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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child likes the language and wants to continue I’d ask the school and if they could create a “class of one” for him/her. Call it “Applied French” or “Spanish Literature” and have it go beyond language learning into culture, etc. Your child could pace themselves and even help develop the curriculum. Then study independently one period a day and meet with the teacher after school twice a week for assignments and discussions, like a college course. It would make a fabulous topic for a college essay as well. 
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My mediocre high school in the Midwest had an independent study class option for situations like this. I think a lot of good high schools in the DMV area probably have an option like that buried in the course descriptions.

[b]Whether a teacher would be willing to oversee a class like that might be an indicator of whether any teachers at the school think your kid deserves to go to a very selective school.[/b] [/quote]

Indeed. Most teachers of a language would be more than willing to help out such a dedicated student who wants to go above and beyond. If they aren't, it might be time to consider retirement. [/quote]

Perhaps, but how will that help OP's kid?   OP's kid can't make the decision for his school to force that teacher into retirement and hire a new one.[/quote]

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