Boo Radley
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wrong? if the student made the selection? i don't think so
if the kid is bright and can succeed in the college prep program but opts to instead pursue the less academically challenging apprenticeship program, or the basic work skills program, then that is the student's choice to make
if the student who is under-prepared and/or without the aptitude to succeed in the college prep program, (s)he should still be able to pursue it and succeed or fail. again, the student's choice
Many will make that choice, have made that choice, and later regretted it. I only bring that up as I lived it. It may be their choice, but that doesn't mean they will choose wisely. And they may well meet a cold reality when they realize they really did need to knwo more than they thought.
no, there should be significant difference between a college prep track, an apprenticeship track and a basic work skills track
It's not that great. Much of the tools used today in fields have major technology and the tech manuals require high reading level to comprehend. In industrial programs here we have people failing because they don't have the reading level to compete. We have jobs in the fields, but students who can't master the reading or the tech. The world has changed a bit.