It's true that most people are in school because they have to be, but in what other subject are standards and expectations so low? Most of my Spanish classes h

It's true that most people are in school because they have to be, but in what other subject are standards and expectations so low? Most of my Spanish classes had a nudge nudge wink wink aspect to them: the teacher didn't expect us to learn much and we didn't either. But that was definitely not the case in all the other subjects I did. Maybe other school systems were different, but I've never gotten that impression. When schools (and universities) moot the idea of phasing out foreign language instruction, I think that's more than a little sad, but in a world of limited resources to be spread across instruction of many subjects and limited genuine interest, it may well be the best choice pragmatically.