@GMTplus7, why is this “depressing”? (and high school is not all the coursework for the rest of their lives, cut the melodrama).
Our school requires 8th graders to submit a 4 year high school course plan and the GC meets with every 8th grader and their parents to go over it and make sure it’s appropriate for the student. It’s common sense. It requires the kids to learn about the options, which are far greater than what they’ve had so far. It makes sure that every kid has a plan which will meet graduation requirements, understands pre-requisites for courses they want to take, understands the implications of choices made in freshman year, and thinks about personal educational goals.
So why is that depressing? I find it depressing that a parent or student would have so little interest in their education that they wouldn’t be willing to sit down for an hour or two upon transitioning schools, look at the options, and come up with a plan.