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[quote=Anonymous]Listen up folks.  Learning Chinese is hard.  Really hard.  You (and your kids) have got to put some effort into it.  That said, there are a LOT of different ways you can put that effort in.  But you DO have to make the effort.

Yes, there are some YY parents who have relatives in China, who send their kids to camps there, or who hire Chinese-speaking nannies.  A lot more at YY that at other schools.  Indeed, a lot of parents really stretch to afford those things.  But you don't have to do something like that.

As others have mentioned, there are Saturday homework review classes.  There's also a program in REEF.  There are Saturday and Sunday supplemental classes around the District and MD and NOVA.   The resources are out there, you have to choose what suits your family.

But you do have to do SOMETHING.  Chinese will not just come about on its own, especially if neither parent has a Chinese background.  And don't think you can just put a Chinese video on and let them absorb it.  Ask yourself -- are you willing to force your kid to go to the Saturday class, every week, even when it's a nice day and there's something else she'd rather be doing?  Are you willing to print out the character writing sheets, and make your kid write the same character 40 times a night until he gets in right?  Are you going to pull up the Home Listening Program audios when they'd rather watch TV, then find someone who speaks Chinese to check that they actually know the answers?

It is certainly not impossible for your kids to learn Chinese if you don't have a background in it.  But it will take a LOT of effort on both your part and your kids.  If you aren't REALLY committed to going this route FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THEIR SCHOOLING, then don't bother.  There's lots of other great schools in Washington.   Think carefully what you are getting into.[/quote]

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