Re: High schoolers graduating early bebate

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:40:21 GMT, Chris Stassen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:


>I don't know how it is everywhere in the country, but at my high 
>school, you could get enough credits for a diploma without taking 
>anything resembling a "college prep" course.  You might be 
>encouraging kids to load up on the "preparing yourself for your life 
>as a secretary" track just so they could graduate early.
>
>Actually, it always kind of ticked me off, that I was ranked 
>somewhere around 30th in my graduating class -- because my grades in 
>Chemistry III, Electronics III, AP Physics, AP English, Enriched 
>Trig, Economics, and Calculus (my senior-year course-load) weren't as 
>good as some other kid's grades in Concert Choir, Business Math, 
>Citizenship, and Typing.

Well, here in the state of Tennessee, you make the decision to go for
a technical graduate diploma or a college preparatory diploma before
entering high school. 

IOW, if you went the technical route, you would not likely qualify for
any division 1-A school.



Dale Bright®

"non compos mentis"