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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names....  And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.[/quote]

Not at all.  DC is taking Mandarin, but it doesn't particularly matter to me what if anything he does with it in the future.  What he does in his future life is his own decision, all I'm doing is throwing a bunch of diverse tools and skills at him, which may have future potential, and seeing what sticks.  If he were to later on move to Argentina and become a motorcycle mechanic / beach bum / painter / whatever and never touch Mandarin again - as long as he's able to make a living and be happy with whatever he's doing, I'm happy.  At the moment, he's having fun with Mandarin - in fact, he's made a few mini comic books, written entirely in Mandarin.  Plus, he's taking Latin, he's also already had Spanish and German classes (and will likely have more in the future), as well as some exposure to Italian.  The more robust and diverse a linguistic foundation earlier on in life, the better - plenty of evidence out there that shows that.

(And, no, I'm not a SAHM, and no, I don't particularly care where "Chase" or "Avery" go to school, nor who they are...)[/quote]

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