OUR OPINION: A new and exciting landscape for higher ed
September 29, 2012 at 6:45 pm in Grand Forks Herald
The State Board’s actions this week dramatically reform the system, very likely for the better. Continue Reading
OUR OPINION: A new and exciting landscape for higher ed
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You think ND High schools will change to prepare students for University? I am not so sure. I think they do a very poor job when students register for classes on pointing out to a student that if they plan to go to a University some classes simply will not prepare them for it and other classes will harm them because they will NOT learn what they need to succeed at a University. Back in the stone age when I was in High school students took bone head classes just to make the honor roll and attain a higher class rank over those students who took the more difficult classes in science and math. These new rules will make a dramatic change in taking those bone head classes will eliminate them from attending a University and relegate them to a Jr. College. I just wounder if high schools will stress this to students as they need to?
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When I went to HS in CA there were three tracks: X (college prep), Y (vocational), Z (brain dead).
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It all dependes if the student is identified as a rising star early enough. Even though ND does not formally use a multi tiered system like Gene describes, those types of groupings do take place in the coucelor’s head, and they play a role in how the kid is filtered through the system.
In our day (stone age) you had to meet with a councelor to decide your classes. I am not sure that is the case anymore. My kids seem to choose their own classes. More than once I had to go “no” to some of their choices.
I honestly do not know if kids still have to meet with anyone when choosing classes.
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For four years my daughter’s councilor was a member of the Legislature and never around. We always met with his assistant.
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I agree with this editorial almost 100%. The key will be accountability. What accountability mechanisms are built into the chancellor’s (I hate that term, sounds like pre WWII Germany) contract?
It is obvious the previous system did not work, so it only makes sense that drastic change was necessary. What protections are in place to insure the same abuses do not happen again?
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