After reading the TIME article I posted earlier, I realized that I'm fortunate to be able to speak Chinese. Being my parents immigrated from China, I feel I have a major advantage over my peers. I've also been learning Japanese for the past two years, which I think will surely help me in the future. Parents should encourage their children to pick up another language besides English. In this age where the more you learn, the more you earn, being bilingual surely will reap in many benefits.
Check out this article I found that really goes into the benefits of learning a foreign language.
Benefits of learning a foreign language.
So whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, or anything other than English, my advice is to go after another language and absorb everything you can because now that we're living in a Global Economy, being able to speak another language besides english will help you immensely.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Welcome to Global Intelligence!
Aloha and Welcome to Global Intelligence. This blog is dedicated in providing global news that affect the way we live today. News that can benefit ourselves, family members, and our friends. The goal for this blog is to get readers to think globally, because today we live in a Global Society, where kids born in the 21st century will be competing with others not only in their states, but also with people from across the country. Hopefully people start to realize that it's time to wake up and prepare ourselves for this great phenomena.
I've been reading about blogs for awhile, but wasn't quite sure whether to start one or not. Even if I did, what would I write about? I started looking at my interests, and realized that I've been really excited about global issues and events happening in the 21st century. The thing that really helped me decide in the end was a TIME magazine I was reading today at Costco. The cover caught my eye, "How To Build a Student For the 21st Century" You can read about the article here, and I'm sure you'd agree that it's really an eye opener for not only students, but for parents as well. Being a student myself, it helped me realize that I need to get my act together, or else I'll be left behind. I'll do a reflection on this article in the weeks to come, but for now, I welcome you to Global IQ and hope to see you soon.
I've been reading about blogs for awhile, but wasn't quite sure whether to start one or not. Even if I did, what would I write about? I started looking at my interests, and realized that I've been really excited about global issues and events happening in the 21st century. The thing that really helped me decide in the end was a TIME magazine I was reading today at Costco. The cover caught my eye, "How To Build a Student For the 21st Century" You can read about the article here, and I'm sure you'd agree that it's really an eye opener for not only students, but for parents as well. Being a student myself, it helped me realize that I need to get my act together, or else I'll be left behind. I'll do a reflection on this article in the weeks to come, but for now, I welcome you to Global IQ and hope to see you soon.
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