Many of my peers, myself included, have recently written about
the possibility of reducing the requirements to obtain a high school diploma
and the possible ramifications. One of my class mates, Andre Silva said, “The amount of
dedication you put into anything is what determines your success.” I agree, but I still
don’t believe that if there is a student that wants to go to college that they shouldn’t
have all the resources available to them that they may need to be successful in
an institute of higher education. As I stated in my blog, I believe there
should be a duel track curriculum that will provide students with the skills
they will need for success in their lives. However, if is no possibility of
that happening, I don’t feel that they should punish the students that want an
education; because of the few that don’t care about their future enough to try.
I feel as though I have the right to say, let them drown, because I didn’t care
about school when I was that age. It wasn’t till I was older and worked several
terrible jobs that I realized how important my education is to my future. So,
why make it any harder for the kids that already realize the correlation
between education and success?
