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TLyttle · 04-16-2011, 01:13 AM

Probably right. Ask her and she will probably tell you what college she went to!! Nearly all of my grad class ('56) went straight into trades or military; I can think of only 3 that went on to post-secondary. Education was brutal back then: one had to pay attention in class (attending was mandatory), exams were mandatory, passing was the ONLY way to get to the next grade, ugly rules like that. My high school graduation helped me when dealing with engineers, poly-sci grads, and many more degree holders when a logical problem was to be addressed, as did most of my classmates. What went wrong? Leave no child behind? Discipline optional? Huge schools making all students faceless? And why are most other countries out-doing American and Canadian schools? I don't really expect answers to these questions, as there are too many "experts" out there to tell us that we are quite wrong. These "experts" obviously have degrees as well, but like my buddy says, he has 98.6 of those...

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04-16-2011, 01:13 AM	#1
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Probably right. Ask her and she will probably tell you what college she went to!! Nearly all of my grad class ('56) went straight into trades or military; I can think of only 3 that went on to post-secondary. Education was brutal back then: one had to pay attention in class (attending was mandatory), exams were mandatory, passing was the ONLY way to get to the next grade, ugly rules like that. My high school graduation helped me when dealing with engineers, poly-sci grads, and many more degree holders when a logical problem was to be addressed, as did most of my classmates. What went wrong? Leave no child behind? Discipline optional? Huge schools making all students faceless? And why are most other countries out-doing American and Canadian schools? I don't really expect answers to these questions, as there are too many "experts" out there to tell us that we are quite wrong. These "experts" obviously have degrees as well, but like my buddy says, he has 98.6 of those...