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 someone wanted to move to mexico, they would probably already know spanish, and if they didn't they would take it because they want to, and not because they had to.
I think that they shouldn't require two years of foreign language that most people aren't even going to use later. I am currently in spanish one and I don't really know how spanish two is going to go but I will take it anyway. I don't think that they should start teaching younger kids.
I don't think they should require it, but I do think they should start teaching young kids different languages.
I agree that it shoudn't be required but I also agree that it can only benifit people.
I agree that they shouldn't require it but if it was more heavily recommended then there would be more students taking it that don't actually want to and there would then be more people failing it. Failing it could cause lots of stress for students especially if they care about their grades but just struggle with languages.
I also agree that the failing percentages will go up, because most of the kids that are forced to take it, won't care about it.
Learning a foreign language is always a fun and sometimes eye-opening experience in learning other cultures. However, people should not be required to learn a separate language from their own to be allowed into certain colleges. Going to a foreign language class should be a choice for students.
I also think it is kind of fun, but not all kids do, so it shouldn't be required.
I think that students should be able to choose whether or not they want to take a class for foriegn language. Some students do not want to go to college, so therefore a class where they learn a different language would no tbe useful for them. They still can if they want so that they have more knowledge of the world around them.
I agree that some students don't need it, so they shouldn't have to take it.
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