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High school sophomores should be ready for college by age 16. That's the message from New Hampshire education officials, who announced plans Oct. 30 for a new rigorous state board of exams to be given to 10th graders. Students who pass will be prepared to move on to the state's community or technical colleges, skipping the last two years of high school.
Looking back at my education, I think academically I probably could have done this easily since I was on a honors/accelerated track. But I probably would have wanted to go away to college. I was lucky at college since I ended up falling into a group of peers like me who were on the fringes of the high school social circles, but good students. I wonder if it sixteen I would have gone the same way.
It's hard to predict with Alan - I think he is handling his kindergarten material easily - but an extra year of preschool and watching educational TV helped in that. Will he be ready for college at 16? If he did go to community college at 16 and went somewhere else for the last 2 years - maybe he'd do fine, maybe not.
Thoughts?
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jpallan - I'd like your thoughts on this since you are a former NH resident and I know you started college early.
Looking back at my education, I think academically I probably could have done this easily since I was on a honors/accelerated track. But I probably would have wanted to go away to college. I was lucky at college since I ended up falling into a group of peers like me who were on the fringes of the high school social circles, but good students. I wonder if it sixteen I would have gone the same way.
It's hard to predict with Alan - I think he is handling his kindergarten material easily - but an extra year of preschool and watching educational TV helped in that. Will he be ready for college at 16? If he did go to community college at 16 and went somewhere else for the last 2 years - maybe he'd do fine, maybe not.
Thoughts?
jpallan - I'd like your thoughts on this since you are a former NH resident and I know you started college early.
