[DemforBush]

I guess my first reaction to this article is, who gets to decide which kids “need” to take this lesser diploma route? I can remember my high school guidance counselor trying to bully me into all sorts of classes I didn’t want to take or, in retrospect, particularly need (basically he didn’t think I had what it took to go to college. Turns out he was wrong.) A jerkwad like that could potentially mess up a lot of kid’s futures, under this new plan, IMHO.

[Oberon]

I can remember my high school guidance counselor trying to bully me into all sorts of classes I didn’t want to take or, in retrospect, particularly need...

Then again, if he was so smart, why was he working as a guidance counselor?