[Jonty30]

Good for him.

Not everybody is capable of graduating high school, from grade 1 in four years. However, I do think that it does show the traditional route that we do use is woefully time laden to ensure everybody graduates at the same time instead of according to their ability to take in the information.

I think everybody could learn a 1950’s curriculum by the time they were 14 years or so, leaving the ability to earn a journeyman’s ticket or bachelor diploma by the time they are 18.

[Carry_Okie]

I think everybody could learn a 1950’s curriculum by the time they were 14 years or so,

Our girls could factor selected quadratics in their heads by the age of 7. They self-taught college calculus at the age of 12. The key was reading, and using linear algebra to teach them arithmetic, solving each problem as if it was a proof with explanation of each step.

[BobL]

“I think everybody could learn a 1950’s curriculum by the time they were 14 years or so, leaving the ability to earn a journeyman’s ticket or bachelor diploma by the time they are 18.”

“Journeyman” - isn’t that for immigrants and illiterate whites? (and we wonder why our weapons plants are blowing up)

[x]

That is similar to how things were in the time of the Founding Fathers. John Adams and John Quincy Adams graduated from Harvard at 20.

In Britain there was a long tradition of leaving school at 14 or 16. John Major left school for good at 16 and ended up Prime Minister.