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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just let our kids choose. It’s pretty useless anyway. I’m not sure why everyone says to take Spanish. I don’t speak Spanish and haven’t had any issues because of it. [/quote] I think you're missing the point. Of course you can get by just fine being monolingual. But you don't know what opportunities you missed by not speaking another language. Personally, speaking more than 1 language has perpetually yielded benefits. I do get that there's a certain segment of the population that may not even be interested, though. [/quote] My problem with this is that it’s assuming you can get beyond monolingual with the type of education offered in middle/high school. Most people take their four years of Spanish or whatever, have few opportunities to really utilize it, and forget it by college. It’s a very different story when you are raised in a bilingual household or have other truly immersive ways to develop language fluency.[/quote]
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