[pepsionice]

I think it would help if states would devise a high-school system, where you could ‘graduate’ by the end of the 11th grade, and proceed onto a local community college. I think 60-percent of kids are ready for it, and that entire last year of high school is worthless.

[Kaslin]

I agree with you

[yldstrk]

A lot of kids here in Kansas City start community college when they are juniors and graduate with two degrees when they graduate high school.

[Betty Jane]

We have Dual enrollment here in Tennessee. High School kids can take some classes at the Community college starting in jr year. Their math, English, History classes, etc count for both High school and college credit. Then they can work on career classes or general ed college classes.

I have three friends whose sons are doing that. They all took Electronic engineering Tech classes. 2 have the credits for the associates degree and are going on for their Bachelor’s. The other one will finish his associates in December and has a job offer for when he does.

It’s been a god-send for boy #3. He hated High School and was beginning to head down a bad path. He gets all A’s in college classes and works on state the art equipment. He’s the best student in the tech classes because he “gets” it. He has found his niche.

[nevermorelenore]

Agree ~ the last year is often filled with frivolous fun stuff, and these kids are allowed to vote or go off to war, time to grow up ~

When I was a child, I behaved like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things....

[NorthstarMom]

Some states have PSEO programs. I’m glad our state is one of them.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“I think it would help if states would devise a high-school system, where you could ‘graduate’ by the end of the 11th grade, and proceed onto a local community college. I think 60-percent of kids are ready for it, and that entire last year of high school is worthless.”

Maybe have the on-line schools offer classes for high school seniors to prepare them for college.

[wintertime]

Yep!

[Reily]

My county K12 system allowed that almost 50 years ago but very few kids took advantage of it. I have no idea if they still do. I leveraged it and got my freshman English out of the way. (If I hadn’t done it I still would be taking freshmen English!)

[SamAdams76]

My high school actually had such a program (back in the 1970s). It was called the Flexible Admissions Program. So in my senior year at high school, I only had two required classes in the morning and then jumped on a subway to Boston State College (which merged with UMASS a few years later) where I took some college level courses.

I agree about the last year of high school. Nothing but parties, proms and trying to get into a college. Very little learning happens in a typical high school senior year.

[PapaBear3625]

I think it would help if states would devise a high-school system, where you could ‘graduate’ by the end of the 11th grade, and proceed onto a local community college. I think 60-percent of kids are ready for it, and that entire last year of high school is worthless.

My school district has that program. A student who is doing well can opt to spend his senior year at community college, getting credits that are transferable to most 4-year colleges.

Our community college, in turn, has programs where you can spend two years there, then transfer to a 4-year college.