Language classes

[Terry]

Many of the kids out here go to classes after school to learn English (amongst other things.) I am thinking of having my girls join a language class. Anyone else done that?

 

[Regis]

Mine all have required foreign language classes in high school and junior high. I've heard that some elementary schools are now starting to offer Spanish which I think is a good thing because the younger they are the easier they learn.

 

[Paranoid]

I took language courses in high school and college but I don't think that kids should necessarily wait that long. In my opinion, the earlier one begins to learn a new language, the better.

 

[Ed35]

Why would they learn English? Where are you? It is a requirement here to take 3 years of a foreign language. My kids chose French. I took French as a kid too.

 

[the matrix]

I think it is great that a child learn two more languages besides their native one since they can pick it up very quickly. This could be a great advantage for them when they grow up. If you are thinking of a language to learn, maybe Chinese is the way to go since it may be a true world leader in the next twenty or thirty years.