Ian
The option for parents to have their children learn a foreign language I think, is important. Perhaps compulsory until a certain age where it's a little more clear as to what career the child may choose and of course their learning ability. I taught a few kids English at one time "unpaid", I found most of them just memorized the pages without understanding the words' use, interesting these kids were supposedly being taught English at school and could only say hello, and my name is, so it may be more important to ensure the kids are actually being taught.
