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JMJ Jonathan Bartlett ela 2 November 29, 2010

Why Schools Should Teach Chinese

A high school student, Roberto, when deciding what language to take, chose to take Mandarin Chinese, even though all his friends chose to take Spanish. After his four years in high school, Roberto decides to continue taking Chinese in college. During his four years in college, he gets an internship in China. His friends looked for internships in American, but did not find any. During his internship in China, Roberto met many influential people in business from all over the world. After college Roberto and his friends apply for jobs. Roberto’s friends only applied for jobs in America and could not find any. Whereas Roberto Applied for jobs in China and America. During the application process, Roberto remembered the business people he met while in China and asked them to be his references. Roberto eventually found a very good job in China because of his important references. If his high school did not teach Chinese Roberto would have probably been less successful. Like Roberto, many students who have taken Chinese have become very successful. Over 60% of of students who take Chinese go on have successful carers, earning over $90,000 a year. Also students graduating from college right now have a fifty percent chance of getting a good job. Whereas the average college student only has a twenty-five percent chance of getting employed if they do not speak Chinese. If you want to get a good job, speaking Chinese is an asset. Many students made the choice to take Chinese besides what their friends did. Many of those students are now very successful because of their choice. It has shown that Chinese-speaking students are more likely to get a good job right out of college and go on to a good career. For all people looking to be financially successful, Mandarin is a valuable asset, which is why schools should teach it.