Give high school kids more than one option

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

About 5,500 students at Milwaukee Public Schools are on a path that research shows leads to better understanding of science, engineering and math, more engagement in school and improves their academic performance. Project Lead the Way does all that.

Which is why William Symonds thinks more kids should have such "apprenticeship" opportunities.

And we think he's right.

Symonds, head of the Pathways to Prosperity Project at Harvard University, says kids need to be more firmly connected to the workplace - at a younger age. His message: Four-year college degrees aren't for everyone, and by overemphasizing that goal, parents, schools and businesses have left a huge swath of kids behind. There is certainly evidence of that in Milwaukee.

And while it's a fact that southeastern Wisconsin needs more college graduates, the goal of more baccalaureate degrees is not incompatible with the idea of offering high school students multiple pathways to careers.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 4, 2011 1:30 AM
Subscribe to this site via RSS/Atom: Newsletter signup | Send us your ideas