Online school application does away with Afrikaans language preference

[TheChamp]

when anyone is trying to make any personal attack against me, I will not hesitate to put anyone to my ignore list.

Don't take it so hard...

 

[Ninja'd]

Your kids won't be using Afrikaans in Australia anyway.

 

[Temujin]

If you can't beat em, do you utmost to remove them and dumb everyone down to the same level

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Your kids won't be using Afrikaans in Australia anyway.

http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/9225_036

162,448 of the permanent residents in Australia in 2016 were born in South Africa, odds are you might hear some Afrikaans there sometimes

 

[TheChamp]

http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/9225_036

162,448 of the permanent residents in Australia in 2016 were born in South Africa, odds are you might hear some Afrikaans there sometimes

I remember reading something along the lines of "intergrate into our culture" from Dutton statement.

 

[Ninja'd]

http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/9225_036

162,448 of the permanent residents in Australia in 2016 were born in South Africa, odds are you might hear some Afrikaans there sometimes

Why can't these people assimilate entirely when they reside in a new country?

 

[C4Cat]

http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/9225_036

162,448 of the permanent residents in Australia in 2016 were born in South Africa, odds are you might hear some Afrikaans there sometimes

Yep, and I bet all the Afrikaans speakers that moved there have no problem with their kids learning in English, going to English speaking schools etc... The same people complaining bitterly here about the decline in Afrikaans will be perfectly happy having their children learn in English, as long as it's elsewhere in the world.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Yep, and I bet all the Afrikaans speakers that moved there have no problem with their kids learning in English, going to English speaking schools etc... The same people complaining bitterly here about the decline in Afrikaans will be perfectly happy having their children learn in English, as long as it's elsewhere in the world.

Partially agree, I don't think they're "perfectly happy" about it, they just realize it is not their home country and it simply isn't an option. So they accept it, just like they had to accept leaving their home country behind.

 

[R13...]

Yep, and I bet all the Afrikaans speakers that moved there have no problem with their kids learning in English, going to English speaking schools etc... The same people complaining bitterly here about the decline in Afrikaans will be perfectly happy having their children learn in English, as long as it's elsewhere in the world.

I think a part of the issue is them wanting to dissociate from the evil English oppressors & reclaiming the heritage they started building when they tried to make Afrikaans the medium of instruction. Maybe it is just deep seated and they aren't even aware. Or are actually aware but just refuse to admit it.

 

[Vrotappel]

Yep, and I bet all the Afrikaans speakers that moved there have no problem with their kids learning in English, going to English speaking schools etc... The same people complaining bitterly here about the decline in Afrikaans will be perfectly happy having their children learn in English, as long as it's elsewhere in the world.

That's the assimilation part.

 

[Vrotappel]

Yep, and I bet all the Afrikaans speakers that moved there have no problem with their kids learning in English, going to English speaking schools etc... The same people complaining bitterly here about the decline in Afrikaans will be perfectly happy having their children learn in English, as long as it's elsewhere in the world.

Also there is no decline in Afrikaans, there's an attack on Afrikaans.