The Sheridan Press – Mike Dunn
““Today’s kindergarten class will graduate in 2029. What will that year look like?” Brian Deurloo said addressing parents and teachers Tuesday night. Deurloo is a Sheridan native, Casper resident and one of the leaders of a collaboration between parents, teachers and legislators called the Dual Language Immersion Parent Organization…These programs have been launched across the country…Deurloo said it’s very simple: If Americans don’t learn to speak more than one language today, they will be left behind in the business world tomorrow. While the most commonly spoken language in the world is English, a 2011 Bloomberg article stated that Mandarin Chinese is close behind. Spoken by more than 845 million people, Deurloo said Americans could have an advantage in business if they speak with clients in their foreign language. “The world is getting smaller. We can no longer afford to be monolingual,” Deurloo said.”(more)