Spanish, however, would benefit them
(NEWSER) - Nick Kristof and his family speak Chinese, and “let’s be frank,” he writes in the New York Times , “if your child hasn’t started Mandarin classes by third grade, he or she will never amount to anything.” Oh, actually … “just kidding,” continues Kristof, who disagrees with the current parental obsession with Chinese classes for Junior. With the Hispanic population in America surging and Latin America becoming increasingly important economically, Spanish is the language that is truly “essential” to learn. More»
