Friday, September 5, 2008

A Second Language Is A Kids' Key

Again, I am faced with the thought...."Is French or Spanish really the best second language I and Kids' Keys To Success should endorse to our children?"

We all know that the majoity of of public schools offer two options..French and Spanish. This may have been enough and acceptable in the 20th Century but is it today?

The research I have been doing suggests with a resounding "NO"! Another testiment about how our public schools are failing us.

Jim Rogers, the best selling author of Hot Commodities and Adventure Capitaliststates, "If the twentieth century was the American century, then the twenty-first centurey belongs to China."
Jim Rogers

If projections hold, China will surpass the United States as the world's largest economy in as little as twenty years. So, the time to act is now." This may be tough for some of us to swallow but the the fact is with China embracing the Free Market and coming out of a hibernating phase of being, Asia is hungry for growth, progress, and sustainability. Their greatest resource is their sheer poputaion.

Jim Rogers is one of the world's most successful investors, so you may wonder what does he know about what our kids should be learning today to be successful tomorrow. Well, no other person than Jim Rogers can explain to you the "amazing energy, potential, and entrepreneurial spirit of a billion people".

Jim recently moved to Asia with his wife and daughter. I'll let you decide what second language his daughter is learning!

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