Ethnic Studies 125.FS002, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. SPRING 2010.
Analyzing the intersections of race, culture, class, gender, and ethnicity in New York. How much of this do we carry with ourselves? Who are you? Who am I? Who are we? Respond to your readings. Respond to your classes. Respond to each other.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Plan Would Let Students Start College After 10th Grade
I think it is a good idea. Because for one no one really cares about a high school diploma or GED. It is just a check in the box. College is what really matters, unless the person has some amazing skill. For this current age and in the future the worth of the high school diploma will not be much, it will be like grade school. A check in the box to go to the next step. Now that I think about it I am wondering if I should have just went for my GED and joined the USMC earlier. I don't know.
High school for me was all about getting by, doing just enough to pass and college is a different story. So i think that isnt a bad idea at all, people mature more in college so the earlier they go the better for them. High school exams didnt prepare me for college, it was all about last minute studying to pass and the next day we forget about everything.
Don't you think that perhaps to judge a student's character, his/her worth and intelligence and her/his potential based on a few tests is unfair? Some people might test well. Some may not. Those who test well will have a great advantage over those who do not. And those who do not, will fall behind everyone else. (How is this related to the pattern of inequality that minority groups are faced with in the United States?)
i think its a bad idea. for instance, in my high school we were prepped for not only college but our aspiring career. it was a school for art therefore i had many friends who, with the help and discipline of high school were able to excel in the field of art they were in; such as architecture, photography, animation, and fashion. theyre now attending colleges like cooper union, pratt, FIT, and etc. for those student who failed during the four years after trying out different aspects of the art life, such as myself, we went in a completely different direction into a career field we did not prep for in high school. each year i tried out a different field and realized it was not for me. it takes time to really think about what you want to do in life as a career, and i just dont think sophomores in hs are ready to make such a decision. it takes a lot of consideration and sometimes even counseling, and its possible that college dropout rates can increase if this plan were to go through. theres enough college students without a sense of direction, why speed up the process?
I can't agree with the 10th grade graduation but I'm not saying that going up to 12th grade is better because some of my friends graduated high school which was suppose to prepare you for college yet some of them still didnt have what it took, so I dont think those 2 grades really make a difference to some people. Then again its different for everyone but I say leave it as it is.
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I think it is a good idea. Because for one no one really cares about a high school diploma or GED. It is just a check in the box. College is what really matters, unless the person has some amazing skill. For this current age and in the future the worth of the high school diploma will not be much, it will be like grade school. A check in the box to go to the next step. Now that I think about it I am wondering if I should have just went for my GED and joined the USMC earlier. I don't know.
ReplyDeleteDo you think these exams would/could adequately prepare us for college and beyond?
ReplyDeleteDid the process of high school prepare you for where you are right now? Or no?
High school for me was all about getting by, doing just enough to pass and college is a different story. So i think that isnt a bad idea at all, people mature more in college so the earlier they go the better for them. High school exams didnt prepare me for college, it was all about last minute studying to pass and the next day we forget about everything.
ReplyDeleteDon't you think that perhaps to judge a student's character, his/her worth and intelligence and her/his potential based on a few tests is unfair? Some people might test well. Some may not. Those who test well will have a great advantage over those who do not. And those who do not, will fall behind everyone else. (How is this related to the pattern of inequality that minority groups are faced with in the United States?)
ReplyDeletei think its a bad idea. for instance, in my high school we were prepped for not only college but our aspiring career.
ReplyDeleteit was a school for art therefore i had many friends who, with the help and discipline of high school were able to excel in the field of art they were in; such as architecture, photography, animation, and fashion.
theyre now attending colleges like cooper union, pratt, FIT, and etc.
for those student who failed during the four years after trying out different aspects of the art life, such as myself, we went in a completely different direction into a career field we did not prep for in high school.
each year i tried out a different field and realized it was not for me.
it takes time to really think about what you want to do in life as a career, and i just dont think sophomores in hs are ready to make such a decision. it takes a lot of consideration and sometimes even counseling, and its possible that college dropout rates can increase if this plan were to go through. theres enough college students without a sense of direction, why speed up the process?
by the way, antonio, you need need a hs diploma in order to get into the usmc. they hardly accept anyone with a GED.
ReplyDeleteI can't agree with the 10th grade graduation but I'm not saying that going up to 12th grade is better because some of my friends graduated high school which was suppose to prepare you for college yet some of them still didnt have what it took, so I dont think those 2 grades really make a difference to some people. Then again its different for everyone but I say leave it as it is.
ReplyDelete