Is OFC actually preparing students for the real world? How is life after high school for these students? Do they continue on to a higher degree of learning (college)? Are they capable of obtaining high-paying jobs and professions? What life skills are they being taught, if any? All students seem to graduate with a 4.0 GPA and in recent years, students seem to AIM at being in OFC because of the easy workload and light requirements. They seem, to somewhat "slip" through the cracks of high school or simply drop out of school all together because of lack focus and motovation. This program is supposed to help students stay in high school, but it's not properly preparing these kids for college.
I will talk to OFC students, Mr. Poon, Dr. Bob, Guidence Counslers, Deans, OFC teachers, and regular mainstream BHS teachers.
I would like to see SAT scores and MCAS scores from OFC students and compare to regular students.
I would like to see where OFC graduates have attended college and how successful they are in life overall.
These were alot of the questions i asked myself. the reason i did was because alot of the students i talked to seem to be having the time of their life in OFC, while the adults told me it was a program to help them better be prepared and responsible, not like they were before. I personally didnt see any effect, and felt like the friends i had weren't getting prepared for college, and never got out of OFC at all, thats why im doing this topic as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it is because it helps kids who weren't doing so well in mainstream and gives them a chace at doing better in school. I'M DOING THIS TOPIC TOO!!! :)
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