And that opening the testing opportunity to children of 13-14 will be extremely expensive. These tests have to be produced, administered, and scored. That costs money. Tax payer money.
$35 to take the ACT and they are given at many sites. This is an option that would not be undertaken by many children without the support of their families. As Wintertime said these kids need to be transported to & from college. If they are not motivated they will not succeed. For those that are there are many steps to time the ACT/SAT test and arrange for the acceptance to colleges. We had to go and speak with the college’s admissions officer, Kelsey’s courses had to be registered through that counselor each semester until she was 17 and she was considered probationary. It would be very easy to weed out children who were not ready for the environment.
As in many cases things need to be decided on locally not by hard and fast rules that pretend that maturity is age dependent in any but the most general sense.
The normal curve of maturity confirms what we know from life, some 13 year olds are rock steady and some 23 year olds need a minder. No one was suggesting a mass exodus merely that kids who are ready have a path. Personally I think skipping high school entirely is the formula for success for any motivated & intellectually curious kid but it is a lot of work for the family & child and they have to be comfortable stretching the envelope.
“Current U.S. registration fees for SAT Subject tests are $26 per test date plus $18 for each test scheduled. (SAT Subject Language tests with listening are $26 for each test scheduled.) Current U.S. late fees are $28 for the SAT and $25 for the ACT. Standby testing is available for the ACT for an additional fee of $49.”
They go to a local testing center or test online. Parents pay, not the school district. What am I missing?