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>The problem is that a high school education represents literally years of knowledge a person has accumulated. A high school diploma only signifies the individ

>The problem is that a high school education represents literally years of knowledge a person has accumulated. A high school diploma only signifies the individual was approved by the indoctrination of public education, unless you're the handful that had private or homeschooling which still doesn't mean much academically (see below). Incidentally, in the US we have what's called the GED[1]. The GED can be taken at any time without any requirement for prior education, and passing the GED is equivalent to graduating high school. So no, a high school education in the US does not represent "literally years of knowledge".[2] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Educational_Development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Educational_Developmen... [2]: I'm a GED graduate, and I can tell you its contents are roughly equivalent to elementary schooling in most other countries. I can also tell you that is what a high school diploma represents in the US, academic wise, because they are the same. If you can calculate 1+1=2 and speak basic English, you are an American high school graduate.

freedomben 3y ago
I don't disagree, but I do think it's important to note that any two high school experiences can differ drastically. For someone who is barely making it through high school academically, their high school diploma may represent a basic level of math and other subjects. For someone else who is in advanced or AP classes, their high school diploma is going to be substantially more advanced than what the GED is. The GED is a fairly basic measurement. I don't think I would consider it high school equivalent, although when there is a requirement for a high school diploma, it is absolutely true that a GED will nearly always suffice, so from that perspective they are equivalent. Edit: also worth noting, is that I know of people who have graduated high school who probably could not pass a GED. It is definitely possible in the right school to coast your way to graduation, even if you would not meet the normal expectations. So in those cases, a GED would be superior to a diploma. All of this I think indicates that high school diploma is becoming somewhat meaningless
watwut 3y ago
Homeschooling is full of indoctrination. If anything, indoctrination is stronger, because it is much easier to isolate kid from anything outside of a small bubble.

freedomben 3y ago

I don't disagree, but I do think it's important to note that any two high school experiences can differ drastically. For someone who is barely making it through high school academically, their high school diploma may represent a basic level of math and other subjects. For someone else who is in advanced or AP classes, their high school diploma is going to be substantially more advanced than what the GED is. The GED is a fairly basic measurement. I don't think I would consider it high school equivalent, although when there is a requirement for a high school diploma, it is absolutely true that a GED will nearly always suffice, so from that perspective they are equivalent. Edit: also worth noting, is that I know of people who have graduated high school who probably could not pass a GED. It is definitely possible in the right school to coast your way to graduation, even if you would not meet the normal expectations. So in those cases, a GED would be superior to a diploma. All of this I think indicates that high school diploma is becoming somewhat meaningless

watwut 3y ago

Homeschooling is full of indoctrination. If anything, indoctrination is stronger, because it is much easier to isolate kid from anything outside of a small bubble.