Reply #58: While I have doubts about the implementation in this case, [View All]

I still think the base idea is sound. Under this system, the student is given the possibility of more of what they are interested in, less of what they're not, and are given the ability to specialize.

The argument that the student "can't possibly know what they want to do at that point in their life" does not do it for me. Students should be faced with these decisions sooner than later. By the time you are 15 or 16, you *should* have an idea if college is the right thing for you. It isn't right for everybody. How many people did you know that got into college, then dropped out before they completed it, for one reason or another?

You should not get the idea that a student has to make a "perfect" decision to benefit either. I am out of college now, and looking back, I was pretty satisfied with the choices I made. However, for my money, things could have been better. Knowing what I know now, I would have majored in math (instead of IT). I would have also scrapped most of my liberal arts classes if it would have been allowed by the program I was in. I didn't do those things, and those are consequences I have to live with. Life goes on.