Sophomore is the new Senior Options

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Should Kids Be Able To Graduate After 10th Grade?

High school sophomores should be ready for college by age 16. That's the message from New Hampshire education officials, who announced plans Oct. 30 for a new rigorous state board of exams to be given to 10th graders. Students who pass will be prepared to move on to the state's community or technical colleges, skipping the last two years of high school.

Absolutely preposterous! >=0

Reminds me of BSEC here in NYC. Bard High School Early College completes the high school curriculum within 2 years so if the students survive the end of their senior year, they would have an Associates Degree.

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ask kryo, i think he graduated at age 16 from high school.

if there was an opportunity like this at my state, i would totally take this chance so i could spend the free two years to support my family's financial needs, discover what i really want to do, and take community college classes I would be interested. i think it's a good opportunity for teenagers to have the entire 2 years to decide their career, future, and life, if they dedicated their time to finish high school asap.

so yes, there are both sides of the education system.

sometimes, teenagers should just be teenagers and have fun.
idk ...

I'm with Natalie on the whole thing about them not being ready yet. Not so much because they're not prepared for college in terms of intelligence, but because they're not ready for it mentally/emotionally. I mean, most sophomores I know are extremely immature.

I actually know someone who went into college at 16 (or was it 15?), and a teacher and I talk about her quite often - she is quite possibly the smartest person I know of, but my teacher constantly brings up the fact that he is totally against it because of her young age. She may be super book-smart, but there are just so many things people her age would not understand.

Think TJ on that '90s WB show "Smart Guy".

Not every teenagers are ready yet, but there are teenagers who are capable of doing it for whatever urgent reasons. so, i still think it opens door for strong motivated students regardless of their class level. what do you mean, "by the term of intelligent"? aren't they already intelligent that they made so much sacrifices, commitments, responsibilities, and willpowers to succeed? i think that's consider intelligent if a student actually made it through high school.

the bad side of this education plan is the retentions of knowledges that will be needed for college. i certainly don't think anyone could move fast without time to fully absorb the materials and basics i don't know.

I mean, how could you remember so much in two years and take the final exams or replacement test?

your teacher mentioned, "so many things people her age would not understand" like what?