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I graduated in 1993, and had already joined the military by the time of my graduation.  My problem with High School, is that it was too easy.  It just was not challenging enough for me to really care.  I had enough credits to graduate in 1991, I was just missing the core classes.  As a Junior, I could not leave campus, or I would have only been in the core classes and have left.

I went on to get two degrees, both IT related.  I loved the classroom style at the school I received my degrees from.  It was more free floating, more engadging.  High School never was that engaging for me.

Let the students off the leash and let them set the tone for the class.  Let the teacher be there as a guide.  It makes things a lot easier for everyone to get involved.

Just my 2 cents.

posted 4 years ago
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