OmnipotentEntity wrote:
Thinman wrote:
I say, roll the fluffy parts of HS back to the eighth grade, and make 9-12 optional. Cover writing and arithmetic in grade school and leave hard science and math for the college bound. That way, a HS says "Yes, I am a motivated individual" and the kids who are only coasting can get out and get a 4-year head start on jobs or the vocational track.
9-12 is optional.
Am I missing something, or do you not have to be in school until you're 18?
In any case, making 9-12 optional in practice as well as in theory would go a long way to making a HS worth something again. If even the army won't accept you without a HS, you know it's pretty much a basic requirement for normal entry into society.