I've heard it's easier for us to learn other languages than for non-English speakers to pick it up, because we borrow words and phrases from so many places, have so many colloquialisms that make no sense. I don't know if it's true, but it is a pity we don't start teaching kids different languages earlier. We had a Spanish teacher in first grade for a few weeks, but when funding was cut, that was the first thing to go.
The US school system doesn't handle languages well, and I'm sorry you ever had to be so aware of being not like everyone else just because of your skin color.
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Date: 2009-04-07 01:33 am (UTC)I've heard it's easier for us to learn other languages than for non-English speakers to pick it up, because we borrow words and phrases from so many places, have so many colloquialisms that make no sense. I don't know if it's true, but it is a pity we don't start teaching kids different languages earlier. We had a Spanish teacher in first grade for a few weeks, but when funding was cut, that was the first thing to go.
The US school system doesn't handle languages well, and I'm sorry you ever had to be so aware of being not like everyone else just because of your skin color.