[PM_Mama00]

In this day and age, I think it SHOULD be a rule for kids to speak (in hallways and such) in the same language that their teachers, administration, and students speak-- which in most cases is English.

And the derogatory thing? Yeah kids might have balls to say that stuff in English, but they still use foreign languages to say things they shouldn't. I was one of those kids. Although I don't speak fluent Italian, I used to swear in Italian during tennis... lol as did my brother.

Yes, I think it's a good idea to learn more than one language, but I think students and parents should have an option of what to learn. All we had in high school was French and Spanish, and in college we had those two and I think German, Arab, Greek maybe?, and I think Latin. I wish there was more of an option.

I will say one thing though... I always got the whole past/present/future etc. thing mixed up (not in speaking or writing terms but I always forgot which was which and the whole 1st person possessive blah blah) until I took a Spanish class.