06-08-2014, 04:11 AM
(06-08-2014, 04:05 AM)JoelCarli Wrote: That's weird. When I had just started school I was in MA and we had French classes.
In Utah and Arizona you don't learn anything until the eighth grade and then you take two years of a second language (usually Spanish and French). You don't learn anything and basically make a mockery of the languages until you inevitable forget anything you might have learned.
I don't know if you're saying it's weird that they don't do that or that it's weird that I'd want that. If I had to guess, those elementary classes in MA weren't much better (I could be wrong; I know of some really effective Chinese-English schools that are open to all students). In my ideal world, everyone would be bilingual/multilingual so there would be meaningful bilingual education from a young age in a way that doesn't mock the language. A Norwegian UGer described how they learn English there, despite not having too many native English speakers. I'm thinking somewhat similar to that. In communities where there are many native speakers, that's even better.
(06-08-2014, 04:09 AM)Grungie Wrote: Well your friends are just stupid, that's why it's better to know "obscure" languages like Japanese, so there's a smaller chance they know what we're saying.
These people aren't my friends lol. They are either my racist family, people I know but don't like, and in some cases teachers making fun of their students.