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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]B students might be fine but they should think about paths other than college. c students should go to certification programs. [/quote]

I have never met someone in real life that thinks B students are not college bound. Are you from another country that tracks kids into college/no college during high school?[/quote]

Are you a parent? It's not like when we were in school. They give out A's like candy now. There's a whole wide world out there and college degrees aren't going to be as required as they were for Genx and millienials. C students are basically the lowest grades. They aren't failing kids anymore.

I'm American and I think we should have more tracks for kids. More tracks that show them good jobs that don't require student loans and student debt. Instead we just have college educated barristas with student loan debt.[/quote]

We definately need to encourage the services tracks---HVAC/Plumbing/Auto Mechanics/etc.   But we do. NOT need to put kids on those tracks in MS/HS because of "bad grades" or not doing well on a standardized test. [/quote]

See that's the thing, you're trying to say that kids with bad grades should be in the trades. I would argue that they're not getting A's because they don't want to be studying European History and would prefer to be in different trades. Some kids prefer hands on things and would be making A's in those classes. They aren't lesser. I personally am not mechanically inclined and I would be flunking out of auto body shop, but some people would excel there. [/quote]

NOT at ALL....I'm saying we should NOT force kids onto a vo-tech track just because of poor performance in school (as is done in much of Europe and India---a test around age 11/12 determines your future academics and there's no way around it easily). Let the kids direct what they want to learn, and yes many would be A students in vo-tech and more hands on learning, so let them do that.   We need HVAC and mechanics.  Just look at how long you wait for a service call and how much you pay.  Toss in some business classes along with the hands on learning and business math/statistics/excel programming and it will be much more useful and enjoyable for some kids who want that.  I've heard of way too many kids struggling with Spanish 1/2/3 and Algebra 2 because they are statewide graduation requirements in many areas.  While learning a language is great, it's not productive for a kid who struggles to get a C in regular English, is dyslexic or has processing issues, etc.  So let's stop requiring them to take those courses and find better fit/more productive learning environment for them.

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