Take a moment and imagine that you graduated from high school last spring. You had decent grades and decided to go to your local community college for your first two years to save your family some money. As part of the admissions process, you took the college’s placement test. Afterward, you have your first meeting with an enthusiastic admissions counselor. She explains that your test scores mean that you are required to take several developmental courses BEFORE you can take any of your college-level courses! When you ask more questions, you find out that you are now required to take courses that are the equivalent of middle school Math and English. You get a sinking feeling in your stomach as your mind flashes back to your recent graduation. Remember how proud you felt as you walked
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Five years of primary school, three years of middle school, and four years of high school… for what? What do you have to show for your all your time, sweat, and yes… tears, a high school diploma that amounts to a middle school education! Do you feel that you have been cheated, bamboozled, tricked, and lead astray? Well, what are you going to do about it today? Are you back to your high school and demand your money back? What about all that time you spent in grade school? Will you just pay for, and take those developmental courses to get the education you thought that you had? The ones that are supposed to get you “College-ready?” I don’t know about you, but did you believe that high school was supposed to prepare you for college, among other things? Remember, you did earn a high school diploma.
Contact the school board, call the district superintendent, or make an appointment to see your local legislator! Shout it out to anyone that will listen. Let people know what is happening EVERY day with our high school graduates. Many are receiving a high school diploma, but only have a middle school education!
What are you going to do? Let me know in the
Five years of primary school, three years of middle school, and four years of high school… for what? What do you have to show for your all your time, sweat, and yes… tears, a high school diploma that amounts to a middle school education! Do you feel that you have been cheated, bamboozled, tricked, and lead astray? Well, what are you going to do about it today? Are you back to your high school and demand your money back? What about all that time you spent in grade school? Will you just pay for, and take those developmental courses to get the education you thought that you had? The ones that are supposed to get you “College-ready?” I don’t know about you, but did you believe that high school was supposed to prepare you for college, among other things? Remember, you did earn a high school diploma.
Contact the school board, call the district superintendent, or make an appointment to see your local legislator! Shout it out to anyone that will listen. Let people know what is happening EVERY day with our high school graduates. Many are receiving a high school diploma, but only have a middle school education!
What are you going to do? Let me know in the