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Originally Posted by Coach
It would be very different. Lots of digital lessons combined with hands on applied learning and earlier availability to specialize for kids that show early signs of strong interest/aptitude.
I’d like to see a stronger emphasis on learning languages in this country. We don’t think French is useful but 1/3 of the world speaks French. Our population is quickly becoming incredibly heterogenous learning the languages of the larger groups (mandarin, Punjabi, Farsi, etc..) I think we are dumb not to embrace these things.
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Nope, not even close to that. 1/3 is 33%. French is more like 3.3% (ie 1/33)
Sources:
https://www.lingoda.com/en/content/f...ing-countries/
https://www.worldometers.info/world-...%20the%20world.
I don't disagree with your basic point, and my kids are learning Spanish (with no heritage background in the language). But French is about one tenth as common/useful as your claim.