Quote Originally Posted by Zanaril View Post
...I took it because my parents wanted me to take a language. I finally pursuaded them it was a bad decision... about half a year before the final exam.


On the bright side, a C grade is still a pass, and a GSCE in a foreign language is still worth having.
My Mom made me take a foreign language as well. Our discussion went something like this:

Mom: I'm signing you up for Spanish III.
Me: ... I haven't taken Spanish I or II.
Mom: ... You haven't? Well, you'll figure it out. You're pretty smart, right?
Me:

And yet, I am getting the highest grade in the class. Which is really odd, because about half of my classmates speak Spanish fluently.