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The problem is that nobody is ready to determine their career path at the end of grade school.
by chocolatebunny 14y ago
The problem is that nobody is ready to determine their career path at the end of grade school.
- vitno 14y agoI was. I've known that CS was what I've wanted to do since about 6th grade. Perhaps more exposure towards careers in required?
- knieveltech 14y agoGermany finds your argument unpersuasive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:High_schools_in_Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:High_schools_in_German...
- jasonlotito 14y agoFTL: "As the German school system differs slightly from the Anglo-Saxon system, these high schools are Gymnasiums. This corresponds more likely between high school and college. The university exam, the "abitur" is often compared to a high school diploma in the United States, it is academically closer to the associate degree of a US college" So, I don't see how Germany is any different.
- josephcooney 14y agoIt is weird seeing Germans contrasted with Anglo-saxon, since both the Angles and Saxons were German tribes originally. I guess there has been a lot of 'water under the bridge' since then.
- notatoad 14y agoVery few people are ready to determine their career path at the end of high school either. Studying a trade doesn't mean that's what you're going to do for the rest of your life. It would be nice, though, if high school graduates could have a choice other than going to university or bagging groceries.
- amcintyre 14y agoSure, but that shouldn't get in the way of making more advanced topics available to kids in late grade school and early high school if they show aptitude for it. I might not have been ready to choose a career in 9th grade, but I sure as hell would have taken a class on linear algebra, astronomy, computer science, etc. if it had been available. Having the choice to take advanced classes in any interest gives you a much better foundation to start with no matter what career you choose later.