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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I think my expectation is out of reach. I think it is more of his learning attitude/habit that frustrate me more than his progress. Benchmark for 50 words a year is really low to me for K. He has high grades in every subject and thus I expect that he will learn fast in foreign language.

Mandarin is one of the most difficult languages to learn, and he is doing 4 hours a week (2 hours for online 1:1 and 2 hours for in person). It is just painful to sit with him to learn, but he is not focused and not wanting to practice. I hope it is not a waste of time, money and energy in the long run.  [/quote]

Kids learn fast when they WANTS to. They also lose interest in learning fast if it becomes a regular thing/chore. Even kids in China get bored with learning Chinese at school and they speak that language every single day. 
Both my husband and I speak Mandarin but my kid is starting to prefer speaking English to us as that's the language she uses at school. (She's 6)
We downloaded a mandarin learning app and work with her once a week, yet she's still bored and tries to get out of it every time. 
But, she enjoys watching cartoons from my husband and I's childhood. And she excitedly acts out the stories using only Mandarin. 
She hang out with her non-English speaking grandparents all the time and that helps greatly. Although I understand this may not be an option for everyone. So...the next best thing is maybe setting up playdates with mandarin speaking family like others have suggested?[/quote]

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