> 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 conversation

> 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.