Popgadget
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My public high school experience was a bit different. I had only academic classes through my sophomore year.
But by that time I had completed 12th grade. So my last two years were metal shop, wood shop, graphic arts and electronics, much to the chagrin of my guidance counselor. But they had no college credit courses, and wouldn’t let me graduate early, so they didn’t have a lot of choice as I had no interest in addition high school academic courses. Fortunately my parents supported my position.
In the end it worked out great for me, I actually got a good public school education, even if it wasn’t the way that the system was meant to work.
As a side benefit, being one of the few in the shop classes that actually wanted to learn, I was generally allowed to free range, and do things like make parts for my motorcycle, or fix things for the custodians.
But by that time I had completed 12th grade. So my last two years were metal shop, wood shop, graphic arts and electronics, much to the chagrin of my guidance counselor. But they had no college credit courses, and wouldn’t let me graduate early, so they didn’t have a lot of choice as I had no interest in addition high school academic courses. Fortunately my parents supported my position.
In the end it worked out great for me, I actually got a good public school education, even if it wasn’t the way that the system was meant to work.
As a side benefit, being one of the few in the shop classes that actually wanted to learn, I was generally allowed to free range, and do things like make parts for my motorcycle, or fix things for the custodians.