tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post5217212062798163672..comments2024-02-16T11:15:19.089+01:00Comments on living in a second language: So much for making a good impressionNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13306228378745291912noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-35999645811970795852008-09-05T13:20:00.000+02:002008-09-05T13:20:00.000+02:00ooo. One of my great fears. But, from my mere 2 ye...ooo. One of my great fears. But, from my mere 2 years of experience, you are right in insisting to only speak English to your children. Really, the experiences with your kids you tell on your blog have inspired me to be strong when it comes to bilindual child rearing. Bseides, the teacher obviously has an inferiority complex and thinks you're badmouthing her/him.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768568719894187436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-44250924194613092402008-09-03T20:54:00.000+02:002008-09-03T20:54:00.000+02:00Tigre - She said she understood absolutely no Engl...Tigre - She said she understood absolutely no English which is what made her uncomfortable and made her feel 'exclue'.<BR/><BR/>Leah - Yeah, I gave up on that one a while ago.<BR/><BR/>Beth- I think it's mostly about feeling shut out of the conversation if it had anything to do with school.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306228378745291912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-81113270465446318522008-09-03T15:56:00.000+02:002008-09-03T15:56:00.000+02:00It's unbelievable that you always have to get alon...It's unbelievable that you always have to get along with these teachers that cannot understand the bilinguism... With my three bilinguish children I have NEVER had any problems in French schools. And I always speak with my children an other language than French. All the teachers my children have had or even the ones working in the halte garderie have always just admired the fact that our children can speak perfectly two languages. At the moment school director would even like to develop with my child a friendship with a school from our other country just to develop exchanges in english (the only common language the children would have beside my child). And they always ask my child about this other country, her other language. Even in school trips (sorties scolaires) we speak together the other language than French and everybody just thinks it's great.<BR/><BR/>I just can't think I am so much more luckily than you are (my children have been in 4 different schools), so I think there is an other explication than just the scare of bilinguism. It is beacause you are from States. I come from a small country, which is only exotic, but "no danger", no need to be better than. With americans I think it's different, the French people want to be better than americans and think you are arrogant with your english language and think it is more important than french language, etc. Don't you think so? So I unfortunately think the problem is not having a second language, but being american,no?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-62492073379267753932008-09-03T00:50:00.000+02:002008-09-03T00:50:00.000+02:00I agree with all the above? Since when is being b...I agree with all the above? Since when is being bilingual a liability? She's probably just jealous that an 8 and 5 year old speak better English than she does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-1428425588663388442008-09-02T23:53:00.000+02:002008-09-02T23:53:00.000+02:00That was me above!That was me above!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698816373406087611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-20312692227694602732008-09-02T23:52:00.000+02:002008-09-02T23:52:00.000+02:00Stick to your guns, you're right! Good impression...Stick to your guns, you're right! Good impression, shmood impression, I say!L-Dizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260016652238822099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806401.post-73159414544163987782008-09-02T19:57:00.000+02:002008-09-02T19:57:00.000+02:00She's probably just worried about her English bein...She's probably just worried about her English being upstaged by your children. Truly. I agree with your standpoint, it's crucial that you speak English to them, they will thank you when they are taking the bac!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com