Author: Elizabeth Weise
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This August New York Times Article by Hannah Seligson covers the decision of some American students to seek their fortune in China, even though they have no family there nor any knowledge of Mandarin. Here is an excerpt… “Mick Zomnir, 20, a soon-to-be junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is working as a summer…
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Mandarin immersion timeline for SF Unified Students 2006 – 2007 First Mandarin Immersion class at Starr King, Kindergarten 2007 – 2008 SK 1st , first Mandarin Immersion class at Jose Ortega, Kindergarten 2008 – 2009 SK 2nd, JOES 1st 2009 – 2010 SK 3rd, JOES 2nd 2010 – 2011 SK 4th, JOES 3rd…
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Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6:00 PM An evening for parents, co-sponsored by the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council At the Chinese Immersion School at De Avila 1250 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 6:00pm Registration, KidsWatch check in, Volunteer/Ambassador/Panelist sign in 6:05pm Welcome and intro to PPS 6:10pm Welcome by Principal Rosina Tong, Chinese Immersion School…
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How to use a Chinese dictionary, especially if you don’t speak Chinese A presentation by the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council and parents with children in the Mandarin immersion programs at Starr King and Jose Ortega Elementary Schools, San Francisco Cheng & Tsui’s Chinese Character Dictionary is the dictionary that the SFUSD Mandarin immersion coordinator suggests…
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No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term (From San Francisco State University) No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as…
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On October 18, the Los Angeles Times ran a story about the disagreement over whether educators should use traditional or simplified characters when teaching Chinese in American schools. The answer varies even within the San Francisco Unified School District; Jose Ortega and Starr King use simplified characters while Alice Fong Yu, West Portal, and the…
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From The New York Times By Kirk Semple He grew up playing in the narrow, crowded streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown. He has lived and worked there for all his 61 years. But as Wee Wong walks the neighborhood these days, he cannot understand half the Chinese conversations he hears. Paul Lee, a longtime resident of…
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