If it was me, I'd take Spanish in middle school, because it's likely to be the most useful in the US so it wouldn't hurt to have some basics.

And then I'd switch to Latin or Mandarin in high school. They're both hard language, and if you're going to learn a hard language, you're better off doing it as young as you can. I'd go with Mandarin over Latin because it's so very different from English in so many ways, plus, you're likely to pick up a better accept starting younger. (Does anybody care about accents in Latin?)

But, really, what does your son want to take?

My junior high offered Spanish and Mandarin. I picked Mandarin primarily to be obstinate (someone told me it was too hard) and ended up with a master's degree in China area studies.

Last edited by Aufilia; 04/08/14 01:29 PM.