Pythagoras
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It is very similar to a situation I am sitting in right now. I have to do math courses in college because my score wasn't high enough because I did not do the advanced courses for math earlier. What schools fail to inform students of or at least my school failed to tell me was those advanced courses were how you did better on the act. It wasn't about getting ahead it was about keeping up.High schools in my state have added an option for students who do not want to obtain a regular diploma, or CORE 40, or honor's program, but want a more intensive focus in science and math. These alternative schools also require that the students give weekly presentations, which can develop public speaking skills quite significantly.Yes to some degree but in those courses you have a specific time frame to work in. SO if you're in high school mastering the basics of mathematics for 4 years you wont reach the more complex theories until college where you will struggle due to lack of interaction. The question isn't "what if we added this to our system?", it was "if it should be started earlier?". I know how the current system works first hand. I am asking, in your opinion should this be implemented earlier?.... I think it should be more skill-based till high school and then letting high school be similar to today's college in writing and studying in-depth about advanced and specific topics....
That, more or less, is how it IS now. You need to keep in mind that there are basic level courses, honors course, AP courses and specific electives. That's how it is NOW.
You are right that a student can do his or her very best while in secondary school, earn A's and B's, and could still be "behind" when they confront college coursework. I did that btw. I had to take a no-credit math course to catch up, later learning I liked certain maths (statistics for one), and eventually taught high school math lol It was my own fault for avoiding math in high school (taking the minimum required for college) so I had to pay the piper by playing catch-up.