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If you extend that logic to the world, is it malpractice to teach anything before Mandarin or Hindi?

• neutronicus 4mo ago
  No, because native Mandarin speakers make up only 1% of American citizens. In the US you are very likely, at some point in your life, to encounter native Spanish speakers with poor English competency. Outside of higher education, you are very unlikely to encounter native Mandarin speakers with poor English competency.
  • zchrykng 4mo ago
    ... I'm not sure what part of "If you extend that logic to the world" you didn't understand.
    • neutronicus 4mo ago
      The logic is inherently local. The typical student does not emigrate or even travel that much, so you don't prepare them to encounter a human randomly selected from the population of the Earth, you prepare them to encounter a human randomly selected from the regions where they are likely to spend their lives.