Comments on: A Dutch School in Holland: Het Aloysius College http://www.dutchclass.co.uk/2008/06/18/a-dutch-school-in-holland-het-aloysius-college/ Learning Dutch in Oxford Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:32:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hollander http://www.dutchclass.co.uk/2008/06/18/a-dutch-school-in-holland-het-aloysius-college/#comment-21 Hollander Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:44:48 +0000 http://www.dutchclass.co.uk/?p=42#comment-21 I expect that rule #5 and most of the other rules leave the staff room for judgement. Frankly I'd be surprised if siblings got 'booked' for having a quick conversation in their native language - even if only because nobody would notice or object. The Aloysius College is actually rather a nice and pleasant school (have a look at the rest of the website too) and I expect the thought behind the various rules is that the pupils actually get a decent education and everybody is as happy as possible. I expect that rule #5 and most of the other rules leave the staff room for judgement. Frankly I’d be surprised if siblings got ‘booked’ for having a quick conversation in their native language - even if only because nobody would notice or object.

The Aloysius College is actually rather a nice and pleasant school (have a look at the rest of the website too) and I expect the thought behind the various rules is that the pupils actually get a decent education and everybody is as happy as possible.

]]> By: Tulip http://www.dutchclass.co.uk/2008/06/18/a-dutch-school-in-holland-het-aloysius-college/#comment-20 Tulip Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:26:48 +0000 http://www.dutchclass.co.uk/?p=42#comment-20 So there is actually a school rule requiring pupils (and staff ?) to use only the Dutch language - unless speaking in or about another language taught in class, in the school ? Does this mean that a group of friends or siblings would be breaking the rules if speaking some other language among themselves, say in the playground, for example ? I'm thinking of the case of pupils who speak another language at home, perhaps because their family comes from another part of the world. Don't they resent having their language banned in school ? Does anyone complain ? So there is actually a school rule requiring pupils (and staff ?) to use only the Dutch language - unless speaking in or about another language taught in class, in the school ?
Does this mean that a group of friends or siblings would be breaking the rules if speaking some other language among themselves, say in the playground, for example ? I’m thinking of the case of pupils who speak another language at home, perhaps because their family comes from another part of the world. Don’t they resent having their language banned in school ? Does anyone complain ?

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