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Originally posted by chodadog@Feb 5 2004, 01:16 PM
If you didn't have the money to go to the private school, you had to take a test to get into the public school, as they liked to keep the class numbers down. So, if you didn't rank high enough on the test, or couldn't afford to get into the private school, you were sent to tech school, to learn a trade.
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I agree - it's an excellent idea but here in the US, you will NEVER see it fly due to the political correctness that handicaps us.
Right now in GA there are college scholarships which are funded by the lottery. You have to have a B average and maintain a B in college. It pays for tuition with some money for books and fees to GA colleges.
The problem is the kids who normally wouldn't go to college - not just because of the money - anyone who really wants to attend can fund college - but because they don't have the drive or desire to get a degree. They're going because it's free. The high school teachers feel guilty not letting lower income Johnny and June go for free, so they inflate the grades. The last stats I saw said
40% of these scholarship kids lost the scholarship after a year due to poor grades. That means millions of dollars were pissed away on kids who really had no business being in college. :angry:
Teach kids who aren't interested in academics a trade. It seems like such an easy solution.......
