Beyond Bayside
Bayside Junior High School should offer a course in Mandarin Chinese According to a recent BBC media report, more people
speak Mandarin Chinose than any other language in the world
it can also be one of the most difficult languages
to learn. Since Mandarin Chinese courses are already offered at our city's high school, a course at our school would give us junior high students a hood start in learning the language
last year's school poll showed that more than half of the student body wanted to learn a language other than Spanish However, Spanish is still the only foreign language offered Jobs in
popular fields such as communications are expanding not only beyond our borders but also overseas some
Bayside students may work in those job fields one day Personally, I would feel more equipped to succeed in a global economy if i
spoke the most popular language in the world. In conclusion, a Mandarin Chinese course would help students become more
effective communicators here in Bayside and beyond