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<BR>From: "Mani M. Manivannan" <manim@...>
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<BR>Subject: [agathiyar] Tamil schools of North America
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<BR>Dear Indy Ram,
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<BR>>perhaps all the Tamil teachers in the US should form a group and share
<BR>>information among one another and thereby improve the process of
<BR>>learning and teaching as well
<BR>
<BR>Chandra (Chandrasekaran, Periannan) proposed that we start a
<BR>mailing list to discuss the issues of Tamil Heritage schools. I have
<BR>started one such group (kalvi@egroups.com). I have also invited
<BR>teachers of the Tamil Nadu Foundation school in Fremont, Ca.
<BR>
<BR>One of the things that the TNF school is trying to do is to get
<BR>accreditation for its classes. To do that we need to register our
<BR>school with the state education board and/or be affliated with
<BR>a local school/university.
<BR>
<BR>We would like to know if other Tamil schools have done this
<BR>elsewhere in North America. If so, it would be helpful to learn
<BR>from their experience.
<BR>
<BR>Specifically,
<BR>
<BR>1. What are the requirements for accreditation?
<BR>
<BR>2. Do state boards accept books published overseas? Or do they
<BR>insist that the teaching material have local content? Currently
<BR>we rely most on the Singapore text books with some supplementary
<BR>material from Tamil Nadu. Both are meant for students who
<BR>are learning Tamil as the primary language - not particularly
<BR>suitable for second language learners.
<BR>
<BR>3. Do American universities that have Tamil program let heritage
<BR>schools affliate with them as learning centers and give credits
<BR>to students?
<BR>
<BR>4. Does the Pennsylvania program assist heritage learners - mostly
<BR>children?
<BR>
<BR>Regards,
<BR>
<BR>Mani M. Manivannan
<BR>Newark, CA, USA.
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