I see your point, but I disagree with your statement about "the current student culture not only wants to avoid learning, but holds as a religious mantra that school is a waste of time and completely useless" That statement is not only cliché but in this day and age isn't quite as relevant as you may conceive it to be. There are plenty of students these days that value their education and take as much of an advantage of it as they feel is appropriate. That's why there are programs like the International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement- as well as honors, TAG courses and other various duel enrollment courses through local colleges come in. They are there for the kids who would like to take college level courses and get college credit. Those kids see the advantage of putting forth effort in high school so as to advance themselves to make for less schooling.
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I see your point, but I disagree with your statement about "the current student culture not only wants to avoid learning, but holds as a religious mantra that school is a waste of time and completely useless" That statement is not only cliché but in this day and age isn't quite as relevant as you may conceive it to be. There are plenty of students these days that value their education and take as much of an advantage of it as they feel is appropriate. That's why there are programs like the International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement- as well as honors, TAG courses and other various duel enrollment courses through local colleges come in. They are there for the kids who would like to take college level courses and get college credit. Those kids see the advantage of putting forth effort in high school so as to advance themselves to make for less schooling.