Do you think it is necessary for primary school students to have local dialects now?

I think this is necessary for several reasons:

First, learning dialects can bring people closer together. Learning a dialect is equivalent to entering a specific social group, that is, fellow villagers. For people who have been wandering for a long time, hearing dialects is a very happy and surprising thing, which can narrow the distance between them. Moreover, primary school students have strong learning ability and strong language learning ability. At this time, it is not difficult to learn dialects.

Moreover, if primary school students generally grow up in county towns or rural areas, they don't need to study dialects deliberately, because the environment in which they grew up has always been dialects, and children will learn them slowly. For children who grow up in big cities, learning dialects can also increase their sense of belonging to their hometown and learn more about their culture. Besides, it's interesting to talk in dialect.

Secondly, it is very meaningful to learn a language, especially an ancient dialect with profound cultural background. Language is a way of thinking. Comparing the differences between different languages and learning to look at and think from different angles can also improve pupils' cognition and interest in language learning.

Thirdly, dialect is also a kind of cultural inheritance and recognition. Culture is diverse, and the world is beautiful because of diversity. Don't deny dialect culture just because of a few trifles. Although learning dialects may have a little influence on learning Mandarin, it is normal for many people to have accents. Maybe they will get the love of others or a rare opportunity when they grow up.