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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid graduated with above a 4.0 and failed a class at a mid-level college which was just the next class in a sequence that they got an A at the year before. I knew the classes were too easy in high school but am happy at least at the college level they are still trying to prepare kids for the workforce. [/quote]

Unless you’re pre-med, pre-law, or in a STEM subject, college doesn’t prepare you for the workforce. Every job you take, with the exception of those previously mentioned, will train you to do that job. 90% of the jobs in the workforce will “teach” you how to do that job. College is great for bridging the gap so that young people can mature more before joining the workforce.[/quote]

Disagree although the majority of college majors these days are within those 3 things listed. Either way, it shouldn't be typical for a child to get an A in FCPS in one class and then fail the next level the following year in college. That means there is a disconnect in level of teaching and assessment from high school to college. The AP high school class was supposedly harder than the college class which was just a typical non-honors college class.[/quote]

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