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June 15, 2009

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Tracy

Language immersion for children at a young age is always a great idea. I am also glad to see that Utah is making significant strides to reach out to the Chinese community. I just read Malcolm Gladwel’s book Outliers, and he extensively examines how eastern cultures and languages allow students in countries like China to learn at different rates and paces than we are accustom to in the US. It can be a great benefit to our educational community to borrow some of these practices, while immersing children into a culture they might not normally have any access to experience.

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Language immersion is a great idea! Learning Mandarin has great career opportunities. Lots of students are now interested to study abroad in China.

My cousin sister is learning Mandarin at Minds Abroad http://www.mindsabroad.com/ , a Chinese learning school in Kunming.

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I am a big believer that we need to transform our elementary schools to also include foreign languages, where kids would soak it up more quickly.

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Doing dual immersion right takes trained teachers and a watchful eye over the curriculum to ensure that once students achieve proficiency, they don't lose ground.

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The program is optional; schools that offer it also offer traditional classes, said Roberts. "This is about parent choice."

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and he extensively examines how eastern cultures and languages allow students in countries like China to learn at different rates and paces than we are accustom to in the US. It can be a great benefit to our educational community to borrow some of these practices, while immersing children into a culture they might not normally have any access

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Four elementary schools in the Granite School District are still accepting applications: Morningside, Diamond Ridge, Calvin Smith and Spring Lane.

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Nationwide, there's a shortage of qualified teachers. But Roberts said that hasn't been a problem in Utah, home to Brigham Young University,

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anguage immersion for children at a young age is always a great idea. I am also glad to see that Utah is making significant strides to reach out to the Chinese community. I just read Malcolm Gladwel’s book Outliers, and he e

Pandora

Another article titled “Provo school ready for Chinese immersion” in the Daily Herald has more details

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Four elementary schools in the Granite School District are still accepting applications: Morningside, Diamond Ridge, Calvin Smith and Spring Lane.

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t can be a great benefit to our educational community to borrow some of these practices, while immersing children into a culture they might not normally have any access to experience.

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After elementary school, students are encouraged to continue language instruction and take the AP exam in the ninth grade, said Roberts. Time in high school can be used to begin a third language.

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