Optimistic teachers are quick to say that every child is educable. Although true theoretically, many high schools do a poor job of adequately preparing students for the next educational level. Bob Herbert (New York Times, May 17, 2010) points out that “American kids drop out of high school at a rate of one every 26 seconds.” Herbert writes about Bard High School Early College in Manhattan which allows highly motivated students to graduate with up to sixty college credits.
“When these kids sail into college,” he writes, “they are fully prepared to handle the course loads of sophomores or juniors.” But what about the millions of other students not enrolled in schools like Bard, subjected to state-mandate standardization tests? How well are they prepared to enter colleges are freshmen?
Standardization Trumps Basic Preparatory Skills
In March 2003, a Stanford University study concluded that many high schools fail to adequately prepare students for college. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (March 21, 2003, Vol. 49, Issue 28, p. A36), “A growing number of high school students…lack crucial information on…succeeding academically once they get there…” The report cited “conflicts between high school and college curriculums” as well as addressing college preparedness.
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