Why do they teach French in school?

<h3>Why do they teach French in school?</h3>

I should understand why they would teach spanish, it being the second most spoken language right? But then they teach French..cannot be the third most spoken. Another question, shouldn't they get rid of french and teach the third most spoken language?


<strong>French Polynesia best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by cyanne2ak</i><br/>Mexico is south and CANADA is north of us.....and most of canada speaks french (and english).</p>
<p><strong>bb8404_081, Motu Tapu, Bora Bora, French Polynesia</strong>
<img alt="French Polynesia" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/41/123030195_6e4f043647.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21203533@N00/123030195">jimg944</a></i>
The island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia (Tahiti).

This photo was taken in April 1984 on Kodachrome 64 slide film with a Minolta SLR camera and Vivitar 70-150 zoom. Scanned in 2005. Photo by Jim Gateley.</p>

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