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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Grandparents don't live with us, and I am the translator between my parents & grandkids when they visit. DH & I cannot speak that language fluently, and I don't want them to pick up our poor prounciation. DH sees himself as American because he was born/raised here. Kids probably see themselves as American and they don't see the reason why they have to learn other language. We speak a mix of 90% English & 10% of that language to kids, but somehow both kids probably decide to not listen & have no desire to learn when we speak that language to them.

I was not aware that those classes will be taught in other language because it is not supposed to be a language class. I signed up both kids, one for dance & one for stem subject. The teachers were " shocked" that my kids could only speak/understand English, and now they have to teach everyone in English. Their English have many accents, and I don't even know if my kids understand them fully. I was " shocked" and embarrassed as well. It was my friend who tells me that they teach in English when it comes to extra- curricular classes. Oh well, I have talked to teachers after classes, and they seem to be fine with my kids in the class. [/quote]

I would not be happy if all the teachers switched to teaching in English based on just your kid. That’s unfair to the other kids, whose parents probably want more exposure to the heritage language. And these kids should be able to get good explanations and info from the teachers, not halting English ones because of your kid! Pull him now and find a more suitable class. [/quote]

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