For the kids who live in the United States, do you have to learn Spanish fluently and why if you did had to?

Question

Especially for the ones living in California?

Just a random survey.

*Inspired by an answerer*.

I got taught many languages. At school i would learn Spanish, French and German. At home i would learn another four.

Me IIamo Daria Morgendorffer.

Answer 1

At my high school you have to take Spanish, you dont have to know it fluently. I am trying to learn some Spanish. This is kind of bad to say, but I dont think it is right to learn Spanish when we are Americans and we speak English. They people that come over here should learn English because they are coming OVER HERE, and we dont want to have to learn another language because of them. By the way, I have nothing against foreigners, this was just an opinion.

Answer 2

The population of Spanish speaking people here where I currently live [Florida] is rapidly growing..so it's very useful.

I know Spanish...I wouldn' go so far as to say fluently..but I could have a decent conversation with someone if need be.
Plus, I'm Hispanic...so knowing Spanish would be a good thing.

I'll be in Spanish III this coming school year =]

Answer 3

I live in California, and I was never required to learn Spanish because I'm Asian. But there are a lot of Latin Americans who speak Spanish in my area. That's why I started learning Spanish in school last year. It's a really easy language to learn.

Answer 4

I do live in California, and I do know Spanish but that's because that's my parents first language. There's no reason why I had to learn Spanish, just the fact it's easier to talk to my parents, and it might help with my career otherwise I dont need it. The area I live in doesn't have many Spanish speaking people so it's not necessary. Good Question. =]

Answer 5

In my school it was mandatory because there its a highly populated Spanish area. I learned nothing after completing three years of it and I still passed. Whats funny is that I'm half Spanish but only know how to speak English. Is that weird? Oh well...

Answer 6

My school gave us the option of Spanish, French, or Italian, but we only had to study it for a minimum of 4 years (level 3) and pass a state exam.

Answer 7

i lived in the states for about 4 years in New mexico and spanish was a optional language but now i live in Canada this is where i was born and french is no optional :(

Answer 8

It's not required, but completely necessary if you live in certain part s of the country, such as California. I live just outside Miami, and communication is much easier now that I am familiar with the language. It makes work and school much easier to cope with.

Answer 9

My kids didn't have to take Spanish at all in school. They didn't want to. I feel about it like this, I wouldn't pick up and move to a strange country until I learned their language.

Answer 10

Foreign language credits are required here to get into college but it does not have to be spanish (I took german) But it may be different in other states we are a bit slower here in WI. My daughter is 6 and she takes spanish classes not offered by her school of course our school system is miserable.