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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding is that there is no concern with languages through Level 3, but that as you continue there are huge jumps as you get up toward the AP levels. If a child is really strong at the language, this is no concern but they will be in classes with native speakers at that point which can make things more challenging. The earlier your child starts a language, the higher your child will need to go in the very challenging courses. For some, this is a positive, but for many others it is actually better to delay starting the language so that when they are in high school they are not forced to take the very high levels with the native speakers.

I was highly advised to not have my child start a language in 6th for this very reason. I am glad I followed that advise.[/quote]
Your child's ability to get an A depends on your child, not on the presence of others who might have an easier time getting an A. His or her work has to stand on its own, regardless of who else is in the class. I took a language in high school in a class with native speakers. I did better than most of them, because they could not write well in the target language.
If your point is that you don't want your child to be able to reach the AP level of a language because you are scared he or she won't do well, then own that. I question why that would be different from any other subject, but perhaps you worry your child wouldn't do well in any AP or upper level class. An AP calculus class may have kids who are more naturally talented at math. AP English may have more gifted writers. Students should enroll in classes that are the appropriate level for themselves, not based on whether there could be possibly be someone else in the class with a perceived advantage.[/quote]
And, some high schools offer specific Spanish for Spanish speakers classes. So native speakers would be in a different class.[/quote]

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