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[quote=Anonymous]There's a serious disconnect all around.  As a previous poster noted, not only are kids ending up woefully unprepared for college, they are ending up woefully unprepared for the job market and many other things after high school.  In adult life there are many skills needed regardless of whether you go on to college or not - basic math and English proficiency for one, but also a basic sense of responsibility and self-discipline - showing up where you're supposed to be on time, being organized, following instruction, getting your stuff done on time, patience and so on.  Many of the kids that do make it into college are a complete mess - they need a lot of remedial coursework to get up to speed, and don't at all have that sense of responsibility and self-discipline to keep it together and get things done - and the same goes for those who don't go to college and instead go straight into the job market.  That second set of soft skills is too often overlooked and in turn adversely impacts the core academic skills.[/quote]

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