Some politicians then bewail the disappearance of Danish. (Universities do offer a parallel track in Danish, and many practical administrative matters are conducted in Danish. This is not satisfactory to the powers-that-be.)

I see the problem as something that occurs much earlier. Danes, in my opinion, do not take care of their language. Many leave it undernourished and shriveled by the wayside! As a foreigner to Denmark who has learned Danish and considers herself fluent, I had a difficult time finding ways to learn correct grammar. There were many classes about literature, but nowhere did I really get help in learning the simple building blocks of the language.

If language is lovingly taught in the primary schools, children can achieve a good mastery of their first language, which provides a solid foundation for further development in their own language as well as a good anchor when diving into new languages.

Of course, you said it all beautifully in your last sentence, but I just had to rant and ramble about politicians – and even guardians of the language – who do not truly look at the source of the problem.