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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the same reason that France doesn't teach Brittany Gaelic, Occitan or Basque to its schoolchildren.

The whole point of organized school is to prepare children for contributing to the economy, which includes building diplomatic and trading ties with other countries. This isn't about reviving minority languages. [/quote]

Actually, Spain’s local government does teach Euskadi in the Basque Country.  And I personally, find the idea to be divisive and unnecessary, as it 1) it breeds unhelpful contempt for the “colonists” despite them being part of said colony, 2) it is only “useful” in one region of Spain, and 3) it is difficult to learn and honestly doesn’t serve ANY point to learn in mass.  Maybe, it is an interesting hobby for someone, but why systematically teaching a niche language that won’t help you in life?  I’d rather my kids learn something that has useful applications in the world — outside of a handful of reservations concentrated in one part of the US.

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