Editing Slokaisian Language (section)

===Implementation===
Slokasian was launched as a mandatory class for all students enrolled in public institutions for 5 years. After 1978, Slokasian was allowed to be designated as a Second Language by provincial educational bodies. Classes were developed by the Commission on the Slokaisian Language in cooperation with educators and focused on reading first, listening second, speaking third, and writing fourth. There was initial pushback from parents who worried that the language being pushed upon young children would lead to difficulties with their native languages at home, especially those who spoke Mandarin. In fact, enrollment in private Mandarin-speaking schools tripled between 1975 and 1985. 

In addition to teaching children, funding was given for provinces to provide 5 years of programming for adults. Some provinces, such as San Fernando South, invested heavily in the language itself, with local TV having nightly programs for several decades. Public libraries began holding weekly classes in Slokasian across the country, although the program was not standardized, with participants filling out worksheets or holding reading practices. In 2000, David Chiang wrote in his book "The Language of Youth", "the failure of Slokasian Bahasa was its focus on youth and programs for adults made adult learners feel lesser then." Chiang's claim is supported by the fact that in the 2000 Census, only 40% of those over 30 considered themselves speakers of Slokasian, with less then 5% claiming it as their first language. 

By 1983, when predictions had placed nationwide usage of Slokasian as a primary language of communication at 50%, less than 15% actually did, with numbers heavily drifting towards youth who had used the language in school. Additionally, language creolization occurred quickly as various dialects appeared, influenced by the speaker's original native language. In fact, proficiency exams had low rates of success until 1990 due to students and educators disregarding grammar rules. President Pablo Smith defunded the Commission on the Slokaisian Language in 1989, signaling the end of the government's experiment with a national language.