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[quote=Anonymous]For parents whose kids are in college now, are any of them still taking a foreign language? Did they like studying it or have any intention of using it throughout their life? More than 90% of US foreign language instruction is a complete waste of time since few people care about really speaking a language and retaining it. Lots of research on that for those who are interested. Watching this debate over 3 or 4 years to check off a box to achieve something else just reinforces that reality. Take it to get the credit then DUMP it all and forget it. Less than 10% of US students who take a language can speak it competently later. Foreign language skills challenge the brain and potentially give a person a lifelong skill and pleasure. I hope at least one or two parents here care about that too. Yes, I am a foreign language teacher.[/quote]
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