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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oooh, care to share what language is being offered? Good for your kid for taking a less commonly taught language! [/quote]

It's Italian. There are staffing shortages for another language at a lower (county required) tier, so the teacher is saying they have to teach the other class because no one is staffed in it. So, the program isn't ending, they just don't have the staffing to offer everything slated it seems. But, the other class is Spanish. I struggle to see how a Spanish teacher for level 1 can't be found.[/quote]

Which options remain for FL study if Spanish is not offered ?[/quote]

Spanish is offered. There is just a teacher shortage. Not enough teachers for the sections.[/quote]

Reminds me of Henry Ford and the Model T when he said: "You can have it in any color you want so long as it is black."

My question was inquiring about which language options are being offered which your student can take in lieu of Italian ?[/quote]

Nothing really. Colleges want 3+ years of the same language.[/quote]

Colleges want a lot of things. I just find it really sad that instead of enjoying the richness of language study OP is fixated on checking boxes and likely communicating that freakout to her daughter. Sh*t happens in life, including bureaucratic decisions that don’t go your way. [/quote]

Your judgments are way off base, so consider before making them. Kid does not want to take another language. Kid wants to go to schools that require 3+ years of language. Why do some people feel the need to try to blame the parent? I don't get this.

Thanks to those with helpful suggestions.[/quote]

I'm blaming you because YOU are "freaking out" about what is likely a minor glitch, and communicating to your daughter that the only thing that matters is maximizing her "rank," and a black & white viewpoint that having one semester less of a langauge spells doom on college applications.  It's unfortunate this happens - but you have an apparently smart daughter in a STEM magnet.  She's going to do FINE.  Do what you can to advocate with the school, but you need to roll with this.  And you need to be less enmeshed with your daughter's achievement.  You should communicate a more flexible attitude that focuses on what you can do given the circumstances, ie, life.  If she has the time and energy to continue with Italian and self-study for the AP - great.  If not, also great.  She is going to be FINE.  [/quote]

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