Why do people have classes like spanish & french in middle high school ??? I'm curious

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Knowing a second or third or fourth language is part of being educated. Actually, the best time to start learning a second language is before a child starts kindergarten.

In some parts of the U.S. fluency in both Spanish and English is almost a necessity.

My granddaughters began taking foreign languages in middle school. Katy took it through high school and minored in it in college. She was able to use her bilingualism when she worked for Disney in France for 18 months after college.
I'm in the 8th grade and I have been taking French now for about a 1 1/2. I have learned many things and it is probably the easiest way to learn about another country! salut! (thats goodbye in french btw)