@collegeandi- the school where I teach (and in fact every other one I know of in the area) offers vocational programs for those interested. In myndistrict’s case- we belong to a program that allows students to travel to a “career” center which offers training in a dozen or more programs in one central location. Other local schools create consortiums so that students can choose a wide array of programs, with one program house in each building.
Personally- I don’t think a kid in 10th grade is ready to decide that they are “done” with a subject- but then I’m from a LAC background- I think that exploring (rather than specializing) has merit all the way through college. And I sure would hate to see a kid limit their future options (no matter HOW “advanced” they got in their favorite subject) by not taking minimum college entry requirements.
But hey- this is all a game of “what if” anyway. I think my school should revive Latin as one of our foreign language offerings, and that we should add an AP art history class - doesn’t mean it’s going to happen