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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

My daughter has had French lessons every week an since she was seven. As there was Arabic and Mandrin a possibility I have to agree that English should come first. Why french beats me , why not Spanish, Portugese Russian etc. Yet I also see in this the need for it as the world is expanding an mixing like never before so it would be inevitable.

You and Katex have explained quite clearly ONE of my reasons why it is a daft idea. Choose the language they should learn bearing in mind that there won't be enough teachers to go round for one language so the cirriculum won't be the same nationally.