<p>It will be okay if he drops spanish don’t worry about that. Him dropping spanish will allow him to do so much better in the courses he enjoys more and excels in better. It will also help him to relieve the stress he may have from school and extracurricular activities. But you most remember to let your son know the IMPORTANCE of a second language in the future or after high school, especially in this day and age. More and more kids in this world are born into bilingual families and speak two languages (especially in foreign countries), they are already put at an advantage in the world not only because they can access more information from more people on the planet than a person who speaks one language, but because it is a valuable skill in the business and engineering world; a skill that makes you more valuable to companies and business’ and firms. In the world today it is invaluable to speak more than 1 language.
Speaking as an engineering student who is soon to graduate in this fall, I can tell you right now that your son should not give up in Spanish. Even if he quits in high school make sure he tests out of it in college and finishes learning the language whether in school or out of school. I waited to long and forgot to test of out french so still had to take 1 semester of french to get credit for it, and now I am finishing it outside of school through free online courses and language exchanges. It is important to test out of a language because will it allow him to have less of a semester load which will also give him more time to study in college as well for his harder classes related to his major. He would also be able to finish the language quicker in school if he decided to. It may be difficult to learn but it can be done! And it will be much easier for him to learn while he is still relatively young. Repetition is the mother of learning. It doesn’t even have to be Spanish it can be another language that he might have an interest in and might pick up faster (Although it would be wise for him just to finish spanish since he already has 2 years). The top languages that engineering companies would like students to know are english, chinese, spanish, french, german, and japanese. So don’t let your son be at a disadvantage. Don’t let him give up.</p>