When you get accepted into college, it's hard to keep your concentration. After applying to colleges and getting accepted, you don't care about grades anymore. Lindsay, an A-range student, has already been accepted to several of the schools to which she applied. Finishing every written assignment and completing all the required reading is a challenge, she said. Plus, you want to experience as much socially as you can.
Research shows students can benefit from structured, work-based learning.
Good jobs can help students understand why literature and physics are important, but too many hours complicate learning. A report released last month by the National Commission on the High School Senior Year painted a dismal picture of the state of high schools, saying many parents and students don't know what it takes to succeed in postsecondary education. The commission, chaired by Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton, is made up of teachers, school administrators, business leaders and legislators. At Raymond Walters College in Blue Ash, remediation is a problem, said Mary Stagaman, director of college relations at the two-year campus for the University of Cincinnati. About a third of incoming freshmen at Ohio's two-year colleges require remediation, she said.