Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Some specialists think that learning a

second

language

at primary

school

is preferable to learning it at secondary

school

. In my opinion, the benefits of

this

method do not outweigh its drawbacks. Among the arguments of

this

scheme, the

first

is that of

children

's flexibility at a younger age. It has been observed that

children

are more open to learning a new skill at a younger age rather than later on in their lives.

Therefore

, if they had started learning a new skill,

such

as a new

language

, at the initial stages of their education, they would adapt to it quicker, resulting in them being more successful in learning it. So it seems appropriate to start teaching kids a

second

tongue while they still have the flexibility to understand it more effortlessly.

However

, not all

children

want to be experts in a

second

language

, nor do they have the talents, so teaching them a foreign

language

at

such

early age might result in them getting confused and overwhelmed, and it might make them feel imbecile. These

children

are most likely to abandon the

language

that they were taught. Yet, they could have continued learning it if they had started it more ready. In these

children

's cases,

in addition

to wasting effort and expense, the

children

's mental health might get affected, causing them to lack the motivation to start any hobby due to fear of failure. In conclusion,

although

teaching

children

a foreign

language

at primary

school

has advantages for a group of students, a huge of them get affected by it negatively. So I think it is fair to say that the benefits of teaching kids a

second

language

at primary

school

rather than at secondary

school

do not outweigh its drawbacks.