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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 05:56:13 +0100
From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com>
Subject: OT - languages was : GM to cut virtually all Saab's ties to Sweden


Walt Kienzle wrote: > > > >> > Out of curiosity - does the US school curriculum include compulsory > >> > study > >> > of a foreign language ? > > For illustration, asking about the US school curriculum is much like asking > about the EU school curriculum. How would that be answered? Establishment > of school curriculum is done at the local/state level. The US government > occasionally insinuates themselves in the activities of locally run schools, > but they can only do that by threatening to withhold payment of the funding > programs they sponsor. The only areas were the US government can establish > school curriculum are places like Washington DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin > Islands, Guam, and on all US Military Bases (in and outside the US) - all > are part of the US, but do not enjoy statehood. I hadn't realised that the states could be so individual in that respect. Naturally I'm aware they have their own legislatures or whatever but I had imagined that a school curriculum would be pretty much uniform nation wide. > The EU is much like the US, only 200+ years younger. Just think, if the EU > evolves like the US has, in about 100 years the EU will start collecting > income taxes from its citizens in addition to the taxes the member countries > already collect. 8-( In 100 yrs ? It's already been thought about ! Things like that will determine the future path of the EU and the support for it and its institutions. France votes on the new 'European Constitution' this weekend. Many expect a *no*. EU integration may be going too fast for most ppl here. > BTW, I took 2 years of German in school. IIRC from many years ago, Spanish > and Latin were also offered languages. Latin always struck me as a pretty useless language to learn. Didn't have a choice though. Would have far rather learnt Italian or Spanish. Oh - I know a few words of Swedish btw ( well actually Norwegian - but the Swedes can understand it ) ;-) Graham

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