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> High schools are designed to provide a bare floor of knowledge a citizen should achieve. I agree with your general point, but I don't know about high school
by A_D_E_P_T 3y ago
> High schools are designed to provide a bare floor of knowledge a citizen should achieve.
I agree with your general point, but I don't know about high school per se.
I quit school at age 14, got my GED, and this was one of the best decisions I had ever made. I feel like there should be more options for people to leave the system early, once they've attained that bare floor of knowledge. (Which, for a sufficiently motivated child, could in all seriousness be at age 11 or 12. The GED test was laughably easy, and it still amazes me that people sit through four years of school for that.)
FWIW, the military frowned upon GEDs, often requiring a waiver, but allowed GED holders to enlist.