I am listening to ABC radio in the SF bay area the other day then I hear a caller mentioning that one day the United States should abolish the traditional four year high school and replace it with a six year high school. I am puzzled but I listen on.
He mentions that the traditional four year degree (BA or BS degree) may one day be as common as a high school diploma (with 80%+ percent one day holding 16 years of education like it is for high school diplomas) and that merely finishing 12th grade cannot make a kid ready for the work force. In 1900, we didn't have computers, smart phones, and a whole host of technology that has made the world so complex, so today's kid needs all the tools of the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also add a component of "technology". While not making a bachelor's be the minimum, it does establish a joint diploma with both high school and an associate's degree completed after the six year high school.
This is a compelling idea whose idea may have come for the 21s century. If the money and will are there, maybe everyone should have a public, free college education and have that be the baseline.
http://www.upnorthlive.com/lifestyle/ndnvideo?id=25616063
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/six-years-high-school-two-extra-years-catching/
http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/six-years-high-school-educational-experiment-chicago/
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebat...-six-years/real-world-skills-in-the-classroom
He mentions that the traditional four year degree (BA or BS degree) may one day be as common as a high school diploma (with 80%+ percent one day holding 16 years of education like it is for high school diplomas) and that merely finishing 12th grade cannot make a kid ready for the work force. In 1900, we didn't have computers, smart phones, and a whole host of technology that has made the world so complex, so today's kid needs all the tools of the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also add a component of "technology". While not making a bachelor's be the minimum, it does establish a joint diploma with both high school and an associate's degree completed after the six year high school.
This is a compelling idea whose idea may have come for the 21s century. If the money and will are there, maybe everyone should have a public, free college education and have that be the baseline.
http://www.upnorthlive.com/lifestyle/ndnvideo?id=25616063
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/six-years-high-school-two-extra-years-catching/
http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/six-years-high-school-educational-experiment-chicago/
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebat...-six-years/real-world-skills-in-the-classroom