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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a new TJ freshmen- make your world language selection wisely. Spanish is notoriously hard at TJ with a large number of students struggling and eventually choosing not to take AP Spanish. There is the opposite dynamic with Japanese, German and Russian.[/quote]

Definately this.  My kid an A in Spanish I at TJ after taking Sp I in Ms and not testing into SpII.  Night B in SP II— but not a B+.  And worked way harder than he should have given this classes is not considered “honors”. Took Spanish III on line over the summer between 9th and 10th.. It was an easy A, and he was done.

So if your kid is on the Spanish track, and just wants to get the language requirement done, that’s an option.  If your kid has two years of Spanish, they could do online this summer and go into HS with their afL requirement done.   And Spanish is the only language in FCPS where it’s an option.

Once you take Spanish III on line, you can’t come back to TJ Sp IV or AP.  Nevertheless, a lot of the Spanish kids do Spanish III online, either summer or school year. They have enough on their plates without killing themselves.

Based on reputation, of my kid was starting from scratch— Japanese, German, or Russian, which are fun.  Followed by Latin.  Not Chinese.  A lot of native speakers take it to finish WL credit, which kills the curve.  Not Spanish.

I have heard very little about French. [/quote]

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