Parents debate the rise of Mandarin Chinese in Elementary Schools

Should Mandarin Chinese be taught at Elementary Schools asks the Wall Street Journal?

The overall answer seems yes -especially if you read the comments section. Yes because it is co-taught with culture, yes because what makes it difficult for an adult makes it easy for a child and the differences cultural and linguistic improve the child's likely level of interaction with China in the future and their understanding of how their own languages and other languages e.g. Spanish work

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