Reading just what was posted, this sounds like a superb idea. Mastery of a subject is all that matters. Your either proficient or not. If it takes one year or two to conqueror calculus so what? As far as counting homework as citizenship even better. Today teachers deluge students with homework as a substitute for teaching.
In curious how did the decide to test for mastery?
Of cours now the teachers can slow walk a student through 20 years of school.
So....go to school for a year, and then be graded on your one & only test: The Final Exam!
Somehow I doubt this would help minority students....
10 years from now, when you need serious assistance on ANY topic-—remember that the person most likely to be helping you got ‘educated’ under these rules.
BRAIN surgery
Tax accountant
Construction
Airplane engineer
Pick your own