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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll side with your husband here. As a pp said, these choices and matter for high school pathways and most middle schoolers aren't thinking along those lines. If this is mcps, middle school foreign language classes go on your high school transcript. From the perspective of future college applications, [b]I'm not sure it is the best path to switch languages after only one year [/b]- colleges want to see students stick with a language and master it at a high level, not switch year to year. If your school system doesn't have the same policy of counting middle school language classes toward high school (which is a ridiculous policy in my opinion), then I would be much less concerned about my child switching language choice but still would want to talk to her to make sure the choice was fully thought through. Also there are engineering/tech type electives one can take in my kids' mcps middle school that put you onto a certain pathway for classes in high school. So again, I just think that a child's middle school and even high school schedules need parent input and approval. [/quote]

I agree that the courses should have been discussed (and our school requires parental signature on the course form so it has to happen).  But, I disagree that there would be anything wrong with a middle schooler deciding to pursue a different language after one year of trying another.  She should understand she now has to stick with the new one.  But trying things out and changing course should be expected in MS.  At our kids' MS, the 6th grade language course is called an "introduction" and then in 7th they take level 1 - it can be the same language or a different one if they disliked what they tried in the intro course.  They could even switch again in 8th to a different level 1, although that starts to limit their HS elective options if they are planning to go through level 4 in one language.[/quote]

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