wendybern Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Middle dd, 16yo and 11th grade this year, will probably go on to do some community college, but I don't foresee her going much past that. Career training is more likely. I'm inclined to not worry about the usual 2 years of high school foreign language, thinking that if she doesn't go to a university, it won't matter, and if she does, she can make it up later at CC. (This year, she completed 1 semester of American Sign Language, but is not interested enough in it to continue.) My other kids are college-bound, but this one -- I don't want to make her jump through unnecessary hoops for no reason. Good thinking or bad idea? Thanks, Hive! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 If you can do it w/minimum pain & suffering, I'd plan on it. You never know what they'll spring on you at 18yo! If you could go ahead & do 1 yr @ cc, you'd cover both the 2 yr hs & a year of college that (at least in FL) is needed for transfer (or entry) to a state U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can she dual enroll in foreign language at the CC? That's how I accomplish the high school requirement and gain the college requirement as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphispeg Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 No matter where she's bound, she probably should learn a foreign language for practical purposes. (Spanish?) She'll never know where it might come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendybern Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thank you for your replies and advice. I agree with you that if she can, she should. But . . . This is a very non-academic young lady. It would be an uphill battle. Someday, if she becomes motivated to attend college, she would try harder, but right now it doesn't seem worth it to have her struggle through something she isn't interested in and might not need. Is there a down side to "wait and see" that I'm not thinking of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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