junior4949
All-American
I suppose it all has to do with location and what kind of school district one is in, but my kids are considerably more advanced than when I was in school. Both of my kids were reading in kindergarten. I was probably in the second grade before I could read at the level they did in kindergarten. State capitols? I learned them all in fifth grade. My kids learned them in the second grade. My kids have been doing math minutes since the first grade. I didn't start doing them until sixth grade.I have a better idea. Let them graduate and then spend two years serving their country in some sort. Be it in the military, peace corps, or cleaning up our cities and highways. Do something to earn the gravy train they have.
Now the schools are teaching kids so differently their parents can not even help them with home work. Teachers are not allowed to teach, but just turn on the computer for the class.
Ask a high school graduate to name ten state capitols in the United States. Most will be hard pressed to do it. Ask them to go 30 minutes with out a phone, do something physical outside and it is like you are killing them.
Things have changed, not sure everything is for the good, but Coach Riley is not going to make it any different by keeping them in school and extra 4 months or so.
In our school system, a kid has to pass a test just to enter kindergarten. They have to know more before starting kindergarten than what I learned in kindergarten. While I realize my school district is a smaller rural one and not a big city one, it's not like all education systems in the country are failing.
Whether Riley likes it or not, a person graduating early shows both motivation and responsibility. These would be exactly what I would want on my team, players with high motivation and work ethic.