innov8r: @THErealDVORAK On the same grounds Americans do not need to learn anything except balancing checkbooks. Pathetic. 13 minutes later reply fix threading

ChuckSmith: @THErealDVORAK Wow, what an arrogant article about languages. I think it's critical for Americans to learn something more about the world! 25 minutes later reply fix threading

michaelpinto: @THErealDVORAK Somebody should tell Gary Loftis about this "globalism thing" with the internets I hear it may be catching on... about 1 hour later reply fix threading

MrZ3000: @THErealDVORAK: Oh Gary Loftis, who are you to make judgments on a child's cognitive abilities when your expertise lacks in that area. about 1 hour later reply fix threading

jverber: @THErealDVORAK Other langs may not help with science and math, but often lang classes are culture classes, too, and help with history, etc. about 2 hours later reply fix threading

meteorplum: @THErealDVORAK "Americans don't travel abroad" is a terrible reason for not learning other languages. And it's nothing to be proud of. about 4 hours later reply fix threading

meteorplum: @THErealDVORAK And Gary Loftis also thought that Fred Thompson was the best candidate. http://tinyurl.com/6jtuq4 He's really impressing me. about 4 hours later reply fix threading

J_Toso: @THErealDVORAK - I thought Obama wanted us to know 2 languages, English and Spanish. about 6 hours later reply fix threading

hankbarber: @THErealDVORAK http://tinyurl.com/5tmzl5 about 6 hours later reply fix threading

rgersmrk: @THErealDVORAK I agree with you on this one. I would prefer that Americans be able to point out where countries are on the world map first. about 6 hours later reply fix threading