Wait a minute, isn't this why they're trying to raise the minimum wage?

A natural consequence of lowering standards so that "all can succeed." High school no longer teaches kids enough for them to become contributing members of society upon graduation. Tax dollars wisely spent on the future!

Cheech & Chong's "Sister Mary Elephant", the "How I Spent my Summer Vacation" homework assignment comes to mind.

Drinking, smoking weed and all types of ill shit.

If they actually say in school, survive or stay out of jail long enough, and get to the point graduating, maybe they'll avoid those fates. I'm sure some actually do.

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Murder victim.

Or Murder Suspect.

interesting concept actually

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Originally posted by SigSauerP226:
The kids that actually graduate high school probably already have some sort of idea of what they want to do. It's the one's that aren't finishing that are the problem.

That was my first thought. This sounds like a very successful program that does zilch to fix the basic problems. The Libs will proudly point to their 99% success rate while the city burns in increasing crime and poverty with an increasing violent death rate.

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Originally posted by r0gue:
interesting concept actually

Interesting until little Johnny's parents sue the school system because he didn't get a diploma. See little Johhny got straight A's but hasn't decided what he wants to do with his life yet.

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Originally posted by sdy:
first: have an education system that is worth graduating from

second: get the graduation rate up

^^^This. Let's see. The Chicago school system produces children who....

1 - Can't read at grade level.
2 - Can't do math at grade level.
3 - Know nothing of history or science.
4 - Are completely undisciplined.
5 - Have no respect for anyone, including themselves.
6 - Have been in and out of the criminal system numerous times.

Yet somehow these kids are supposed to secure a job or admittance to a college or trade school. Really?

Somebody please tell me again how liberalism isn't a severe mental disorder.

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Originally posted by SigJacket:
The school isn't broken. The school reflects the community.

Wrong. Both are severely broken because both are a result of liberal/progressive government driven ideology.

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Originally posted by BBMW:
If they actually say in school, survive or stay out of jail long enough, and get to the point graduating, maybe they'll avoid those fates. I'm sure some actually do.

Yeah, but at what cost? This has been my argument forever. Chicago (and many other cities) spend millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars while pointing to a small handful of success stories, yet the overwhelming majority of their students either drop out or graduate with few if any skills/knowledge. When you have a school system that's spending ~$10k per student and less than 50% of your students are even graduating, only one term adequately reflects that school system...Failure.

This new 'policy', not unlike the Chicago school system itself, is a joke. A bad joke, but a joke none the less.

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I think the schools should help the students plan for life after high school but if little johnny has completed high school he should get his diploma. It is about what he has done, not what he is planning to do next.

In my not so humble opinion, schools have no freaking business in helping little Johnie plan his future. That should be reserved for family, period.

How would you like having some semi-literate so-called "teacher" planning your kid's life?

And, remember, this piece of socialist BS is coming to us from shitcago.

I disagree with your "period". The school has guidance counselors and no matter how low your opinion of them may be they are a resource to help little johnny (and his family if he has one that cares enough to get involved) align his curriculum with his future plans. Some of them are even good at it.

My son (the Navy nuke EM1)is a product of the public school system including 4 years in the North Chicago School District and while we did not let them plan his future we met with his guidance counselors at least twice a year to make sure things were on track. They were very helpful.

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Originally posted by r0gue:
interesting concept actually

Interesting until little Johnny's parents sue the school system because he didn't get a diploma. See little Johhny got straight A's but hasn't decided what he wants to do with his life yet.

This rule will quickly be struck down by the courts. The school has no right to withhold a diploma if the academic requirements have been met.

flashguy

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Originally posted by SpinZone:
...a gap year program...

What are we, fucking Europe now?

First it's all of the cheek kissing and now it's "gap years".

GAFB.

And no, this'll never happen.

Sha Nay Nay Shabooboo Kalisha Smith's plan for the future after "graduating" from Chicago High School.

1) Find someone to teach me to read.
2) Memorize the phone number of my favorite Bail Bondsman.
3) Bust a cap in my Baby Daddy (number 3)
4) Find me a next baby Daddy (number 4)

Kind of a "do as I say, not as I do" moment; typical liberal mentality.

If you survive to graduate, that should be plan enough.

I believe I would tell them my plan is to get the hell out of Chicago ASAP.

Washington State has a "13th year" program. Over four years students get to make a resume, take interest inventories, do job shadows, etc. As a senior you finish the packet with letters of acceptance, etc. Yes, "find a job" counts.
Point is to relate what is done in school to where you plan to end up. With special education we'd call a year later to see how well what they planned to do compared to what they ended up doing. Normally, the kids that knew what they wanted did well. I did have a few job shadow and got offered part-time jobs. Another student got into an electrical apprentership program.
Works for some of the people some of the time.

In my community, the foster care system teaches children in care who have not been adopted "life skills." At about age 15, they get taught about banking, budgeting, grocery shopping, how to find housing, etc. The get several hours a week until age 18. I tried to get this implemented in the public schools her for all the kids, and offered to teach it free and recruit others to teach it free as well. We have far too many kids with no parents, and therefore no life skills. The "plan" sucks, but I do believe as a society we should provide the parenting, in some regards, in loco parentis. Society destroyed the family, we need to make up for the deficit in some fashion.

Get 'em all jobs at the Obama Presidential Library.