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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]US education system has gone off the rails.  Focus K-8 should be on the 3 Rs, science and history.  High school should allow for academic and trade tracks.[/quote]

Those are the focus in K-8, along with art/music/PE.  High school has a core academic track that you can either go towards a college focus or vocational focus through a lot of programs.  I think that's the most sensible approach--though many parents don't want their kids to go on the vocational track--they often just want other people's kids to do it.  IMO though FCPS does excellent in this regard--with attracting both academically strong and weak students to its various vocational academies and programs--because they offer a range from limited to intensive focus in vocational specialties--as well as enrichment vocational opportunities in the summer.

I'm not at all for totally putting someone toward a trade at age 14 though--too many trades have become obsolete and it's too young to narrowly limit options.  I'm especially against a tracking system where it's decided through tests etc. who gets access to academics and who gets put into a trade.  I don't trust that kind of gatekeeping and it seems contrary to US historical values for freedom of opportunity.[/quote]

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