why should students plan for a high education?
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Because well thought out planning leads to success.  Have you heard the old saying "Plan your Work, Work your Plan?" I would sit down with people I trusted and write out what goals I wanted to accomplish and the steps it took to get there based on my needs and desires.  Breaking them down into small, realistic, measurable steps, will help you see how obtainable your goal is.  When you see these goals written, they become yours to own.  Once you genuinely own them you are more proactive and tend to work harder to achieve them.  That's not to say that your goals won't change. As you experience new things, your ideas and goals may change.  Sometimes, that is good.  It means you are growing!!  Just restart the process and you're on your way to achieving all the successes that you've dreamed of.
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Because without it most people would be ignorant. Learning is like building.  Without a foundation you cant build a wall.  Without a wall you cant build a ceiling, etc.. So with no schooling to learn the basics, you'll never acheive anything greater than the basics.  With schooling you can build on top of the basics and achieve greater things.  Knowledge is power.  it can give you happiness, love, almost anything when applied correctly.  The moment your born you begin to learn.  It takes you years to learn to walk, to speak, etc..  School is designed, to accelerate your rate of learning so that you can move beyond the ones before you in one life time.  Today the average high school student has obtained knowledge that the greatest minds, and whole races of people took centuries to learn.  Without school our people will achieve nothing greater than the ones before us. One could go on forever on the importance of school.  Nobody can deny the importance of school.  Only an ignorant imature mind can argue and choose to deny the importance of school for his or her own selfish wants.
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I'm an independent education consultant specializing in undergraduate admissions and the first thing  I tell my clients is that the path to higher education doesn't always involve a traditional  "college"; however, you do need to realize that if you expect to work in an industry that will provide you with a long-term career, as opposed to a job, then you will need to prepare yourself to pursue SOMETHING beyond high school.\n\nDepending on your life objective, a suitable path to higher education could involve:  military service, vocational/technical training, community/junior college, traditional college/univerity, or professional school.  \n\nYou might consider  sitting  down with your high school counselor to evaluate where you might want to go with your life.  Or, visiting with an education consultant or workforce specialist.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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Hello,\n      Without doubt, the only reason ppl (most ppl) take up education is to be able to get a high paying salary and lots of girls (If male)... Education has lost its sanctity and now, it has been commercialised.\n      But my reasons for education are different... I want to become a soccer player, but nonetheless, I still want to gain knowledge in Science, Maths, History, Languages, Economics, Computer... etc etc. For me, the purpose of education is to gain knowledge...
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Money and need are the keys. Each school is designed to cater to the kids with majority need in that area. If you're the only "smart" kid in your class then why would they create a "gifted" program just for you? \n\nIn cases such as yours, they usually allow the "gifted" kids to take classes in high-schools, or you could get tutored. You have options.\n\nAnd just as an advice for later in life, be humble about stating how "smart" you are and about how you're the "smartest."
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As a French professor at a university, I know that even my students who took two years of high school French have not necessarily mastered the material we cover in a single semester of French in college.\n\nThere are a couple of different reasons for this. For one thing, high school classes generally go much more slowly and don't get into as much detail as college classes do. Hence, a more thorough and extended analysis is required at the college level.\n\nFor another, a certain amount of repetition is required in order to truly "acquire" knowledge. The short-term memory you employed to learn your lessons in high school doesn't necessarily convert into long-term memory unless you review those lessons periodically. So it's a good idea to reteach important concepts even if students have had prior exposure to it.\n\nAnd if you're one of those people who learned everything the first time around in high school, then it might be a good idea to apply to the honor's college and to take all your classes for honor's credit. That way, you'll have a little more control over the direction and focus of your studies, and you'll be studying at a more in-depth level than you would otherwise.\n\nAll in all, general education classes in college are essential to turn out even a minimally informed adult in our society. And given the types of important decisions adults must make, including voting for their political leaders and analysis of world news, etc..., it's important that educated citizens understand not only their own profession or career but the history and social makeup of the world around them.
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The high school is supporting online offerings. from various providers in a distance learning ... Present updated technology plan to the Joint School Committee ...nausetschools.org/pdf/techplan04.pdf \nGates' education plan simply does not compute - Opinion  \n... all students must graduate from high school ready for college work and citizenship. ... His ideal educational plan would emphasize deep understanding of subjects ...venturacollegepress.com/news/2005/04/18/Opinion/... \nCSUMentor - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index  \n... before you graduate from high school, you should compute your GPA using grades ... Educational. Opportunity Program (EOP) Admission. Finances (Financial Aid ...www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/eligibility_index.asp
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High school trains you to "play the game"--speaking in terms of traversing the educational system.  High school measures your ability to do work, accept responsibility, and engage in positive social interactions.  It is training for both future educational pursuits as well as future relationships and employment.  Be cool...stay in school.
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well alot of cities have adult education to help you prep for them & if you are missing alot of highschool credits this way is easier but if you are cose in your high school credits getting a high school diploma is easier
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Studying and getting good grades in high school certainly help. Excellent SAT and ACT test scores, also. Check the web sites of colleges you are interested in and see what their test score requirements are. It also helps to be a 'well rounded' student. That means get involved in various activities in and out of school - sports, band, clubs, volunteer work - the more, the better.
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High school is good enough
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AP classes are a great opportunity for college-bound high school kids.  It takes material at a faster and more intense pace (like college) and at the end, most places provide testing that you can get college credit for.  That way, once you actually to college, you'll already have college credit earned and you will have tested out of western civ, biology, or whatever you decided to take in high school.  It is an awesome way to get a head start and get a feel for freshman level college courses all at once!
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Yes, colleges and universities have information packages they send out to prospective students.  Often you can request them on line.  Most universities now have websites that describe their programs so that may be a good place for you to start.  Talk to the guidance counselor at your high school and you may find an excellent source of advice there.  Best of luck.
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Nope they aren't.  They are all different.  When a school is referred as a prep school, that simply means that they offer a college preparatory curriculum that will prepare their students to successfully navigate in a college atmosphere.  Theoretically, most high schools should be *prep schools*, but I don't guess they all are.  Anyway, that is all that means.  :)\n\nI guess that ones that are boarding schools really also prepare kids to live away from their parents and be responsible for their own care.  BUT, that isn't something that is neccesarily good or bad.  It's just a choice.
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Global economy has forever changed the nature of carreer planning in the US.  It used to be that the smart kids went to college.  Now, its pretty dumb because in most cases, like engineering, they won't be able to get a job when they graduate.  They are better off working blue collar jobs and trying to work their way up the coroporate ladder.
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First i would like to say that education sould not have differential goals.Why education should solely lead towards a good man not a big man.If this purpose is not based to the education, the institutional objectives should be set by teacher from time to time.
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the very fact that you are asking this question means that you are far more prepared than you think. my advice to you, is, if your school is large enough such that you have a choice in your teachers, find out who the best teachers are and take their classes. also, if your high school is decent, they will have some kind of advisory program. get to know your advisor, and your teachers. when they see how motivated you are and how concerned you are with your own progress, they will bend over backwards to help you.