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Originally posted by Taualumna
Ontario is looking at forcing kids to stay in school until so it can increase the number of high school grads. Currently, up to 30% (!!!!!) drop out because they find the new curriculum too "tough" (it's harder, but honestly, it isn't all that hard). If one really doesn't want to finish high school, then they're supposed to take on apprenticeships. The point is that the government doesn't want a bunch of useless people that they may have to help finance in the long term. Do you think this is a good idea? It seems that kids are mixed about it. One kid wondered 'what's wrong with dropping out of school and taking a well-paying job. " (ummm, kid, it's going to be a little difficult to get a "well paying job" without an education.....unless your definition of "well paying" isn't the same as the rest of the world's). Another kid said that if one doesn't want to learn, then one doesn't want to learn.
Link to today's Toronto Star article:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...acodalogin=yes
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What a crock of #$%^!!!!!!! Why is that every other province in this country can complete highschool in 4 years except Ontario??? All this means is that, it's not the curiculum that's the problem it's that Ontario teenagers are dumb as nails. I think they should force them to stay in highschool till 18. I don't want to be support their welfare taking a$$es because "highschool was too hard" and they can't get a decent job because they don't have a highschool diploma. They need to suck it up and finish.
I think what they should do is bring back the different levels of courses. Before I entered grade 9 and they had destreaming they should bring back the basic, general and advanced streams...and I think they do. They have U level courses that prepare one for University and C level courses that prepare one for College. Maybe they should have B level courses for those that think school is "too hard" and prepare them for entering into the work force or the trades?