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• かく
• 2022/06/04 (Sat) 22:54
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What are you going to do by having them learn Japanese here ？ I understand if they are going back to Japan in a few years, but if they live here
after all, when they grow up, they will be weird people who can neither write Japanese nor read Japanese newspapers
They look Japanese, they can speak Japanese and have conversations, but if they can't read and write, they won't be Japanese. He looks Japanese, he can speak Japanese, he can have a conversation, but if he can't read and write, he won't be a Japanese.

• ドラゴン
• 2022/06/05 (Sun) 00:06
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↑ ↑ It's a big deal. You shouldn't impose your values on us.

• まい
• 2022/06/05 (Sun) 01:43
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I agree with Dragon.
It may or may not be parental ego. Most of the English/Japanese bilinguals around me say, "It was hard when I was a kid, but now I appreciate it." Most of them say, "I had a hard time when I was a child, but now I appreciate it.
As someone who struggles with languages, I envy children of parents like you.
(My father was fluent in English, but he never taught me, nor did he have the environment to do so. )
I am an adult and only work on my own ！.
That's just the way it is... LOL

I hope someone comes forward with information.
Sorry for the topicality.

• トホホのおとっつぁん
• 2022/06/05 (Sun) 02:09
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As a practical matter, bilinguals have an advantage when looking for work.

• 現実
• 2022/06/05 (Sun) 08:17
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With Japan's national strength declining worldwide, being able to speak Japanese in the U.S. nowadays is of no benefit, nor is it a way to get a good job and earn money.
If you are able to speak Japanese, you will be reduced to a mere interpreter of convenience instead of a job that takes advantage of your abilities and skills.

It would be better for the children to spend the time they are forced to learn Japanese by their parents' egos on what they are interested in and what they are good at.

• 青丘
• 2022/06/05 (Sun) 10:01
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We watched the American version of DVDs and TV at home, but our conversation was in Japanese.

One of my two daughters had to go to ESL because she was behind in English, but she gradually caught up and went to graduate school without any problems in English and is now working and employed.

The other daughter was very social and made many friends quickly and had no problems with her English.

She also attended a Japanese language school until early elementary school, but gave up halfway through due to the amount of homework she had to do and her academic ability that she could not keep up with.

Even so, I am glad I taught her Japanese because she has no problems with conversation and enjoys talking with her grandparents and cousins in Japan.

I still speak Japanese at home and my sisters also speak Japanese.

If you return to Japan and go back to Japanese school, it is necessary to focus on Japanese, but if you live in Japan permanently, it would be better if you can speak Japanese ？.

• 主　ひら
• 2022/06/06 (Mon) 14:28
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Toppisire

Thank you.
Yes, that's right.
I just wanted to know as one option
and if anyone knows anything
I wanted to ask you 😖.

• マナビハウス
• 2022/07/16 (Sat) 07:10
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I have 15 years of teaching experience in Japan. Currently, I am giving zoom lessons online from Japan to all over the United States. Please try a free trial lesson by all means. Please contact me if there is anything I can do to help you.

• マナビハウス
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• 2022/07/16 (Sat) 07:13
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I have 15 years of experience teaching at elementary schools in Japan. I am currently giving lessons via ZOOM all over the US. Please contact me.

• 言語よりも才能
• 2022/07/16 (Sat) 07:14
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There are plenty of people who speak perfect English but have no use for it, and there are high-income people who can at least communicate important things. Some of my acquaintances who continue to pursue perfect English are low-income.