Speaking a second language is a wonderful advantage. English is the language of the USA. Any other language spoken after that is gravy.
IMHO, it is Latin that should be required in schools again. The decline in written and spoken English amongst American students is in part due to not learning Latin.
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, is bringing Latin back. God bless him for that!
When I was a young man in school, Latin was for the smarter kids. I was not one of them. To my regret.
Latin is much too hard and “antiquated” for todays children. Not to mention being “too white”.
I agree. I went to high school in a small town in the midwest in the early 60s - two years of Latin was a required college prep course. It's the basis for most English words, and is a great mental discipline.