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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]English is spoken throughout the world; learning a foreign language is a waste for most english-speaking people.  They'd do better for themselves and the world to study STEM subjects, unless they want to supervise workers who only speak spanish. Probably true for History as well, since that is, and always has been, propaganda.  Literature is probably at least 50% propaganda (and always has been).   [/quote]

For foreign languages, I know someone is going to chime in with "a well-rounded person" and "the global economy" blah blah blah. But yeah I learned three foreign languages in high school and college but don't use them.

History, if properly taught, is essential for understanding current events. As actually taught, it is useless, because it actively misrepresents the past. All this CRT garbage is going to turn that up to 11.

Nonetheless, it is very necessary to learn how to construct coherent logical arguments and present them well. History and literature courses are a good vehicle for doing that. [/quote]

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