Emerging Economies Meet in Russia

"By some predictions, the four nations, Brazil, Russia, India and China, a group referred to as the BRIC group, will surpass the current leading economies by the middle of this century, a tectonic shift that by this reckoning will eventually nudge the United States and Western Europe away from the center of world productivity and power." -- NY Times, Jun 17, 2009

Of course this is nothing new, but we continue to be reminded that we need to prepare our children for the future. Learning what the U.S. government calls "critical languages" -- languages important for "promoting understanding, conveying respect for other cultures, economonic competitiveness and national security issues" -- is important.

Think about adding exposure to foreign languages as a priority to your child's list of standard extracurricular activities -- music, art, sports -- your children will thank you later.