High school majors?
Florida Requires Majors in High School - New York Times
Hmmm, I’m not sure what I think of this.
In light of my John Taylor Gatto readings, I can see both good and bad.
The good: It is a step towards remomving the “one right way” path that students must currently travel. It would allow students to customize their education and study things that they enjoy.
It almost seems a little closer to the tradesman model. Where you could start focusing a little earlier.
The bad: Most college students can’t even pick and keep a major during their 4 years, so how can a 13 year old be expected to choose one as she enters high school? My career expectations at 13 were quite different from what they are now.
Could colleges start to look at high school majors and expect (or offer priority to) students who had selected the same major for both high school and college. Would it be more difficult to change your career path as you started college?
So… what do you think?