Four reasons why your child should learn Spanish

1. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spanish is the primary language spoken at home by over 35.5 million people in the United States.
2. Spanish is the language most prevalently spoken in the American continent.  More than ever before in our increasingly global economy, we are doing more business, traveling more to and from, and interacting more with Latin America.
3. Speaking Spanish helps you earn more money.   Many employers pay higher salaries to their bilingual employees to better serve their Spanish speaking customers.  Small business owners can sell to more people if they speak Spanish. Even celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez earn more money than their monolingual counterparts because they endorse products, sing songs, or make movies in two languages.
4. Speaking Spanish is now a requirement for many jobs.  In many industries such as hotel and restaurant management, medicine, education, and construction supervision, employment and advancement is possible only if you speak English and Spanish.   Even in other industries, Spanish is necessary.  For example, one of the job requirements to be the Ronald McDonald clown, is to speak Spanish.

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