High School Students Forced To Declare A Major 670
i_like_spam writes "As reported in the NYTimes, high school freshmen at many high schools across the nation are now being forced to pick a major. Starting this Fall, 9th graders in Florida will have to choose to major from among a set of state-approved subjects, while some students in Mississippi will have to follow one of nine designated career paths. High school administrators hope that having students declare majors will lead to greater student interest in school until graduation. College administrators think otherwise: 'youngsters should instead concentrate on developing a broad range of critical thinking and communication skills,' says Debra Humphreys from the Association of American Colleges and Universities."
Re:This is stupid. (Score:5, Funny)
I'm 37 and haven't decided on a career yet... just waiting to see if these computer things catch on.
Now Bobby! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is stupid. (Score:3, Funny)
they are just a fad, like color tvs, cars, and refrigerators
damn refrigerators.
On a serious note, it would have been nice to have an actual functional major in high school, (i.e. general science, foreign languages, humanities, general studies, art), but I think that students either shouldn't have to choose a major, or if they do, make one major akin to normal high school - a general range of subjects and topics.
Best. Troll. Ever. (Score:5, Funny)
Nice job. That post took a lot of work.
My favorite part:
Again, congratulations.
Re:Umm... (Score:5, Funny)
Students Confused by options (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Best. Troll. Ever. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is stupid. (Score:5, Funny)
Career Test (Score:4, Funny)
Good idea (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The majors suck (Score:2, Funny)
I do have to say that "Thug Life 101" would not have been a major at my high school. I am grateful for that.
-Brian-
That's how they did it at my high school. (Score:3, Funny)
So of course now my career is in computer programming.