Raise your children to speak the language of the country they are in? yes or no.?

I think it should be. But, here in the US, they are making our public officials learn Spanish

No, you're wrong. Parents should just speak the native language at home whilst the children learn the language of the country they live in at school and outside of home. A Swedish family moves to Italy. Great, who's going to to speak Swedish to the kids in their Italian primary school or park somewhere in Florence? No one. It's the parents' responsibility to teach the mother tongue to the kids so it's not lost to future generations. It's rather ignorant to think that they won't learn the language of the country they live in--of course they will. School will teach them everything they need to know, and they will make Italian friends to speak to. A child's brain is wonderful at learning several languages at the same time; an advantage I wish I still had. The gift of language is one of the best that a parent can give his or her child, do no take that advantage from them.

Actually, no. Most schools - no matter the country - require a foreign language in order to graduate/get into college.

The younger a child is when learning, the better. With a younger child, they don't know it's "hard" to learn a new language. They become bilingual faster, and remember a lot more of the language, than kids who start later.

Here in the U.S., kids don't have to learn until high school (14-16 years of age), but 2 years of a foreign language is mandatory for college/university. When they've never seen the language written and have only heard it spoken in passing (overhearing people at a store or the like), well, most kids can't pass that course and have to repeat it ALL four years of high school, because they can't remember much and they struggle.

Personally, I chose to learn German. I remember the numbers...and a certain choice phrase one of the German foreign exchange students taught the class (much to the teacher's dismay). Put me in a room with someone who speaks fluent German, I'm definitely NOT going to understand them! I think our schools should start that in Kindergarten. Parents chose. Then, as the kids get a bit older (2nd or 3rd grade), they can switch if they want to, but at least they'd have a solid base in something to start with.

It's GOOD to be bilingual, but it should never be forced.

You are presupposing that your child is incapable of learning two or more languages. There are so many polyglot children in the world who seem to get along fine in multiple language settings. Bilingualism is an asset, not a liability.

Yes. They can also learn the families native language but it would be a lot easier for the child to communicate to others within the country.

I think raising your kids to be bilingual is by far better than raising them in an either/or language situation.

hum learning three languages both at the same time when i was six wasn't really a challenge to me so i gotta disagree with you

Is this NOT wrong?

The correct answer is: No.

No, it's not wrong.

Cancel the double negative.

Answer: It's wrong!