================================================ Subject: Re: General "Survey 1 of 2" Stuff From: "Keith P. Mears" To: Date: Sun 5 Aug 2001 23:01:19 -0500 ================================================ That's a very good point Lee. The only problem I can see with it is getting the necessary funding, but maybe the "NWO" that Jim alluded to will fix that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Reed" To: Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: General "Survey 1 of 2" Stuff > personally, i think that there should be a 'foreign language' requirement > from 1st grade on...how many of us took two years of high school spanish, > french, etc...and don't remember a damn bit of it (except, of course, how to > swear!LOL) it's a proven fact that smaller children pick languages up more > quickly and easily (us 'older' folks have too many bad habits ingrained!LOL) > instead of focusing on the damn 'proficiency' tests, let's give our kids an > education which will truly prepare them for the future...many foreign > countries require their student not onlly to learn a 'foreign' language, but > english as well...that is why their students are better prepared to work in > today's world economy than ours... > Lee To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp