In many countries all over the world, students are taught more than one language starting at a very young age in primary or elementary schools. I remember when I lived and went to school in Texas, they started a basic Spanish program when I was in fourth grade. It was integrated into the curriculum for all the grades but kindergarten. However, I know this is unusual and most kids in the public education system do not start studying other languages until middle school or high school. At that stage, there is typically only a requirement of two years of language classes. In other countries, they study different languages throughout their entire public education, all the way until college.
My question is: Should American schools be more focused on teaching students different languages? Should we be teaching languages at an earlier age?
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