What do you think of the curriculum being more rigorous in high schools today?

Question

I saw something about them doing that to prevent students from dropping out. I think its bullshit and thats going to make more and more students drop out. I dropped out after 11th grade and with how schools are getting now, I would have dropped out alot earlier.

Answer 1

Sweetness you did yourself no favor by dropping out...

Education is the most valuable thing a person can possess.

Actually schools have gotten easier and easier. When a high schooler can not answer basic geography questions... or pass basic proficiency tests... it shows a huge story of inadequate education.

If you saw the basic school tests from a century ago.... you would be amazed at how difficult it would be to answer with the basic knowledge students are taught today!

That being said... When I graduated HS.... education was probably more difficult than today. My graduating class was over 600. The largest class to graduate from that school to that date.... today 38 years later, the graduating classes are barely 200.

Modern public education from first grade through grade 12 is failing our children and our country...

Answer 2

I don't know the current drop-out rates, but I'm sure you can find them here: http://usasearch.gov/

The curriculum is horrible - a lot of people agree with you - it's because of Bush's programs that put the emphasis on testing and not learning...(there's a whole lot of debate on federal and state involvement going on too...) I totally agree that if it's too hard more will drop out...

From research earlier I learned that the US is ahead globally in the primary years then drops far far behind in the upper high school years. (Which leaves little to be said for our primary programs if they don't carry on to the upper grades!!!!)

Can't believe someone said the rigorous programs are so kids don't drop out!!!!

Anyhow, there's a lot of self-learning opportunities out there. People need to discover their own talents and interests and capitalize on that. Everyone's different and the public schools don't accommodate that reasoning!

Need to get rid of Bush's no child left behind act or at least get it not to be test-oriented!!!!!

Answer 3

I don't think the drop-out rate has decreased because of a more structured high school curriculum. If anything, I think secondary education has been dumbed down in recent years. Drop-outs have probably reduced because students have realized that more than a basic high school diploma is required to get a more than mediocre job.

Answer 4

I don't think schools in general are actually getting a more rigorous curriculum, but it does seem that there are more options, like AP or honors, for kids who want to be challeneged more.

I don't think that has anything to do with the drop out rate, though.

Answer 5

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