{"id":6814,"date":"2006-08-08T06:03:32","date_gmt":"2006-08-08T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2006-08-08T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2006-08-08T10:03:32","slug":"truly-awful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=6814","title":{"rendered":"TRULY AWFUL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe Spunky can chime in here, but I don’t understand why HEKs couldn’t take advantage of the CC without first having to be sucked back into the g-school systems<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Dual enrollment should be encouraged, marketed<\/p>\n

Michigan schools — especially those within spitting distance of Gogebic Community College — have a real trump card to play in today’s tough economic environment.<\/p>\n

It’s called dual enrollment.<\/p>\n

Dual enrollment been the law of the land in Michigan for some time, but word of it took a long time to filter to these backwaters of the Great Lakes State.<\/p>\n

In short, any junior or senior who has passed the state’s yardstick for scholastic mastery — the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test — is supposed to be able to enroll in college while he or she attends high school. There are limitations, but they are small. In truth, an enterprising student can get a high school diploma and a fair number of college credits under the belt before turning 19.<\/p>\n

There are logistical problems that make dual enrollment difficult, not least distance from college, the need to provide one’s own books and the expense of transportation (borne by the student’s family).<\/p>\n

A more significant logistical problem is school policy. Schools tend to downplay the dual enrollment option. In some cases it has been discouraged, and that’s disappointing.<\/p>\n

Those who would discourage dual enrollment put forth several arguments:<\/p>\n

–Students need to be in their high school buildings for social or other reasons.<\/p>\n

–They need to be in high school to fill out advanced classes, which are often starved for students.<\/p>\n

–The school needs to keep every single dollar it can in the building.<\/p>\n

We understand this thinking, but politely disagree.<\/p>\n

In fact, local school districts make money on every class a student takes at GCC via dual enrollment. The difference between the low GCC tuition and the fraction of state aid needed to cover the cost guarantees it.<\/p>\n

Dual enrollment could be the key to drawing students to the Ironwood district for their freshman and sophomore years, as well as junior and senior. Packaged well, the program might even entice some home schooling families to consider public school with dual enrollment as an option for their older children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dual enrollment will never have a huge impact on local school enrollment. According to Ironwood records, the program cost the district about $10,000 during the last academic year. The numbers for other districts in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties are no doubt lower.<\/p>\n

Nor to we suggest that dual enrollment be the rule, rather than the exception.<\/p>\n

But for the motivated, high-achieving student, dual enrollment provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow. It should be encouraged, and marketed. — DAILY GLOBE (IRONWOOD), July 27.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maybe Spunky can chime in here, but I don’t understand why HEKs couldn’t take advantage of the CC without first having to be sucked back into the g-school systems: Dual enrollment should be encouraged, marketed Michigan schools — especially those within spitting distance of Gogebic Community College — have a real trump card to play […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}