That is true and I never really understood this 'babysitting' approach to language education (as in: language classes too often feel like they're designed to ke

That is true and I never really understood this 'babysitting' approach to language education (as in: language classes too often feel like they're designed to keep kids busy, while the goal should be to use the language.) Talking to a mirror would work better than a lot of language class activities I can think of. Will try to build on this positive, thank you!