Walter Kern’s absurd idea of a total removal of senior year is not only impractical, but also detrimental to a student's education. Senior year is seen by Kern as a waste of time and money, when in fact it is the greatest possible use of time and money. 12th grade is a free year of education which is a necessity for underprivileged students. Simply shipping off 11th graders to college without any money is not good for anyone. Senior year is a stepping stone to college as it allows you to experiment with more freedom before diving headfirst into college. On one hand some schools are attempting to make senior year more college like, while others allow students to stay for a 13th grade. On the other hand some people think that students should go from 10th grade straight to college. Shipping off 15 year old students is a step in the wrong direction, as opposed to offering more options to high school seniors.
Instead of removing senior year Ohio is …show more content…
In order to retain students this plan suggests that “students who dropped out before completing the 10th grade would be denied a permit to work until they reached 18”. This is absurd and prevents children from working in family businesses until they complete tenth grade. Although dropping out of school is not something to be encouraged withholding the ability to work robs the students who dropout of the ability to do anything. Another flaw with this idea is that it leaves students with very few educational options after age 16. It hinges upon two years of additional education to be provided from somewhere besides high school. No such additional education exists that would be able to support students nationwide. Instead of empowering students and providing more options this plan shamelessly robs students of two years of education leaving them with nothing. Walter Kirn’s idea of removing senior year is a fundamentally flawed
Instead of removing senior year Ohio is …show more content…
In order to retain students this plan suggests that “students who dropped out before completing the 10th grade would be denied a permit to work until they reached 18”. This is absurd and prevents children from working in family businesses until they complete tenth grade. Although dropping out of school is not something to be encouraged withholding the ability to work robs the students who dropout of the ability to do anything. Another flaw with this idea is that it leaves students with very few educational options after age 16. It hinges upon two years of additional education to be provided from somewhere besides high school. No such additional education exists that would be able to support students nationwide. Instead of empowering students and providing more options this plan shamelessly robs students of two years of education leaving them with nothing. Walter Kirn’s idea of removing senior year is a fundamentally flawed