The present decade is one Sandy Garrett and others have called a decade of reform. Its ultimate goal is a complete restructuring of the American educational system from top to bottom by the year 2000, a restructuring that its proponents maintain will crush our present concept of what a school is. The STW folks will be the first to tell you that STW is not merely an add-on program, it's a system . It starts with career awareness in the early grades. No later than the end of 9th grade, students are to select a tentative career major and make a 6-year plan of study.
Some people still change their majors in college.
This is not what school is about. If you force kids to choose a career track too early, you'll end up with many who made the wrong choice, are unhappy with their work and don't lead satisfying and productive lives. Education is our freedom, and folks, this ain't freedom. Now, the STW folks say you can change your career major later in high school. But I say having to choose one to begin with is improper.