I dunno. It's hard for me to see a year (say) of a foreign language that's never used outside of that class as having a lot of value. As I dimly remember my high school language classes, you didn't even really get into literature and culture associated with the language until later on.
On the other hand, a year of a language like Python probably has some value in teaching logic and problem-solving even if the student never really programs in the future.
On the other hand, a year of a language like Python probably has some value in teaching logic and problem-solving even if the student never really programs in the future.