positives: 1. would decrease drop out rate and let kids who want to do certain trades (many of which they're already doing) get out and do them. 2. would help with budget, overcrowding and staffing. would free up time spent dealing with kids who don't want to be there by giving them a place to go where they do want to be. 3. in the past 5 years this city has closed down nearly every vocational high school, which is stupid. they want every kid to go to a liberal arts college. this program basically says, oh yeah, vocations are a good idea.
negatives: could only further the gap between haves and have nots when it comes to SES. could continue to direct kids who COULD go to college not to because that's not 'what their family does' for financial, familial or other reasons. would that diploma equal the same amount of money in the long run? doesn't solve what does a kid do when they graduate if they decide not to go to college. etc.
What it really comes down to, though, is that a massive revamping MUST be done. Our current system is not designed to meet the needs of today's society. Part of this is a model designed on the factory system in the early part of this century. Part of this is the inequity of funding (esp in Illinois). Part of this is the dropping of standards for both teachers and students while pretending they're raising them. Part of this is people at the top making laws that are not based on educational theories that show success.
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positives:
1. would decrease drop out rate and let kids who want to do certain trades (many of which they're already doing) get out and do them.
2. would help with budget, overcrowding and staffing. would free up time spent dealing with kids who don't want to be there by giving them a place to go where they do want to be.
3. in the past 5 years this city has closed down nearly every vocational high school, which is stupid. they want every kid to go to a liberal arts college. this program basically says, oh yeah, vocations are a good idea.
negatives:
could only further the gap between haves and have nots when it comes to SES. could continue to direct kids who COULD go to college not to because that's not 'what their family does' for financial, familial or other reasons. would that diploma equal the same amount of money in the long run? doesn't solve what does a kid do when they graduate if they decide not to go to college. etc.
What it really comes down to, though, is that a massive revamping MUST be done. Our current system is not designed to meet the needs of today's society. Part of this is a model designed on the factory system in the early part of this century. Part of this is the inequity of funding (esp in Illinois). Part of this is the dropping of standards for both teachers and students while pretending they're raising them. Part of this is people at the top making laws that are not based on educational theories that show success.
yeah, i could keep going...sorry ;)
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