When the teacher and the correspondent in me blend into one: a rare happening this hour on national Radio 1 in Belgium. While speaking other languages on the school yard in Belgium is by many already considered equal to cursing, in Sweden mother tongue languages and teaching has been actively part of regular Swedish schools for decades. A hot debate in Belgium is whether e.g. Dari, Pashtu or Arabic should even be allowed on the school’s premises. (recording no longer available online)
