Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A child should learn a foreign language as soon as they start schooling. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
... root of the native culture. My mother always told me that as an offspring of YANHUANG, it is my responsibility and honor to inherit and study the splendid culture of China, which has a glorious history in the world. Consequently, my primary duty is to grasp the Chinese language. Secondly, the receptivity of a child is better than that of the adult. I am a Chinese, and now I feel very proud of the abundant cultural heritage from our ancestor, such as Confucians, Taoist. I accept the culture edification at my young age though learning the basic Chinese words. Supposing that I started to learn a foreign language instead of Chinese at my young age, I can’t build up the solid foundation of my mother language and would hardly know the essentials of the native culture. Thirdly, learning a foreign language too young does not do any good to the future education of the child. In the modern society, a lot of wishful parents place hopes on their children, and they believe the early bird catches the worms. Thus, they think the earlier a child begin to learn a foreign language, the best he or she can master it. Is it true? Actually, it is not certain. A lot of childr...