10 weeks ago, I was still in Australia enjoying summer vacation. When I arrived back home, I received a phone call from my daughter’s Mandarin tutor. She spoke to me in English with a very heavy Mandarin accent, “Hello! Is your daughter coming to register for this term’s new programme?” Instantly, I replied, “I am [...]
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Prepared learning environment filled with love and dedication
by Hanifa K. Cook on March 15, 2009 in Environment
How To Create A Learning Environment
by Hanifa K. Cook on November 4, 2008 in Environment, Language, Montessori
My daughter is attending Mandarin class at a local learning center near our house. At present, she is already speaking 4 languages: Mandarin, English, Bahasa Indonesia and Malay. Since she has started school in Singapore, she has started to pick up the unique Singapore English accent, known as Singlish. I am devastated at first. However, [...]
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