Originally posted by The Italian Stallionette:
I understand to a degree it is necessary, and don't know exactly where a "cut-off" would be, but much depends too on how much the person wants to learn the langague, in which case, if he/she doesn't, who would be to blame if blame is to be given? 
That person who is too lazy to learn should be blamed. It's now a rule that a high school student MUST take a foreign language ATLEAST 2 years. I had to take 2 years of Spanish for 9th and 10th grade, and I'll hopefully never have to use it. If I need to take foreign languages, why are some Spanish people in Southern California allowed to attend all Spanish schools? I'm guessing that they wouldn't have to learn English there. -Pat
