Schools should offer more foreign language classes because according to cdc.gov the benefits of knowing and learning a foreign language will not only help you in your life but will also give you health benefits.

According to newsdle.com in the United States 58% of middle schools and 25% elementary schools offer foreign language classes. About  91% of high schools only offer Spanish. 11 states require a foreign language class in their school. All states should require multiple foreign language classes in their schools because almost 66 million people in the United states speak a language that is not english. That is around 21.6 of the U.S. In the United States there are 45.3 million immigrants that have some sort of language barrier, so they should offer language classes because it is important to be able to communicate with people around the world. 

Learning a new language can be a challenge but in just 1 year you will be able to have a basic conversation in the language. In just 3 years you will become more oral proficient and in 4 years you will be advanced in that language. By the time you take a foreign language class in middle school or highschool you will already be speaking that language comfortably and you will already be receiving benefits from it.

According to languageconnectsfoundation.org and workforeesentials.com you will have many benefits of learning a new language like you will develop better memory, you will have better problem solving skills, better concentration, and you will be more creative. Once out of high school you will have a big benefit because collages love to see a student that can speak more than one language. As well as getting a job. If you are bilingual you will get hired for a job easier because speaking more than one language automatically tells potential employers you have in-demand skills that few people have.

There are so many benefits of speaking a second language and most people out of high school regret that they hadn’t taken a foreign language class that was offered to them, so schools need to offer more language classes and need to make it a requirement to take them.