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I really appreciate your

Julie Rine — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:09:06 +0000

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I really appreciate your perspective on the craziness of College Credit Plus since you are a college professor. I am a high school teacher and have written about the possible negative effects of this program on students and high school teachers. Here's a link to the blog at the Ohio Education Association webpage; it's a two part series:

Part I: College Credit Plus: Potential Pitfalls for Students http://blog.ohea.org/college-credit-plus-part-i-potential-pitfalls-for-s...

Part II: College Credit Plus: A Pyrrhic Victory? http://blog.ohea.org/college-credit-plus-part-ii-a-pyrrhic-victory/

I am not sure what else we can do besides keep talking about and writing about this issue. My legislators all know how I feel about it. I urge anyone else with an opinion to speak up! There are some benefits, but even at the high school level, there are several negative repercussions which get glossed over when Kasich talks about how great it is. And the idea of a 7th grader taking a college class is beyond laughable to me.

There are a lot of college

wabby — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:04:52 +0000

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There are a lot of college freshmen who aren't ready for college. Having a 7th grader who is emotionally and socially ready would be rare.

But, that is beside the point, eh? I think the point is that legislators are making decisions about academic standards when they might not have the expertise to do so.

Sounds to me like it's just politicians moving bad ideas around so it looks like they're doing something productive. It's what they do here in Michigan, too.

Winning like Charlie Sheen?

wabby — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 18:55:18 +0000

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Winning like Charlie Sheen?

This is going to be a hard

trkingmomoe — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:26:55 +0000

In reply to Seventh graders? What? I've

This is going to be a hard sell to parents. Parents normally have to argue with their tweens to do their homework and go to bed at a reasonable time. I just don't see many trying it until they are in high school and are ready for some freshman classes. School districts have programs for gifted smart children. Besides that is not a safe enough environment for middle schoolers.

Seventh graders? What? I've

tmccarthy0 — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 23:40:49 +0000

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Seventh graders? What? I've read this over several times and come back to it, because I just couldn't' believe.. I mean 12 year olds?

Colleges are not prepared to have a bunch of 12 year olds on campus. This seems like a recipe for disaster.

Then a cynical person might

barefooted — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 05:41:35 +0000

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Then a cynical person might wonder how this brilliant idea saves the state money that is already invisible within K-12 boundaries - so much so that they've extended it from high to middle school. Are there federal dollars available to the state/district/college behind the scenes in the form of grants, subsidies, et al?

This post is so ageist. My

ocean-kat — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 05:12:46 +0000

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This post is so ageist. My daughter gets straight A's for all her art work in kindergarten. Doesn't matter if it's crayons, chalk, paper mache, or finger painting, it's always an A! So I think it's clear she's ready for college level courses in the fine arts.

Amen, moat.

Doctor Cleveland — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 05:06:18 +0000

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Amen, moat.

The student's school district

Doctor Cleveland — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:09:00 +0000

In reply to That's interesting. In the

The student's school district has to pay the college for the tuition. So money for this program comes out of the high school (and now out of the middle school) budget. Middle-schoolers don't have to pay either.

This program therefore hurts the K-12 education budget as well.

Where the money will come for private school students, and for home-schooled students, is not clear to me.

That's interesting. In the

barefooted — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:52:23 +0000

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That's interesting. In the FAQ page to which you linked, I understood that there would be no class tuition, fees or required supplies charged to public high school students. It didn't mention middle schoolers; so do they have to pay?

CCP students from public or non-public high schools who attend a public college are NOT required to pay for college course tuition, instructional tools, or supplies under any circumstances. However, homeschool students are responsible for providing their own instructional tools ("books"), but not tuition or course-required supplies.