Cpod mentioned in local news in "Podunk", Michigan :)
bingge
November 14, 2007, 10:49 PM posted in General DiscussionBecause of ABC's "China Rising" segment, I'm reading the words "Chinesepod" in my local newspaper. Wow.
Mandarin will now be introduced into my city's local public high school classes. How cool is that?!! (It was proposed last year, and now they've found a teacher - this article is really about that, but I just think it's neat to see Cpod mentioned in my local paper).
"Called the 'must-know language of the future,' mandarin is now studied formally by about 250,000 online students and more than 20 million lessons have been downloaded for MP3 play from ChinesePod, according to the [above mentioned China Rising] report."
I imagine there will be future little Cpoddies in my own community...I love it!
jennyzhu
November 15, 2007, 11:33 AMWhen I was in Orlando, quite a few public school administrators and teachers asked if I knew any qualified Chinese teachers. They've all received funding to start Chinese, but no teachers. I hope besides cpod, cpoddies could be a resource too. That would be really really cool.
GreyPhoenix
November 15, 2007, 05:29 PMWow, cool! I'm an Ann-Arborian myself. How about you? I always thought the idea of offering Mandarin Chinese classes in high schools was neat. What's the name of the paper?
bingge
November 15, 2007, 05:57 PMbrooke, it's called "The Advance" and it's a very localized paper - not even our primary daily newspaper. It's basically for 2-3 cities which are suburbs of Grand Rapids, MI. You know it?
GreyPhoenix
November 16, 2007, 01:05 AMHey bingge - I've never heard of it. I'll have to look it up. Thanks for the notice!
John
November 15, 2007, 04:47 AMCool! Thanks for sharing. We have always looked longingly on the Podunk market...