At the same time they are quite aware of the limits to what can be learned in the short time available, and most parents fully understand that the real merit of the school is giving the children a chance to make friends with others of the same background.
但是這樣短暫的時間，可以學到什麼，父母親心中都有數。大部分父母也明瞭，上中文學校，和他們有同樣背景的中國小孩社交的意義，遠大於學中文的作用。