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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My LO's middle school doesn't offer his language in level 3 (even though it has appeared in the course bulletin for years). The option given was to be bused to the nearby high school for a first period language 3 class and then bused back to middle school for second period. Or to switch to the first level of the other language offered (the school only offers French and Spanish)

There are a variety of reasons starting the day in a high school won't work for our family, but how common is this? Why do they let kids start language in sixth grade if they know there won't be a cohort in eighth grade? Do all middle schools only offer French and Spanish?

So, is it best to start a new language (which is not the one we wanted LO to learn or we would have chosen it in the first place)? Take a year off? If LO takes a year off, should LO retake Language 2 in 9th grade for an easy A? Are there things to do to keep mastery on level so they can take Language 3 in 9th grade?

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No level 3 languages in my middle school either. I would not recommend taking a year off. Then you just have language loss. If you can't do high school for year 3 of second language, start a new language. If it's a language with a similar base (e.g., Latin-based), there can be positive transfers.[/quote]

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