SoggyCorndogs
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9fkerc wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
South Texas is south Texas; not Mexico. The US has a recognized language of American English - Texas is part of the US. Why should students (of US origin) learn a language to better understand the people south of the border? It's like forcing a German to learn French. (comparing Germanic language to Romantic language)
ETA: The US as a whole used to have MANY different native languages.. why aren't there requisite courses for those?
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9f84mn wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
That isn't the point you made...
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9ewiux wrote
Reply to comment by formerlyanonymous_ in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
I wish my two years of "programming" would have translated. VisualBasic is no joke, lol
ETA: My highschool offered Spanish, French, ASL, and Latin of all things
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9ewel4 wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
Why though? Should Chinese students learn Russian? They border each other...
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9dk3zt wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
Texas generally only requires 2 years of foreign language in highschool (9-12). This spans K-12
SoggyCorndogs t1_j9fxl02 wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in [OC] % of American students taking a foreign language class by state by ASoloTrip90000
And the moon used to be part of the earth..