Swift noted: There are kids being forced to attend high school that have absolutely no interest in being there. So they get themselves in trouble and disrupt the education of others. I think at some point we will have to look at options for these kids, personally I favor trade schools as an option.
I agree. In the early 80s in the Robbinsdale district you could join a number of work programs by which you could obtain employment and receive credits toward graduation for working 1/2 days provided you completed the required classes/credits at school. Both Armstrong and Cooper Highschools also had (don't know if they still do) reciprocity with Hennepin Technical College and for about 2 and 1/2 hours per day you could attend vo-tech and receive credits while learning a trade. I chose the latter and then went on to their post-secondary program after highschool. I think it offered a challenge to kids who were perhaps bored or wanted to be someplace else and instilled work skills and sort of introduced them to the working world, in addition to providing us with an education and in some cases, a little extra cash. Interestingly enough, during our senior year a homecoming candidate had to skip the big dance because she had to work late at Prudential. JHarmon Cleveland _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
