NYC School Makes Learning Arabic Mandatory

[lorelei]

Is The State Department or the Department of Defense recruiting? That would make sense.

Okay. I'm too new here to be able to post a URL, but if you search for "critical languages" there is a link to the Language Flagship that explains the designation of critical language and indicates the existence of K-12 pilot programs to bring these languages into the schools.

 

[African]

why Arabic is difficult as if English is not difficult enough

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Is The State Department or the Department of Defense recruiting? That would make sense.

The State Dept and the DOD are ALWAYS recruiting.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

They get to choose what schools to attend! Really? NYC has vouchers now?

They get to choose what schools to attend! Really? NYC has vouchers now?

they're called Charter schools.

No, you're both wrong here.

It's not a Charter School, it's a public school. But it's a "choice" school.

NYC has MANY public schools that are not zoned schools, they're either "choice" schools or test-based admissions.

 

[Unkotare]

For the vast majority of Americans who will never work in the foreign service, is Arabic a more useful language to learn than others?

 

[uscitizen]

For the vast majority of Americans who will never work in the foreign service, is Arabic a more useful language to learn than others?

so you can talk to cab drivers?