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[quote=Anonymous]We are overseas and FL is required in yrs 7 and 8, which DC has done. He is dropping it so that he can keep fine art (his favorite) and econ/commerce (likely focus in college) as his electives in addition to the core academic classes. There just was not room for FL, unless he gave up his favorite subject or his intended college major.

If all of the US schools tell him to go pound sand, so be it. Now that we are out of the US, I see how crazy we make our kids by forcing them to study to jump through some hoop for no reason other than the puppet master in the admissions office put up a hoop.

I have no idea if he will be offered a path to return home for college without a foreign language. But he will be worldly and well educated. And he will know his parents supported him in pursuing his genuine interests in a world where choices must be made.

If FL is your jam, awesome. If not, language barriers will not stop you from succeeding in life. They have this new thing. It’s called AI…

Sorry for the sarcasm. I’m frustrated. I’m not educating my child for some storied era of yore. He can go to college in England or Australia if need be. People study with a focus there. Good grief.

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