🚀 go-pugleaf

I just don't see the point in screwing up the lives of the majority of our
citizens in order to make work and give power to the 25% minority. Most of whom
live in a racist province that has seen fit to invoke the not withstanding
clause in order push as many non francos out of their province as possible.

News wrote:

> > >     Nope, not really.  All languages can be useful.  But forcing them
> onto
> > > people who really don't want to learn IS a waste.
> >
> > Are you saying that other languages are not offered in public schools?
> >  I was under the impression children in Vancouver have the opportunity
> > to learn Chinese.
>
>     In the small town I grew up in (Near Calgary) it was French or German.
> And German was *only* taught through correspondence, and only if a class
> size of about 10 was made.  In a total population of 30 or so in the grade,
> getting 10 to want to learn *any* language was tough, let alone compete for
> French or German.
>
> > Forcing kids to learn French is no different than forcing them to
> > learn algebra.  You certainly don't need algerbra to drive a car, do
> > your taxes, use plastic, etc.  Who do you know that actually used
> > their math or science or much of any other subjects?  The point is to
> > teach the kids to use and exercise their brains.
>
>     I agree completely.  But forcing them to learn a language isn't always
> the most effective way to do it.  Without trying to get people pissed at me,
> how many "Shop Class" kids wanted to learn French?  Some people just simply
> do not want to, or don't have the capacity to.  One guy I went to high
> school with could hardly speak English properly.  (Seriously)  What were his
> chances of learning French?  And yet other courses he excelled in......like
> Shop Class.  The arguement used in these NG quite often is that you can't
> paint too broad of a stroke.  And yet the Feds seem to have done just that,
> assumed that all kids are the same, and that everyone can/wants/will learn
> French.