Should we teach Chinese?

The new ticket to success could be written in Chinese, lawmakers say

A proposal currently being discussed in the Minnesota House of Representatives would invest $250,000 in increasing availability of Chinese language instruction in the state’s schools. There are currently only a few districts that offer Chinese as a second language and only about 15 people certified to teach it in the state. Chinese can be a very difficult language to master due to the large number of characters necessary to fluency. Many believe that knowledge of Chinese will be necessary to ensure a variety of business opportunities in the not so distant future.

posted by Mrs Hartman @ 4/10/2006 07:10:00 PM