What if, high school ran to the 16th grade?

For today's what if question, what if high school ran to the 16th grade?

I really don't see why it couldn't. I see no reason why people can't come out of high school with a degree in office management, human resources, or information technology. Why do people who want to earn a decent living required to go into tens of thousands of dollars in debt? Isn't the point of an education system to prepare young people for work and society as a whole? Why does the current system stop just short of that finish line?

Now I don't expect a 16 year high school to pump out PhD's, but why not get all that premed stuff out of the way? Why can't people come out of high school ready to pass the bar examine? I think these are good question to ask anytime the question of education reform comes up.

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Keith.J.Lemire