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[quote=Anonymous]I guess I have different expectations than some of the other posters. My kid is not going to gain language proficiency, let alone fluency, by going to Korean school for 3 hours a week 9 months of the year, when the only Korean he gets during the rest of the week is a few basic phrases ("Wash your hands," "Brush your teeth," "I love you," etc.). We send him because we live in an area without many Koreans, and he's one of the few Asian kids in his entire school. Being the only (or one of few) ___ of any kind takes a toll on the psyche, and I think the detrimental effect of always feeling different from everyone else often isn't noticeable until many years later. Honestly, I just want my son to grow up experiencing on a somewhat regular basis what it's like not to different from everyone else, even for just a few hours a week.

That said, it helps that they seem to somehow make it fun, and he's made friends that he looks forward to seeing once a week. And if I get a Mother's Day card written in Korean out of it, then that's just icing on the top!

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