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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another parent, I just want to speak to the question about whether everyone who enrolls their child should assume they'll have to pay for a Mandarin tutor at some point.  We have a child who just started DCI this year, and we never ever used a tutor, and our child's Mandarin (according to both YY teachers last year and outside Chinese friends and acquaintances we have) is excellent.  Tones and all.  I do think different kids take to it at different rates, but we only know a few families who actually got a tutor at some point.  Most did not, and it's worth asking the Admins what their official answer is to "What % of parents use tutors/outside Mandarin classes for their kids", but just from discussion with our fellow families, most do not use tutors.[/quote]

You need to ask about reading and writing in Chinese.  That's what most people use tutors for not speaking.  Just bc the kid can speak well with perfect tones does not mean their reading and writing in Chinese are as good.[/quote]

What evidence is there that upper grade kids at YY are not proficient at the expected level in writing and reading Chinese?  Or what evidence is there that everyone is getting tutors for that at YY?[/quote]

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