Some feel it should be a volunteer project. Too early in their lives to have a senior project. Maybe students should have a portfolio. Pasco does require a senior project for graduation. Kids need to be able to show what they know, as an alternative.
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Take your portfolio and show at college. Senior project must be connected and must be personal. One parent indicated her daughter had a great portfolio and low SAT score. Identify skills then start at ninth grade to enter them into the portfolio. Not one project, but instead a portfolio of work the entire four years of high school.