Islamic/Public/French Immersion school

[Niksik]

Re: Islamic/Public/French Immersion school

@Muzna

I agree with 1 and 2 but vehemently disagree with point number 4 Niksik.

Children pick up languages faster than you can count 1, 2, 3. I have watched more than a dozen nephews and nieces and countless children in other households speak nothing but Urdu from the time that they utter their first words to when they go to kindergarten or preschool and after the first couple of weeks they handle the adjustment seamlessly. It just depends on how well you prepare them.

I am a stickler on kids speaking Urdu, or whatever native language their parents speak at home with the grandparents so I guess I am very opinionated in this matter.

Muzna, you speak English, your husband does too. Your child heard English being spoken but I work with families where only Punjabi or urdu is spoken at home, the kid speaks only that language, does not watch any kids TV shows in English, only desi shows on Dish, associates only with family members or people that speak the same language…you watch these kids at school…omg…it’s a major culture shock! Kids who aren’t confident or ambitious struggle until they become familiar. I’m helping at least 7 such kids at this time. It’s an added burden, not to say that they cannot overcome it, but with prior preparation, they can adjust more easily.