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Originally posted by Blunderbuss:
It seems to me, that if we are to get more children to learn foreign languages, schools should put more effort into encouraging them.
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Here here! *applauds*
I know when I was in High School, you were only "required" to take one year of one language.
I purposefully completed courses ahead of schedule each year just so I'd have "room" to take German for year 2 and 3. I also took Spanish in 7th grade because I *wanted* to. I got a special dispensation for it from the school because I was BORED in my other classes, LOL.
But that was also only because I had a very high GPA. I don't think someone with an average GPA would ever be given an opportunity to learn another language, but it should be allowed.
Life is more than advanced mathematics and history. It's also culture which includes arts and languages. [img]smile.gif[/img]