This is such a pet peeve of mine. One does not need to even look outside of the US but just read the facts. The window for natural ability to pick up a foreign language closes at age 10 -11. I really do not understand why the public schools can not accept that and start foreign languages in elementary school. It is so frustrating. I have started my toddler on Spanish and see how easy it is for her as it would be for any child this young.
Sorry to go off on a tangent but really is my pet peeve.
As for your daughter ... I agree: Is HS credit the issue here? Or does she want to learn another language? You could always provide that outside of school and since she is already bilingual it shouldn't be too difficult for her to learn.
