To: ladylib
ladylib,
For what it's worth, "School-to-work" is based on the same model of education used in France and Germany.
In France, students start their placement exams for future university education eligibility as early as 11. If they they are still on the university track and pass the BAC exam at the end of lycee (high school), they go to university. Otherwise, they are dumped back into the technical schools or drop out completely. At anytime prior to 18, a student can fail their placement exams and fall off the university track onto the technical school route and there's no returing to the "higher track".
And one wonders why there are so many contributing causes to low European GNP growth.
15 posted on
03/26/2003 12:55:59 PM PST by
jriemer
(We are a Republic not a Democracy)
To: jriemer
I believe South Carolina is trying to do the same thing with their STW program. St. Paul, MN, tells kids if they don't have a certain average by the end of 8th grade, they aren't going to pursue an academic track. They'll have to choose a career track based on local workforce needs. If they don't choose or if what they want is no longer available, the school will do it for them.
I don't understand why parents aren't furious over the whole thing, but then St. Paul probably has a large uneducated minority population who can be easily gulled.
If it isn't working in Germany, why do people assume it will work here? Why do parents and students put up with it? It's un-American.
16 posted on
03/26/2003 2:50:16 PM PST by
ladylib
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