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<p>Glad that somebody said it before me. :p</p>
<p>When I was in high school, in my neck of the woods, kids were more likely to have the problem that their parents or other relatives thought that they were getting above themselves because they wanted to go to college (or to a four-year college instead of a community college, or to a college other than the local public). I was lucky that my family valued and encouraged education.</p>
<p>We did have a fine system of vocational schools (which still provided a basic college prep curriculum, so they didn’t slam any doors on people, but they also did vocational training), which I think more districts could stand to copy.</p>