How many primary schools in the US that require students to take a foreign language class?

Answer 1

I am pretty sure it is a national standard for students (startign in middle school or high school) to have at least one to two years of a foreign language. IN the case of elementary schools, private schools, like a catholic school, only offer foreign languages to younger students.

Answer 2

Not enough of them. The earlier one begins to learn a second language, the better one will speak and understand it. Primary children are like sponges, they learn more easily than older people because they have no preconceived ideas about the value of learning anything. Also, correct pronunciation requires certain muscular development and movements of the speech organs -- tongue, throat, etc. So after a while, it becomes difficult or even impossible to make certain sounds. A common problem is rolling the "r" in Spanish, for example. All children can do it without difficulty, but many teenagers have already lost the ability to make such a sound. Little children find language learning fun and easy. I wish more schools would teach languages beginning in pre-school or Kindergarten.

Answer 3

very few