Should foreign languages still be a subject taught in schools?
It seems that it is a commonly shared sentiment here in this subreddit that many people's experiences were that they never liked or learned effectively a foreign language while in school. That classes in a foreign language are much less effective than learning by yourself using diverse methods including comprehensible input, apps, and online services, and now the rise of AI. From this general sentiment it seems that students find studying a foreign language in school using traditional teaching techniques ineffective and unengaging. seeing that this sentiment exists, is there any truth to the general sentiment? Is a student's time in school better spent studying other subjects than foreign languages in your opinion? Have you had a positive or negative experience learning a foreign language in school?