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Mariana

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6. Someone who quits school to get a GED shouldn't be counted as a dropout.

Reply to Devil_Fish (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 11:26 AM

Mar 2012

If they've learned enough to pass the GED test, isn't it idiotic to count that against the school? I think kids should be encouraged to test out of school early if they're able to. How much they've learned should be what matters, not how much time their butts have spent in classroom seats. Let the schools concentrate on the kids who need more classroom time.

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Number of 'dropout factory' high schools in the U.S. drops, report says [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

...'accellerated'?!? Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1

gee. maybe someone is doing something right. mopinko Mar 2012 #2

It you want fewer drop outs, give them a reason to stay. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #3

Someone who quits school to get a GED shouldn't be counted as a dropout. Mariana Mar 2012 #6

Schooling davidhaslanded Mar 2012 #4

Because they CLOSED some of them. Blaq Dem Mar 2012 #5