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"Heart and work ethic" is pretty much all the premise of most education is for, particularly among kids who could be done with high school in two years rather than four. It's mostly a signaling game designed to demonstrate what you will put up with and teaches most smarter students how to appeal to authorities (for the purposes of jobs, etc) rather than actually imparting vital knowledge that they couldn't or wouldn't pick up on their own.
I don't think so. I believe it should be till 18 until you are of legal age.
What if you skip grades in primary school or drop out of high school and start right into college? (this happens quite often actually).
No. Again it all has to do with these pointless proficiency exams which, in my opinion, is not a real testament to the true student you are. There are many factors not tested, such as heart and work ethic.
I don't know why not. I completed grades 9 through 12 in six months, although I was 33 at the time.
Four of my Grandchildren have been home schooled and have actually tested beyond second year college at their entrance exams. We all are different, and as a result of that we all learn at different speeds and at different levels. The sooner the education world understands this then the better we all will be educated.
I have two Grandsons that are what is termed "Special Needs" as one is ADHD and the other is Down Syndrome. Both are very intelligent but in different ways. The ADHD boy has a photographic memory that is delayed at about three days – in other words it takes about three days time for his brain to process and store what it is that he remembers. The Down Syndrome boy does not speak so he uses American Sign Language to communicate, however he has this mechanical understanding of how things work. He can take apart a mechanical clock and tell you what each part is and what it does and then put it back together without ever seeing a diagram.
Another Grandchild is what his instructors call an automotive genius, he is all about cars and trucks. His brother is all about writing and I think that he will become an author someday.
This is what I mean when I say we are all different and learn at different speeds and levels. I was reading and cursive writing at age four, yet I have a very big problem with math.
Those involved in education need to comprehend this and set schooling up to teach us at our own levels and speeds.
Just my not-so-humble opinion. B)
It should really depend on the student. Is he/she intelligent enough to graduate in two years rather than four? That is the inquisitive direction such a debate lead to. Also, as Sun Tzu said, can they abide properly to the proper authority, such as teachers, bosses, etc.? Those who cannot will need aid in learning how to abide with said authorities, otherwise, all the deucation in the world could be wasted, wether or not the student can academically pass in as little as two years.