August 14, 2005
Foreign Languages Not Just for Big Kids
Associated Press reports about elementary school language programs in Florida and it's implications for the rest of the country.
"There's a perception in this country that English is fine, English is enough to get by, and languages are only for the college-bound elite kids," said Marty Abbott, director of education at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. "That's what we're trying to overcome."