You have to believe in it. I was here, and then I went to other work places. The generations change in a short space of time. You belong to the same generation as I do. That's not a criticism; it's an observation. The value attached to language is not the same as for our generation.
I have in my hands a list of the different statuses of language and the meaning of language. Language has different faces. At school, it's a social language; it's what's in. Soon we'll be speaking in iPod or I don't know what. No one will understand, apart from the people who speak amongst themselves. This is a fact.
What are we doing? Some students, when they see me, will speak in French, but not necessarily. They'll speak in their native language as well. Yes, we encourage them to speak French. However, that time has passed.
You also have to know that it's better to learn a language while enriching yourself from other languages. Yes, we only hear English... I live in French; I moved so I could live in French. However, those languages don't work against each other. What's important in everyday life in the halls is to communicate in a language that can lead us all to love being here and to associate with another person in that person's language.
You asked me where I was from. That's important to know, isn't it? We're still at that point. Our vernacular is part of who we are. Where do I come from? I come from Acadia.