I don’t think I see anyone else saying it: Because High School was the last school for the vast majority of people. It was the transition into adult life and responsibilities.
In American history a lot of people didn’t even make it to High School. You got enough of an education to work whatever job, or were forced to quit schooling and start working because of family financial needs.
College wasn’t needed for a good paying job that would be enough to own a home, car, have a family, etc.
So High School was the end of the line for being a kid in school and whatever freedoms came with that. Especially for the Boomer generation the economy at the time really allowed a lot more freedoms for High School kids than had ever been available before.
This is one of the signs of stagnation. Sure, high school was enough education half a century ago but the world continues to get more and more complicated. Why haven’t basic education requirements ever risen to match?
Free public school needs to be through an additional two years of what is currently called college/vocational/trade school
I don’t think I see anyone else saying it: Because High School was the last school for the vast majority of people. It was the transition into adult life and responsibilities.
In American history a lot of people didn’t even make it to High School. You got enough of an education to work whatever job, or were forced to quit schooling and start working because of family financial needs.
College wasn’t needed for a good paying job that would be enough to own a home, car, have a family, etc.
So High School was the end of the line for being a kid in school and whatever freedoms came with that. Especially for the Boomer generation the economy at the time really allowed a lot more freedoms for High School kids than had ever been available before.
This is one of the signs of stagnation. Sure, high school was enough education half a century ago but the world continues to get more and more complicated. Why haven’t basic education requirements ever risen to match?
Free public school needs to be through an additional two years of what is currently called college/vocational/trade school