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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With only around 700 students (some of whom won't take any languages at all), there is no way they can fully staff four languages.[/quote]

They are 9th and 10th graders, the vast majority of them will take a language. Most colleges require 2-4 years of a foreign langauge and they prefer language taken in HS then MS. I would guess that the vast majority of the kids opting in to Skyview are planning on attending college.

There are going to be plenty of kids taking a language in 9th and 10th grade. [/quote]

Sure, but not all of them. A language is an elective, not a requirement. IF they have 700 students, 600 might be taking a language. Almost all of those will be Spanish or French. I doubt they will have 130+ wanting the less popular language, so they won't be able to staff a full teacher for those.  [/quote]

3 credits of world language is required for an advanced diploma.

https://www.fcps.edu/graduation-requirements-and-course-planning/first-time-ninth-2018-19[/quote]

+1  It's not just an elective.  You can do three years one language or 2 and 2 of different languages.[/quote]

Of course its an elective. Its not required for a HS diploma. [/quote]

It is grouped in with art and some other type of class for the regular degree. Most of the kids who opted in did so because they are interested in the STEM pathways, those are kids who are going to be aiming for college. Most colleges require 2 years of a foreign languages. Most of the top 100 schools require 3 years of a foreign language. The top 20 want four years/ And those are the kids who will be at Skyview next year. So yes, I expect the vast majority of the 700 kids who opted in to take a foreign language next year.  [/quote]

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