By RON MATUS, St. Petersburg Times

Chinese is fastest growing language taught in U.S. schools

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The short teacher with the bamboo-print blouse hands her students a mini-football, basketball and soccer ball, and tells them to practice their words. "Don't drop the ball," she jokes.As the students pass the balls up and down the rows, they count.San shi si.San shi wu.San shi liu.Thirty-four. Thirty-five. Thirty-six.

Read more
Syndicate content