Either brilliant psy-ops or a sad truth. Chinse pay for American Chinese lessons in public school

[TalkingDog]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/19/confucius-classroom-china-america_n_811268.html

More schools nationwide are offering Chinese language courses that are approved and funded by China's government.

CNNreported that, over the past four years, the number of students taking Chinese language courses has increased from 40 to 350 in the Gahnna-Jefferson School District of Columbus, Ohio.

Hank Langhals, who serves as coordinator for pupil services in that school district, told CNN that the rise in Chinese language education correlates to China becoming an economic and social world power.

[hedgehog]

1. The real question is, how many of these students would be able

to engage in a simple conversation, say, three years from now?

[meegbear]

2. It's like Cheech's "Mexican Americans" song ...

Mexican Americans
Love their education
So they go to night school
And take Spanish
And get a Beeeeee!

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. .

Mexican Americans
Don't like to get up early,
But they have to
So they do it
Real slow.

Love Cheech!

:rofl:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. more people speak Mandarin than any other language.

Spanish is #2.
English is #3.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. more people speak Mandarin than any other language.

Spanish is #2.
English is #3.