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It's also interesting to see the affection of learning English in school as a child in this research. In Israel (where I live), there is a big argument lately o

• bagacrap 3y ago
  I'm surprised it's not already taught in school. Even in US public schools, foreign languages are taught (poorly), most often Spanish.
  • cuttysnark 3y ago
    > are taught (poorly) Anecdotal. Here's another: my language teachers from year 3-12 were above average if anything—most of my peers were at least conversational in Spanish (or their selected language) by high school. At the time, the school system offered Spanish, French, German and Latin. Those who took Latin almost always had medical school ambitions. I asked.
• commandlinefan 3y ago
  When I lived in Japan in the early 90's, English was a mandatory subject for school children even as early as elementary school. As far as I could tell, it was a waste of time - the kids hated studying it and thought it was a huge waste of their time.
  • justsomehnguy 3y ago
    That's because any subject can be made boring and not that many people can make learning at least pleasant, if not fun.