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The Edutopia Poll
by Sara Ring
Kids grow up fast these days -- especially in New Hampshire. The state recently announced plans to give a set of exams to tenth-grade students that would allow sophomores who passed them to graduate early in order to continue on to New Hampshire's community or technical colleges. The plan's supporters emphasize the rigorous new curriculum that will start as early as prekindergarten to better prepare students to enter college at age sixteen. They also claim that if such a plan were implemented nationwide, early graduations would slow the dropout rate and save the country billions of dollars. However, the plan's opponents question whether tenth graders are ready for college. They also fear that students who have mediocre grades or who come from lower-income households may be pushed toward early graduation and into postsecondary schools (often two-year programs) unlikely to prepare them for high-paying careers. (Students who wish to attend four-year universities can continue on the traditional four-year high school track.) Does early graduation help America's students, or hurt them? Tell us what you think!
Comments
Should students be encouraged to graduate after tenth grade?
Kids should not just only be encourage to graduate after the tenth grade, they should be encourage from the time they are old enough to go to school. It should not be encouraged it should be demanded by parents or guardians.
I have three children who are now all grown up. I always spoke to them about going to college after high school. There were no if you graduate from high school. That was always understood. I would not have put up with my child not dropping out and that I would have still financially supported him or her or keep them under my roof.
The only way would have been if the the child were incapacitated. All parents should demand that children continue their education beyond high school.