Educational Issues

» Lynn1969 - Fascinating

In response to Fascinating posted by pytel:

Many states are moving to require students to take higher level maths and sciences in high school. Texas, where I live and work, will now require 4 years of math and science in order for a student to graduate. Students won't be able to "opt" into another program without cause as this will be the standard curriculum.

Will college applications decline? Maybe. But I doubt they'll decline significantly.

Will students not be able to meet entrance requirements? They'll have to if the U.S. Department of Ed. has its way--they're moving to force states to have college bound curriculums as the primary high school diploma program.

Grade inflation? It doesn't end in high school. Its just as bad in college.

This is why admissions offices look at much more than test scores and GPA, even those that DO count these things.

-- posted by Lynn1969