Donna Has Little Interest in Attending College After High School

question 15

Multiple Choice

Donna has little interest in attending college after high school. What are schools doing that will result in Donna being unprepared for the job market?

• A) focusing more energy on college-bound students and little on vocational training
• B) pressuring students to go to college which gives them little time to learn a skill because of homework demands
• C) isolating non-college-bound students from peers who are going on to college
• D) sending the message that non-college-bound students are unworthy of education, increasing the dropout rate

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