China is emerging from a period of stagnation and again taking it's place as one of the great powers of the world. China currently has the second largest economy in the world. To take advantage of this huge economic shift and opportunities, learning to speak Chinese is a great way to give your children an advantage in the increasingly competitive business world.

China has become thefactory of the worldand is moving up the technology food chain. Look at the balance of trade between the US and China. Per Nobel Prize Winner Robert Mun dell China will become the factory of the world, in my opinion it already has. Now products are built, as well as designed in China. And online Chinese becomes more and more popular.

The world is becoming a global economy. Per a famous book, the world is becoming flat so communication, ideas, and goods are traveling faster and faster between countries including the US and China. Learning Chinese gives you the opportunity to take advantage of this change. It's a great ice breaker when working with people from China if you can say a few words in Chinese. This helps especially when dealing with business people on the other side of the world via conference call.

Chinese culture is over 5000 years old. By study Chinese Language, you will learn another culture. Learning a language gives you a better understanding through the grammar and even how the words are derived of the culture behind them. There is a lot ofChinese Poetrythat lose some meaning when translated.

Learning another language gives you another viewpoint. When a child uses a word, this word also triggers associations in the brain, brought about by the other languages the child knows. Maybe this is why it seems people who know languages seem smarter. The numerous mental associations playing in their brain, opens new ideas. It also helps as people age. I once had a fun talk with a programmer explaining how learning a new computer language helped keep his mind fresh. At the very least, study Chinese will help you when ordering Chinese food.

Learning Chinese will give a student a competitive advantage. Online Chinese is the fastest growing Foreign Language being taught in US schools. I like Mayor Daly's quote: "We want to give our young people opportunities to advance and Chinese is a great opportunity to survive in today's economy." Students can get higher grades in when they take Chinese subjects in school because they started early at home.

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