Spanish 4 too difficult/able to switch?

[Anonymous]

My son did Spanish 3 in middle school and found it easy but the leap to Spanish 4 seems very difficult. Is it too late to switch to Spanish 3 in high school and does that look bad on his transcript to repeat?

[Anonymous]

Ask his counselor. Frame it as he really wants to have a good handle on the language.

Yes, he can be moved.

[Anonymous]

Colleges don't care at all what kids do in middle school, even if it is on their transcript. They recalculate grades and base it on what is in HS. Definitely have him move.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all- if he switches down to 3, do his grades restart - or does he carry over the grades he earned so far?

[Anonymous]

Two issues:

1. There might not be room in Spanish 3.

2. There's a deadline beyond which he cannot switch without having the first course listed on his transcript. You might have missed it already. Seeing Spanish 4 on the transcript, then Spanish 3, will be a red flag for selective colleges, that he could not sustain the pace. If the first course isn't listed for this year, then it could be seen as a *planned* consolidation of language, which is not as bad.

[Anonymous]

Different school system. We dropped Spanish 4 for another class. Previous teachers were not that great, and jumping into a Spanish 4 class in which only Spanish is spoken was a recipe for a low grade. We wanted Spanish to be taken until graduation, but earlier teachers didn't do their job. Kid made all As in those Spanish classes.