Majoring in high school
June 6th, 2006
The other Bush—that is, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush—has just signed a statewide education overhaul, called the A-Plus-Plus program, requiring high school students to declare majors and minors like college students. While the FL education system needs fixing, I agree with many critics that the problem is really an over-reliance on standardized testing, so I can’t understand what problem “majoring” is going to fix. Considering how much trouble college students have choosing majors—and how high school is more a time to figure out what interests you—this seems like a misguided idea to me.
June 7th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
High school is a time for overall and general education. If students are forced to narrow their sites on one field, how are they supposed to fit in all the general curriculum?
June 7th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
Chester hereby declares he is majoring in “weed” and minoring in “air guitar.”