@3scoutsmom I never said that counting CS as a foreign lang is a good thing. I do like my son’s CS pgm, although since I am the one who initiated this topic, I have serious concerns about meeting the foreign lang requirement for private/OOS college admissions. As I said before, he will stay in the CS pgm but will take the foreign lang via online/summer school.
Regarding this whole endorsement thing: Surprisingly TX Public Universities are required by TX State Legislature to include HB5/endorsements in their admissions decisions (I learned this tidbit from school administrators & district superintendents). My oldest daughter graduated under the previous traditional 4x4+2 pgm and easily got into every public/private/OOS college she applied to. So when we were told of the HB5 changes and the requirement of students having to choose an endorsement, I thought it was not only stupid but also irresponsible of TX to require this. Especially for students considering private or OOS schools. I’ve been in the public school system for most of my career and one thing I’ve learned is to work around systems you may or may not agree with. So my opinion of HB5 is neither here nor there.