Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy don;t most of us Americans only need like one foreign language to pass high school? Why not make it mandatory for like 3 or 4 languages?Would that not give us the upper hand when traveling?message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhy don;t most of us Americans only need like one foreign language to pass high school? Why not make it mandatory for like 3 or 4 languages?Would that not give us the upper hand when traveling?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepercent@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up17·19 hours agoFun fact: You can learn without school. There’s sooo much information outside of school walls, and it’s easier to access now than ever in the history of humanity.
minus-squarenocturne@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoBut learning in school gives you people to communicate with in the new language. Something that can be tougher to find on your own.
minus-squarepercent@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoThere are language exchange sites and apps for that. Lots of people learn languages just as a fun hobby, and there are many resources out there for it
Fun fact: You can learn without school. There’s sooo much information outside of school walls, and it’s easier to access now than ever in the history of humanity.
But learning in school gives you people to communicate with in the new language. Something that can be tougher to find on your own.
There are language exchange sites and apps for that. Lots of people learn languages just as a fun hobby, and there are many resources out there for it