High School Students Forced To Declare A Major

i_like_spam writes "As reported in the NYTimes, high school freshmen at many high schools across the nation are now being forced to pick a major. Starting this Fall, 9th graders in Florida will have to choose to major from among a set of state-approved subjects, while some students in Mississippi will have to follow one of nine designated career paths. High school administrators hope that having students declare majors will lead to greater student interest in school until graduation. College administrators think otherwise: 'youngsters should instead concentrate on developing a broad range of critical thinking and communication skills,' says Debra Humphreys from the Association of American Colleges and Universities."

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Re:This is what we did in the UK at age 14...

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

Yes, let's all go to DeVry. Who needs to be "broadly educated" when we have Republicrats and Demicans to tell us how to run our lives and run our country?

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[NullProg]

Thats what I told my soon to be Florida Freshman son put on his application.

Seriously, he is in gifted and has no clue what he wants to do. I'm not forcing him to make a decision why should the school. My motto? Give them lots of options and let them make the decision when ready.

Enjoy,