I feel sad when I see them dropping foreign language majors. (Don’t ask why.)
I've been learning languages with Duolingo for the past few years, it probably gets you to an A2/B1 level. Been learning German for the last two months, and already I've reached the point where I can read German text and pretty much understand it.
I feel sad that they still require a foreign language class for at least two years in high school. Why? Also, they require Spanish in Elementary and Middle School here so why bother with choosing another language in high school?Even our private and Parochial schools require Spanish. Same with Gym aka Phys Ed. Most of these kids play intense travel sports and are active daily. Waste of a high school period, same with foreign language and Art and performance Art. Waste of time. Many frou frou courses that take time away from basic classes, imo.