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I think the language thing is because it’s part of the meme / romantic idea that learning a foreign language is something everyone should do. I think it’s more

I think the language thing is because it’s part of the meme / romantic idea that learning a foreign language is something everyone should do. I think it’s more for the parents when shopping around for paid schools and to yeah tick a box on some gov list for state schools. I also regret the time I spent learning Japanese and Italian. There’s limited time to get a lot across to kids. It needs to be thought out. Those hours were completely wasted for me (no side benefits, nothing).

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
I worry that our local Seattle high school doesn’t offer Chinese while that is what my 1st grader is studying now and needs to communicate with grandma. Yes, he could take Japanese or French, but it seems like a waste unless he plans to use them (well, he might have an advantage in Japanese since kanji is just another form of Chinese character). I was surprised, since my high school in a Seattle suburb offered Chinese in 1991…