tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post5513620371104281144..comments2023-10-09T12:27:34.395+02:00Comments on Blogger Wil: A day in AustraliaReader Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-81568670404392406842007-09-13T09:11:00.000+02:002007-09-13T09:11:00.000+02:00Yes Will, English is their first language. They al...Yes Will, English is their first language. They also learn their father's language, which is Guugu Yimithir, an Aboriginal language.It's good indeed to learn languages at an early age.I learned Malayan when I was a child, but forgot all about it after the war when we came to live in The Netherlands. So they have to keep speaking and reading the language.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-75962086390870544242007-09-13T09:03:00.000+02:002007-09-13T09:03:00.000+02:00Yes Laurie,it's a full time job, but my daughter i...Yes Laurie,it's a full time job, but my daughter is loving it and she seems strict enough with them. My grandchildren know that when they don't listen to my daughter she will send them to the local school.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-16509221736369622302007-09-13T05:02:00.000+02:002007-09-13T05:02:00.000+02:00I take it that their first language is English?It'...I take it that their first language is English?<BR/><BR/>It's good for them to learn a second language as children, as it's easier to learn then.Libertinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654747078996932165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-45895304820700956322007-09-13T02:42:00.000+02:002007-09-13T02:42:00.000+02:00I applaud your daughter for taking on the task of ...I applaud your daughter for taking on the task of homeschooling. My children never would have listened to me if I'd chosen to do that!LauriesAsylumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517159103358304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-9832139064271002032007-09-12T23:54:00.000+02:002007-09-12T23:54:00.000+02:00Yes it has. When my children were young they watch...Yes it has. When my children were young they watched "Skippy, the bush kangaroo", and later we watched "Flying Doctors". In both series we saw that children were being homeschooled. We are now waiting for a course of Dutch, which I ordered in The Netherlands, but was too late to take it with me. Dutch is going to be the second language of my grandchildren.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-44860249316466016022007-09-12T20:23:00.000+02:002007-09-12T20:23:00.000+02:00Hasn't homeschooling long been a tradition for chi...Hasn't homeschooling long been a tradition for children living in remote areas of Australia, augmented by phone calls and short wave radio to teachers?Libertinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654747078996932165noreply@blogger.com