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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]14:04/18:18 again - that said - I know HS students with no learning disabilities who chose the ASL route so I was answering OP with that in mind. [/quote]

OP here. This is my DC. No learning disability. Just thinks ASL is more useful for her career path. I'm not worried about it for getting into college. I'm more interested in whether, and why not, schools do not allow ASL to satisfy the language requirement? I took 3 years in HS + 2 years of college French (and was quite good at it) but have not used it a single day since I took my last class. Unless it would make sense and is useful for a chosen major (e.g., business, international, and maybe some others) this seems like a silly distinction to make and, thus, a silly reqt. I'd be most kids outside those majors don't use those 2 years of (spanish/italian/french/etc.) [/quote]

OP - I get your point.... but if you are at a liberal arts school that requires 2 years language, I don't see how that's any different than requiring other core classes for exposure. I had to take language, science, philosophy, history despite being in a business program.  Just because I don't use that science in my life doesn't mean it wasn't worth taking. I'd assume this is more of an issue for liberal arts. Do big state universities have such a requirement?  I haven't paid attention because our DC wants to continue with Spanish in college.[/quote]

I hear what you're saying and that is their right to mandate. But it seems arbitrary to me. And a little offensive, if I'm being honest. ASL is somehow less of a language b/c there is no writing? I worked with a significant population of deaf adults at one of my prior jobs and I think they'd be interested in hearing the rationale for that opinion . . . . [/quote]

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