High School should be terminated and replaced with an alternative.

I believe that the High school system should be terminated and replaced with an alternative- my alternative. The system begins when a student first enters school. Grades 1-8 will be taught with the Classical method, meaning that rather than having separate "subjects", students will learn from different classic pieces of literature. Learning will be incorporated together and used accordingly. For instance, a student in 7th grade might read a historical fiction book about the founding of America. They would also learn the history behind the founding of America, and write an essay about a relevant topic. Lessons in math and science can be pulled from the literature. Learning in this way is also more accelerated, so the material covered in grades 1-8 would also cover some of what high school used to cover. Not all of it, though. Specialized learning in any subject, such as Calculus or Chemistry will be saved for college. The four years that students would have been spending in high school would instead be spent in internships in whatever career they are interested in. Some students may choose to enter the military or skip ahead to a trade school. Those wishing to attend a four year college, however, would be required to participate in four years of internships at any company. This brings me to my first argument- how are students supposed to decide what job they want to do when they have absolutely no experience? I guarantee there would be less switching of majors with this system. Companies who choose to participate in this system would be subsidized by the government using whatever money used to go to high schools, but most likely less. The rest would come from a minimal fee each student would have to pay to enter, sort of like a tuition. In certain situations, when the student begins doing more work for the company and learning less (the internship would consist of working for the company, some related classes/seminars, and experiencing the atmosphere of what it is like to work there), the internship may become paid. This depends on the company just like college internships, and the paid ones might cost a little more at the beginning. After this four year internship, a student would then go to the college of their choice. Core classes would be removed, and replaced with additional learning in the subject that they have chosen to major in, during the first year. For instance, a student who chose a science related course would need to take some classes such as Chemistry and Anatomy, but other core classes would be eliminated. If a student feels that they need a certain class, they can choose to take it as an elective. I believe that this system is better than the current one for these reasons: 1. It eliminates indecision regarding career choice- instead of sitting in a building learning stuff we don't need, students can be out there experiencing the real world, and possibly earning some money! 2. Education is so dumbed-down these days, even in honors classes the curriculum is so slow. Students would learn to think for themselves, to learn fast, and be more experienced in the real world. 3. It would help students learn what it is like to live in the real world. There would be less getting-out-of-college-shock. 4. Unnecessary classes would no longer exist. Each student's education would be tailored to fit them. I understand that a student needs to be balanced, but this has gone too far when we are being forced to pay for unnecessary classes even in college.