tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8064323293576211464..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Should Foreign Language Requirements be Abolished in US Schools?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29078959636749353742018-05-24T22:58:35.540-04:002018-05-24T22:58:35.540-04:00The only true teacher of a foreign language is to ...The only true teacher of a foreign language is to go live where its is at least mostly spoken and immerse in the society. The only exception is Finnish. If you werent born speaking it you will likely learn it. Shegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41795103823962796122018-05-24T18:38:35.587-04:002018-05-24T18:38:35.587-04:00Soon enough English will be the second language ta...Soon enough English will be the second language taught in the USA. Everyone here will rejoice.Paul Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529337751567208336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7532994340085342062018-05-24T15:19:23.774-04:002018-05-24T15:19:23.774-04:00The foreign language requirement is basically an a...The foreign language requirement is basically an affirmative action or welfare program for otherwise unemployable foreign language teachers. <br /><br />If you want to learn a foreign language, go to a country where that language is spoken, immerse yourself in the culture and the people and learn it. <br /><br />Sitting in a classroom for 50 minutes a day for five days a week will not get you Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541247221427536879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-31828035063335264062018-05-24T08:24:47.679-04:002018-05-24T08:24:47.679-04:00Why limit the discussion to foreign languages? If ...Why limit the discussion to foreign languages? If we're strictly interested in the economic utility of education, then why waste time on literature, or history, or anything with the word 'studies' after it? But isn't the real issue who gets to decide what these arbitrary education requirements are? Which group of elitist clerics get to decide what is important for the underclass geoihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228052543574335663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80802485735027213892018-05-24T01:58:35.035-04:002018-05-24T01:58:35.035-04:00The problem for a native english speaker is which ...The problem for a native english speaker is which language do you pick? <br /><br />I picked French. I remember almost none of it now. <br /><br />In my career helpful to have known languages turned out be Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, German, and finally, in just two instances, French. Thankfully in all instances English worked just fine. Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.com