tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668542463103431026.post7629140263527568774..comments2023-04-10T02:18:57.951-04:00Comments on Sugarcake Diary: Homeschool or Not...? Goals for "Schooling"Basbusa's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445633400020003785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668542463103431026.post-62935880277021422082011-09-29T10:28:48.447-04:002011-09-29T10:28:48.447-04:00Chinese because I think it's going to be by fa...Chinese because I think it's going to be by far the most important language to know by the time our kids are grown up, whether they end up more interested in business or politics. And since they already have Arabic, I thought it might give them some unusual opportunities to have Chinese as well, insha'Allah? There can't be all that many people who speak both languages, and given China's need for oil and the Middle East's eagerness to sell it, it will surely be a useful skill insha'Allah. wAllahu 3alim :) <br /><br />By multicultural experience, I mean having friends and teachers from all kinds of backgrounds, and to have lived in more than one country themselves. I want them to have multicultural experience partly because it's such an important skill to be able to understand other people in today's diverse world; partly because I've found that you can only really understand *yourself* if you have exposure to a range of other perspectives; and partly just because it's so interesting and rewarding to see other ways of doing things.Basbusa's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445633400020003785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668542463103431026.post-5831384706106680622011-09-20T02:00:12.911-04:002011-09-20T02:00:12.911-04:00Masha Allaah nice goals. Just curious why do you w...Masha Allaah nice goals. Just curious why do you want them to learn Chinese and what do you mean by multicultural experience? Lot to learn from you Ukhtee, like your ways of thinking!Umm Maimoonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862884358504802990noreply@blogger.com