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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
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?
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They actually did bring back streaming in Grade 9. You're divided into "Academic" (the old Advanced level) and "Applied" (the old General level). It's the kids in the applied level that find high school too hard. The drop out rate for those in the academic level is roughly the same. The "U" and "C" levels you're talking about are for Grade 11 and 12. I'll check to see what they have for those who want to work straight out of high school. I'm positive that there's something out there.
ETA: There is a workplace stream. Information on Ontario's high school curriculum can be found here:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/documen.../choosing.html