Mandatory Schooling From Elementary Through High School

There are many life issues and affairs people have to adapt too while maturing and growing up. These could include: learning about what kind of person they aspire to be, where they have the desire to live, or what it's like to pay bills. Yet, when and where does one learn to digest all this information? Certainly not in the American education system. Research suggests that Leon Botstein's claim- rules of high school are not the rules of life and that schools need to bring more real world into them- is true and that the American educational system needs to be revised and refined.

After high school students are faced with the decision to continue pursuing a more advanced education or going into the workforce as society would label it “uneducated”. Although there are more deciding factors than simply

The life after highschool is like being released into a minefield, if you take the right steps you get closer and closer to where you want to be, but if you take the wrong ones, you blow a chunk into your body that could either heal or permanently damage you. Of these steps in life many feel like college is the only first step but there are options because not everyone is ready financially or mentally to go straight into college. Lawrence B. Schlack in his article “Not Going to College is a Viable Option”, states many alternatives including taking a gap year which is “taking time off for travel, work, or public service before making life decisions” there is also “military service, cultural immersion while working in an overseas country, doing

“I’ve seen too many high school graduates who have gone off to college in September but are back home with mom and dad in December. And I’ve seen those who have made it through the first year but transferred back home to a community college for the second.” Lawrence B Schlack is a retired superintendent who strongly protests the idea that college is the only path to success and encourages students to take their time to decide whether or not they are ready to move on into the real world. In this generation, teenagers are made to think that without college, it is impossible to live a successful and prosperous life. Schlack claims that there are many paths to a successful life, and that seniors who can’t declare they are college bound are made to feel like failures. Schlack firmly supports his claims with multiple facts, examples, and statistics.

There are the students who decide not to go to college and start a career instead. They enter true adult life right out of high school. Life for those students is not getting any better. From 1987 to 2007, average lifetime income for a high school graduate dropped by 20 percent while the average lifetime income for college graduates has raised by one percent (Davies). The value of a high school diploma is dropping. The knowledge gained in high school is not enough for a good paying job. For those looking to go on to a higher education are also unprepared. They are paying large amounts of money for college to learn what they should already know. This problem with young adults can be traced back to school before high school.

What students would like to attend college right after graduating high school? Students should take a gap year before attending college. With a gap year, students can gain career experience, try totally new experiences, time to prepare financially, and decide how committed they remain to college.

Students in America pursue post-secondary education for a diversity of motives. Most do it for economic stability and consequently tend to develop a profession for the sake of earning an income as their primary goal. Comfortable living accompanies such motive, action which leads individuals to wish to obtain a substantial life where they may enjoy financial freedom. Some students look for a broad, liberal arts education, while others become focused on a specific career. However, there are students who simply enroll to take one or two classes for the joy of learning and/or keeping up with their skills.

Nowadays, high school seniors have a lot of choices to make right before they graduate. They have so many options that it can be overwhelming to make their final decision before going to college. They can choose whether they want to go to college and continue their education or to find a job and start earning their own money. It is really the first time for most students to be able to take a break and to finally start making adult decisions that will affect their lives. While some students may be completely prepared for college after graduating high school, it seems that taking a year off before entering college could help the majority of students. I believe that taking a year off prior to entering college will provide students with time to decide on an area of study, earn money

After one graduates from high school, they are thrown in to adult life. Adult life is scary, uncharted territory for most young adults. When we are thrown straight in to life without the proper life skills to conquer it, life can quickly become overwhelmingly stressful. In a 2014 study conducted of recent high school graduates, 83% of students reported some gaps in their education when asked how their high school education prepared them for life and, or, college. (Kirst) If high school students are leaving high school without skills such as basic communication, financial literacy, and social skills, we are breeding a generation of young adults who cannot properly care for themselves.

The completion of high school is the beginning of adult life. Entitlement to public education ends, and young people and their families are faced with many options and decisions about the future. The most common choices for the future are pursuing vocational training or further academic education, getting a job, and living independently.

As many can attribute, growing up as a child happens vary fast for both the parents and children. Schooling especially happens the same way. Just twelve quick years of schooling and their off for college. But for some students they continue without further schooling. Causing them to find less quality jobs. Most enter their last year of high school and are not prepared for what they want to do after they graduate. Parents have their ideas for their children but the student themselves, they have no idea what they're gonna do for college. But some students my wait and put together a last minute idea for college. But it’s quite obvious that maybe some students should think about further schooling sooner, so he or she is prepared. Some parents on the other hand believe that preparing them too soon may burn the student out on wanting to go to college.

The gap year after high school is becoming more popular among America’s youth. The amount of programs that are available to them is enormous. These programs allow students to explore what they actually may want to pursue in the future, aid them in choosing the appropriate college, and degree program. Though it may not be for everyone more and more colleges are highly recommending that students take a gap year to eliminate the burnt out feeling that most endure after 12 years of study. Colleges strongly recommend that if a gap year is to occur that there is to be strong solid plan in place. Students should take a gap year before college because it is statistically proven that they are more successful when returning to college; it allows for their maturity to grow, and allows them to become more aware of other cultures.

All through high school one always wonders why certain courses have to be taken. Thinking certain courses are a waste of one’s time and how it takes 12 years just to receive a diploma. Sounds crazy to think half of one’s life is spent in school preparing to receive a better understanding of education. During graduation, walking through the stage makes one along other proud and accomplished of all the efforts that took place. This not only helps one become more educated and aware of the things going around them, but helps become financially stable with a job or other necessities in life. Therefore, high school should be mandatory for students at least till there are 18, and not to drop-out.

Many people agree that students should take time off from school, but for some it is easier say than done. Gap Year has both good and bad benefits for students, one good benefit is that it allows students to become more aware of themselves. However, taking time off is not beneficial for everyone a lot of people tend to not want to go back once the break is over. Overall, Gap Year can be beneficial for some I happen to believe Gap Year is a pro because everyone sometimes in life needs a break. and students do go to school all year round with only a three-month break in between every year.

Taking a “gap year” off between high school and university has become a popular alternative among many adolescents. A “gap year” is a period of time, usually an academic year, when a student takes a break from formal education and routine (“Gap Year.”). This time off provides a break after many years of formal study and is often spent travelling or working. In the past, taking a gap year resulted in problematic return into education. Today, however, they are generally seen as positive and are supported by Universities and employers. The idea behind a gap year is that it offers opportunities practical experiences, which enable young people to learn more about themselves and what they want to do in their future. While education is