Should students be required to take at least 2 years of foreign language classes to graduate high school? Within Harlan Community School, you are not formally required to take any foreign language classes to graduate. But a question that could be posed within the school is, is it worth forcing students to take these classes?
I think overall there are some positives and negatives to this idea. The positive that is shown after requiring these classes is the increase in knowledge overall. Students who take foreign language classes usually end up being more advanced in other classes due to the heightened knowledge of another language. Another benefit is that students who take a foreign language and stick with it can get better jobs and better opportunities in the long run. Some students may eventually find it easier to get a better job with an even higher pay rate due to the ability to speak another language. The last pro I will mention is the fact that if you even start it earlier, as in elementary school, it widens a younger student's brain and makes their knowledge more flexible.
Contrary to the pros of this idea. Some cons come along with this requirement. One of them is that forcing a student to take a foreign language may take away from a student within the classroom who wants to be there and is eager to take on the challenge of learning a new language. It takes away some one-on-one time with those who are striving for achievements such as their seal of biliteracy. Another con is that along with requiring a student to take a class, you are bound to have more students failing the class than if the class was chosen. Students are more likely to try a class if they have chosen to take it off their free will.
Overall I think that both the positive and negative reasons are reasonable. But, in the end, I think that it is better to not require it. I feel like the students who want to push themselves and strive for a better future will choose to take on the challenge of a foreign language. So to sum it up, I believe we should keep it as a non-required elective.
Do you think we should have to take 2 years of foreign language to graduate?
Are you in a foreign language right now?
Do you think they should start teaching younger kids different languages?
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If they only had to take 1 year, what is the point, you will not be able to learn much about anything in 1 school year.
I personally believe that it should not be required for students to take two years of foreign language because it all really depends on what you will do in futrue because of you want ot go into the medical field then you will need at least 2 to 4 years of foreign language.
I also believe that it shouldn't be required, but it should be encouraged.
I do not think that it should be required for students to take 2 years of a foreign language. I am currently in spanish 3 and I started taking spanish when I was in eighth grade. I think that it would be very good to offer a foreign language to younger kids. This is because when you are young it is easier to learn it so waiting till high school can make it even harder. I think it should be offered as soon as we start changing classes and get to pick.
I am also in spanish right now, and it's not that bad for me, but for others, it could be hard.
Personally, I don’t think it should be a requirement for a student to take two years of foreign language in order to graduate high school. It should continue to be heavily encouraged and recommended. I definitely think taking a foreign language class has its benefits and could be useful in the future.
I agree that they should encourage it, but not require it.
I don't see why anyone would need to have years of foreign language. I personally think if someone is coming to our country speaking a different language, they should learn ours. For example, if I moved to Mexico, I would learn Spanish to make communication easier.
I also don't think that everyone needs to take a foreign language.
But if you moved to Mexico you would have some time before being fully able to speak it, and that is when you would hope that there is some english speakers there. Also there are some jobs that offer high pay if you speak another language because there will be people who don't eaisly speak english.
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