Submitted by E. L. Decker (not verified) on May 3, 2007 - 06:04.
It may be disingenuous edspeak to treat all students as if they are going to college, but parents drive this bus. Our school counselors tell parents that the 4 year colleges are expecting high school students to show their freshman year with at least 4 AP credits already under their belt. We have kids coming into the 9th grade with a full load of Honors classes and one AP class. These are 9th graders! With a system that caters to parents that blindly see all their offspring as college material, fewer electives that are not some AP advanced subject are being offered. Our Governor believes that Career Classes are for the Technical Colleges after they find that the 4 year college is not their game. They do not need to be taught in the public schools. All Career classes are to support the Core class college prep standards. Till we can educate the parents, we will continue to lose the Career connection we so desperately need.
It may be disingenuous
Submitted by E. L. Decker (not verified) on May 3, 2007 - 06:04.
It may be disingenuous edspeak to treat all students as if they are going to college, but parents drive this bus. Our school counselors tell parents that the 4 year colleges are expecting high school students to show their freshman year with at least 4 AP credits already under their belt. We have kids coming into the 9th grade with a full load of Honors classes and one AP class. These are 9th graders! With a system that caters to parents that blindly see all their offspring as college material, fewer electives that are not some AP advanced subject are being offered. Our Governor believes that Career Classes are for the Technical Colleges after they find that the 4 year college is not their game. They do not need to be taught in the public schools. All Career classes are to support the Core class college prep standards. Till we can educate the parents, we will continue to lose the Career connection we so desperately need.