Rounded Minds knows the study of another language affects academic areas as well. Research has shown that children who have studied a foreign language at an early age achieve higher scores on standardized tests in reading, language arts, and mathematics than those who have not.

Furthermore, students who have studied a foreign language develop greater cognitive skills in such areas as mental flexibility, creativity, divergent thinking, and higher order thinking skills.

Verbal scores of students increased with each additional year of language study. Interestingly, the verbal scores of students who had taken four or five years of foreign language were higher than the verbal scores of students who had taken four or five years of any other subject.

Enhanced career opportunities

The knowledge of other languages will be a valuable asset in the workplace of tomorrow. Workers will be called upon to cooperate with colleagues in other countries, crossing time zones, languages, and cultures.

If education is a means to prepare students for the complicated world they inhabit, then the educational system cannot deprive students of a general education in the area of foreign language. The value of such an education not only lies in job preparation but also in developing an understanding of other people and cultures. We here at Rounded Minds want to partner with you and help our future generation be successful with overwhelming benefits of learning a second language!