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I See the Education System Leaving People Behind

Especially in rural America. In my community only 1 in 4 graduate hs and our of them only 1 in 10 will get any kind of college degree or training. Because of that a lot of our local education is subpar. My dad went straight from hs to college he had to retake the Spanish he should have got in hs and remedial math
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Aperson · M
Where are ya
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
Ga
Aperson · M
Wowi
Why would itr be educationally underdeveloped omg jeez no
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Mountainlady16: your state average is 73%
Aperson · M
I think those numbers are gov. lies.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@GJOFJ3: what's 73%
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Mountainlady16: graduation rate. National average is 80%
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@GJOFJ3: ok that's avg. In rual America especially rural south you are going to find thats not teue
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Mountainlady16: actually 73% is for GA
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@GJOFJ3: that's avg doesn't mean it's true for all schools
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Mountainlady16: no I was merely pointing out that your community average of 25% is not indicative of actual rural education numbers
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@GJOFJ3: Oh well 2001 was quite awhile ago so maybe they gone up now. I Dont attend public school haven't since kindergarten
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Mountainlady16: we can only hope so.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@GJOFJ3: is your numbers all of ga or just rural ga. also sincee my dad graduated they took out the graduation tests which prevented many from graduating.