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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the poster who outlined Australian high school graduation requirements above, and referred to the US as too prescriptive. If our education leaders were bold, we could find a middle path, which honors a liberal arts education, avoids being too pre-professional, and also allows the student to grow and learn in their actual areas of interest. I wish our high schools captured the spirit of the value of being a global citizen without forcing it in the specific form of a foreign language—and that admission to college supported that nuanced view. Consider the very excellent approach by Williams, regarding it's graduation requirement: "And while Williams has no formal language requirement, we do require that all students explore diversity by taking at least one course that examines how groups, cultures, and societies interact with, and challenge, one another." Wouldn't this better serve students and society?[/quote]
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