[quote]that is why the task of preserving chinese culture falls upon our singpaorean chinese (joking).

thus, MT weightage can't be cut lo.....[/quote]agree!
But 中国现在也很重视传统文化了。

below is from a chinese forum:


减少母语成绩比重对初来乍到的中国籍小学生而言的确不是好消息。但是，塞翁失马，安知祸福。从长远来看，未必没有好处。
1、新加坡的教育优势最根本的不在双语。而在英语。设想一下，如果新加坡像马来西亚一样开始用母语讲数理，中国父母还会送自己的孩子来读书吗？我肯定不会，那不等于花新加坡标准的钱，学低于国内标准的华文吗？
2、减少华文比重有利于逐步摆脱“新式英语”的困扰。可以逐步达到花新加坡标准的钱，学国际标准的英文。
3、中国籍小学生华文的先天优势不会因会考成绩比重调整影响太大。有条件的可以让孩子回中国多过几个假期，恶补一下，足以应付。
4、对升学的负面影响也只是短期的。置于死地而后生，置于亡地而后存，可以迫使孩子潜心全力学好英文，奋起直追。

My son joined Band and was assigned to play trombone last year when he was in secondary 1. After a whole year’s training, he found he was not interested in trombone.Instead of it, he likes to play violin very much and learn it by himself.This year, he asked to change CCA from Band to String ensemble but was rejected by the teacher in-charge of Band. Then he asked to play double bass instead of trambone in the Band. His reason is to play double- bass will help him to learn violin. His goal is to join String Ensemble in JC! I do not know weather this is a good choice. Any comments?

[quote]something struck my mind suddenly...


only if gahment were to allow China people to come here to work as domestic helpers.... wow! many kids Chinese WILL improve by leaps and bounds! [/quote]I certainly disgree. Educating children is parents'responsibility, why push it to the maid and always rely on the tuitor?Even we can not teach children Chinese ourselves, we should do our best to create a good environment for their leaning, just like what Kiasimom did.

[quote]We must also read interesting Chinese story books to them, like short stories taken from the 4 great classical novels, especially 西游记, as well as 封神榜, 山海经， etc, and true stories from the history of China. These are very fascinating to kids, much better than Disney cartoons [/quote]
I totally agree with this. Children like 西游记very much, just as they like Harry Potter! They just need you (teachers or parents) to introduce these magical stories to them.