tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916171.post116170081255208682..comments2023-10-10T15:40:36.150+01:00Comments on Tales from the Plain: PMFLNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150476755274772730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916171.post-1161854362592270412006-10-26T10:19:00.000+01:002006-10-26T10:19:00.000+01:00I'd love to meet the eejit who gives advice to the...I'd love to meet the eejit who gives advice to the Government on all things educational...Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150476755274772730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23916171.post-1161851338627824292006-10-26T09:28:00.000+01:002006-10-26T09:28:00.000+01:00Hear hear!!!I speak French and German both learnt ...Hear hear!!!<BR/><BR/>I speak French and German both learnt at school. But French suffering badly now from lack of use, and German (which was rubbish) better because we have family out there.<BR/><BR/>One of the best things you can give your children is a love of languages. All mine are learning French at school and I want them to do German too. And Spanish (which face it is going to be more useful). At both secondary schools we're looking at they do foreign languages still, but at one there is no Spanish teaching.<BR/><BR/>I agree, it's utterly utterly bonkers to allow them to give it up. Apparently the results have gone up since this decision was made. This is because the only ones studying languages are really keen and therefore pretty good at them. So we have five people in the country doing French getting A*s, and everyone else being utterly ignorant.<BR/><BR/>There's a result...<BR/><BR/>JaneJane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.com