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gatochat 發表於 14-4-24 17:41
I decided to send my son to a local school is that I do not want him to pick up bad English, as my friend's child had. My friend's child attended an local international kindy and spoke mainly English at home. My friend's child's English had actually gone worse since he started school. It was not the school's problem, he actually picked it up from the children of the school. Since a lot of the children's parents were not native speakers and inevitably passed on some Chinlish to their children. Filipino English is another problem. My friend's child ended up speaking Chinlish and almost no Chinese. I could barely understand him when I met him a few times before. It was not until he started at IS that his English started to improve. I totally agree that some "international" kindy has some horrible English on the playground which Chinese families hungry to send their kids to int'l schools must be aware of (and stop being the cause of that themselves). It is a problem even in some ESF kindies: local kids speaking to native kids, and the natives end up picking up Chinese thinking those are English words. LOL Those 'trilingual' kindies are also something i'd stay away too. They are making a big mistake in thinking doing 3 languages without a core language is good for the child. Really screws up their deep inner thoughts in the long run. For families originally from abroad looking for quality school, i suggest going pure local or pure expat. Does the child a world of good staying in one clear community.
In regards to being disadvantaged without knowing Chinese for job hunting, i think it is becoming more and more true nowadays. My husband cannot read or write Chinese either but it never deterred him in his career, but he is probably the dying breed from the last generation. In regards to oversea born Chinese with a good command of spoken and written Chinese language, i have actually met a few myself. They are rare and are usually very driven themselves. For the context of this topic (raising kids) though, it is true we cannot include exceptions to the general trend (but be aware that they do exist).
For kids planning to leave HK in a few years, i personally do think going local is a better option, but only IF a 'happy local primary school' can be found. (Happy kindie is never a problem) I am guessing your 'back up plan' has something to do with yourself being a teacher and has priority into the school you are teaching in? It is a great thing to have, but not everyone does, and for kids going local wanting a happy primary school, the chance of getting into one is very very slim, and would be stuck with the cramming ones if their English is not up to par for a real IS by then. I hope i am wrong about this, and would be happy to be corrected if that's the case.
Having a child-minded education in HK without having to compromise Chinese is a dream many parents have, but the reality is that they do come as rare cases. In the context of helping our friend here, please do give a list of Happy kindies leading to Happy primaries. Thanks!!
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