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I remember bits and can say hallo und auf wiedersehen but no chance of holding any kind of conversation. I think it was the learn by rote kind of methods that just sucked any joy out of it, much like the rest of school. I'm glad things seem better with my daughter but then you hear of the kind of shit they get forced to teach for English SATS and realise it's probably a good school in a bad system.
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That's so sad too, what a waste of time. I'm pretty sure my language lessons (French and Spanish up to GCSE) didn't take up much time - less than 2h a week, and while they weren't my best subjects it was enough that I can still use both and I'm glad I was taught them.