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rok_the-boat
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: Bilingual kids :) |
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My kid (5) is bilingual (Kor/Eng) and goes to Korean pre-school. I always ask him what he has done but he rarely says much (neither did I when asked by my own mother). However, the other day, he came out with a classic: "My English teacher doesn't know English." For example, I have taken the effort to point out to him the difference in Eng/Kor pronunciation, especially words such as four (Kor=pour), five (Kor=pibu), and fork (Kor=porku) etc. As a bilingual, he has to be able to say/distinguish both - he can, but it seems his teacher cannot 
And yesterday, he told me they were doing ABC at school. A is for apple, B is for Ball etc. He said the teacher did it for ages and none of the kids could do it (he could do it when he was two). All I can wonder is did the teacher notice that the kids could not do it. Something tells me she'll be moving on next week. My point: The kids never have the chance to grasp one thing before moving on to the next. If it starts this early they'll never keep up. |
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dutchman
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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A few months ago I asked my son what he learned in his English class at his preschool. He answered "Dishuh ishuh a balluh" and then almost peed in his pants laughing hysterically. Hope he didn't laugh like that in class.  |
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Derrek
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I love this thread.
Keep it coming! |
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Corporal
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Countdown to the moment when some dumbass posts: "I can't believe anyone would have a kid/bring their kid up/send their kid to school in Korea"... |
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Grim Ja
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: On the Beach
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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How about I can't beleive I send my kid to a Korean school.
They do so little in the elementary schools in Korea that it makes the hagwans look like real centers of learning.  |
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dutchman
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Corporal wrote: |
| Countdown to the moment when some dumbass posts: "I can't believe anyone would have a kid/bring their kid up/send their kid to school in Korea"... |
40+ students in classroom; inefficient use of classroom time; the assumption of the teachers that the required learning will take place in the hagwons; third world facilities
What's not to love about Korean schools? |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| dutchman wrote: |
| Corporal wrote: |
| Countdown to the moment when some dumbass posts: "I can't believe anyone would have a kid/bring their kid up/send their kid to school in Korea"... |
40+ students in classroom; inefficient use of classroom time; the assumption of the teachers that the required learning will take place in the hagwons; third world facilities
What's not to love about Korean schools? |
Yes...um, you missed the point. Can't you see the difference between a parent making the (educated) decision that there are better places for their child than Korean schools, and 20-something backpackers who have been here for all of three months spouting off about the evils of raising children here? |
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dutchman
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Corporal wrote: |
| dutchman wrote: |
| Corporal wrote: |
| Countdown to the moment when some dumbass posts: "I can't believe anyone would have a kid/bring their kid up/send their kid to school in Korea"... |
40+ students in classroom; inefficient use of classroom time; the assumption of the teachers that the required learning will take place in the hagwons; third world facilities
What's not to love about Korean schools? |
Yes...um, you missed the point. Can't you see the difference between a parent making the (educated) decision that there are better places for their child than Korean schools, and 20-something backpackers who have been here for all of three months spouting off about the evils of raising children here? |
 And for the record, if I had to stay here there are some decent Korean private school options that are pretty affordable. Thankfully though, when my son starts 'real' school this September we will no longer be here. |
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rok_the-boat
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, my kid's pre-school has been great.
They accepted him from age 2, he has loads of long-term friends, he is 100% fluent in Korean, he can now read and write Korean, they teach basic maths and he can do it, they have him do exercises etc etc. One thing he really likes is art - they make all kinds of things - often science related. FAR better than what he'd get in the UK and for about USD150 a month (think 1000, for a worse deal, in the UK - I know, his cousins go there). Hell, the bus even comes to our door to get and return him. In all, it is like a real school, but they do get to play a lot.
The first couple of years of elementary school are not too bad either, from what I hear. After that, I'll be taking him overseas - and something tells me he'll have had one helluva good start compared to his peers. |
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dutchman
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| rok_the-boat wrote: |
Hey, my kid's pre-school has been great.
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I agree. The pre-school has been fantastic. But from what I've seen and experienced of the public elementary schools, I'm not impressed. A couple of years in them certainly wouldn't hinder a kid's learning though. |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| dutchman wrote: |
| A few months ago I asked my son what he learned in his English class at his preschool. He answered "Dishuh ishuh a balluh" and then almost peed in his pants laughing hysterically. Hope he didn't laugh like that in class. |
I nearly peed in my pants when I read this, too. I can't wait for my son to be 5. He's already a riot and he's just 15 months old ( One of my favorites is when he smile angelically when people at the supermarket make a big fuss about the fact he's the cutest little thing they've ever seen...and then he briskly slaps their hands away the moment they try to pinch his cheek.) |
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stalinsdad
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| The only way my son will go to a Korean school is if I die!!! |
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kangnamdragon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| I am glad to hear it is possible to raise kids as bilingual in Korea. Is it more difficult if the father is the English speaker and spends less time with the kid? |
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rok_the-boat
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:48 am Post subject: |
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You have to spend a lot of time with the kid - make the effort - it can be great fun. Once a certain threshold is passed, the kid can function on his own - like watch simple movies etc. I have also taken mine to the UK a couple of times to meet his little cousins - it was good boost.
In short, it takes a lot of concentrated effort. |
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Drakoi
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| rok_the-boat wrote: |
Hey, my kid's pre-school has been great.
They accepted him from age 2, he has loads of long-term friends, he is 100% fluent in Korean, he can now read and write Korean, they teach basic maths and he can do it, they have him do exercises etc etc. One thing he really likes is art - they make all kinds of things - often science related. FAR better than what he'd get in the UK and for about USD150 a month (think 1000, for a worse deal, in the UK - I know, his cousins go there). Hell, the bus even comes to our door to get and return him. In all, it is like a real school, but they do get to play a lot.
The first couple of years of elementary school are not too bad either, from what I hear. After that, I'll be taking him overseas - and something tells me he'll have had one helluva good start compared to his peers. |
did you just put an 's' at the end of math???? |
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