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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we should look at the European model of language education. Most students learn 3 languages. [/quote]

Isn't that because European countries are tiny and you need to know a few other languages if you want to travel anywhere?[/quote]

EXACTLY this. (I'm not commenting on what "should" be. I'm acknowledging what is.) For 99% of children growing up in this country - yes, including those who begin school without any English knowledge - modern foreign languages besides English are like art or sports or psychology or home economics or some other optional high school offering. Would it enrich their lives? sure, why not! Would they gain something valuable from it? I'll bet they would! Can they live an exceptional and full life without it? Absolutely! and most kids here probably should plan on that - especially if it takes time away from far more vital, necessary and important subjects and pursuits.

In this country, and this country only, language study is a much less necessary exercise than it is literally anywhere else on the planet. Even if the U.S. is to wither to oblivion in ours or our children's lifetimes, this will likely remain the case for several decades to come. The end.[/quote]

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