 mins 收hk$120,兩個quarrel 到飛起, post 幾頁, 我果個是朋友用開介紹,收舊價,佢都好full.

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JJ1122 寫道:
catcatmom,
可以介紹你個native speaker 比我嘛?
我覺得你個如意算盤響到不得了, 真架.[/quote]

nicnic小主

catcatmom
你咁計都o岩既, 學費已經必比, 英語班有梗好d, 但如果萬一afford唔起,咪唔讀, 但都仲有返學! SC就因為有native speaker, 所以就計埋條數落去, 無得選擇!

我囝囝而家在kentville 讀k2, 論英文真係唔及sc, 我囝囝的音樂班同學仔係sc讀, 佢講英文多d大膽d講, 可能每日都接觸native speaker, 但中文及數學就根德好程度高d.

讀k1時的確好輕鬆, 我完全無理囝囝d功課, 但每次默書or test都好多時滿分, 到k2開學初段都o.k. , 但而家開始多左d新野, 就要同佢溫習, 好似突加數, 我囝囝唔太明白, 我就自己教佢, 始終成30幾人一班, 老師邊有時間逐一輔導, 唯有自己睇緊佢d學習情況, 如有不妥, 最好盡快教識小朋友, 如果唔係又有新野教, 到時就煩d!

HuiTung

catcatmom,

<根德園學費+私人native speaker老師=SC's 學費
因為根德園d中文出名好,所以甘好以有d "so".
如果SC+私人native speaker老師 =afford 唔起,>

這個如意算盤打得非常好!  要知道SC的K2&3 只是share 個native speaker 老師, 每天30mins.  根本不夠.  這也是我棄SC取Kentville 的其中一個原因.  

minniebb

雖然SC K2 & K3 冇NATIVE SPEAKER 長係班房, 但始終每日接觸到NATIVE SPEAKER, 出去學1個WEEK 1,2 堂係代替唔到架.

HuiTung

Normal English class in school + good outside English course per week + parents' home English teaching + parent-child reading

Would the above be better to just have 30 mins English lesson with a native speaker per day in school?  Moreover, I know many SC students do join other English course outside (with native speakers).  

WongWong

nicnic小主 寫道:
catcatmom
你咁計都o岩既, 學費已經必比, 英語班有梗好d, 但如果萬一afford唔起,咪唔讀, 但都仲有返學! SC就因為有native speaker, 所以就計埋條數落去, 無得選擇!

我囝囝而家在kentville 讀k2, 論英文真係唔及sc, 我囝囝的音樂班同學仔係sc讀, 佢講英文多d大膽d講, 可能每日都接觸native speaker, 但中文及數學就根德好程度高d.

讀k1時的確好輕鬆, 我完全無理囝囝d功課, 但每次默書or test都好多時滿分, 到k2開學初段都o.k. , 但而家開始多左d新野, 就要同佢溫習, 好似突加數, 我囝囝唔太明白, 我就自己教佢, 始終成30幾人一班, 老師邊有時間逐一輔導, 唯有自己睇緊佢d學習情況, 如有不妥, 最好盡快教識小朋友, 如果唔係又有新野教, 到時就煩d!

nicnic小主,

想問-好似突加數-是什麼意思呢!

minniebb

我哥哥既仔仔係SC 讀緊 k3, 冇係出面補英文, D 英文講得非常好, D 音好準確, 佢話呢D 全是 SC 功勞, 佢仔仔仲每晚主動要睇英文故事書呀. 但佢話佢朋友個仔仔係根德讀, 就冇佢仔仔禁主動講英文, 講得冇禁好啦, 但中文字就識多D 囉, 睇你自己需要咩

HuiTung

I don't want to comment on individual case.  The issue here is the presence of native speaker in a school.  There are a lot of factors contributing to good English of a child.  School is absolutely not the single factor.

starfox

I totally agree with HuiTung.  I am not the parent of SC or Kentville, but i also agree that school is not the only single factor of good English.  

My daughter is now joining a playgroup in Kowloon Tong, and i find that many SC students are studying there on Saturday and Sunday.

In one class, i found there are 6 students and one foreign teacher there, and all 6 students are from SC.  I was really surprised and asked the parents why they are studying there, and they said the English class in SC is not enough.  Maybe there is only one of the case, but i believe that many SC students also take English class outside school.
And i also find that the parents there are all talking to their children in English.  Therefore, Family also play a very important role to it.

My cousin's daughter studied in Kentville and she has very good English Standard and got accepted to DGS. She is a very active girl but they said the school has an Excellent teaching method to teach the children in both academic and discipline.

I guess both SC and Kentville are very good school but I think if parents choose SC only because of its English Standard, it is better to send their kids to International Kinder.  It is more important that the parents should contribute their times and efforts to their children.

TinaMummy

Dear parents

The comments of HuiTung and starfox are very relevant.  Family and school is equal share for upbringing of children.  Don't depend on school only.

Cheer up.

catcatmom

Dear kingdom Mum

I am fully agreed to "Family and school is equal share for upbringing of children. Don't depend on school only."
But i think family education is more important than formal school education.
One of my friend has been teaching at a primary school for 20yrs, & says ," 我對佢地(d學生)幾年!你地(父母)對佢幾十年,你地唔好"林"住交左比學校,就Mud都唔埋!"
其實老師都係打工, take care唔到所有學生係預左.
入來kingdom 傾計's Mum,都係好care 自己的仔女,甚至Suppermum. 以我為例,我唔比我個大仔睇電視,連自己都無
得睇, 甚麼"金枝玉葉"唔知,follow完亞D功課,就同佢一起睇go go, richard scary, goose mother (except 老鼠果套)一起唱歌. library card 有4張, 每日兩本story book(bed time story), 中英文書各一本，每日要玩flash cards, 記得幾多words得幾多啦!
星期6我帶佢phonics同學校d curricular activities,星期日係cambridge & tabletennis, 我覺得放假比返工更辛苦,係公司做野可以偷懶,教個仔無得偷懶, 但睇住d仔女的成長,又好開心, 亞仔唔覺我"谷"緊佢,我覺得係親子,但我仍然覺得做得唔夠好呢!

FengMaMa

Dear catcatmom,

Thanks for your 教仔心得, 您的教仔方法, 我是非常認同的, 但生活在香港的小朋友實在有太多的誘惑. 記得我很久之前看過一本書, 書名好像是哈佛的女孩, 這個女孩的父母都是從小付出很多時間和她一起學習引導她對學習的興趣. 這個女孩是生長在大陸, 但後來這個女孩都可以到哈佛升大學. 我相信她小時候一樣沒有native teacher. 但一樣得, 所以家庭教育都是非常重要的

nicnic小主

wongwong,
只係我錯手打多個"突"字!