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I passed the CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam) when I was 16, and only completed two years of high school. I know that people who pass this test aren't "officially" recorded as dropouts, but in your average social setting, would you consider this as "dropping out"?
Your opinion is fine but it doen't work that way. His school will record him as a dropout on their records which will impact the attainment of AYP under NCLB and various California DofED standards.
So yes, for the record, he's a dropout if he didn't complete the required number of courses/hours unless CA has an exception/exemption.
I don't know how it works in CA but here you would be a drop out. Here you have to pass the grad standard tests, given in 10th/11th grades but that still doesn't mean you are done with high school. You still have required courses to take through your senior year. You are not officially done until you have enough credits taken, passed all portions of the grad standards tests and completed all the required course work.
I passed the CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam) when I was 16, and only completed two years of high school. I know that people who pass this test aren't "officially" recorded as dropouts, but in your average social setting, would you consider this as "dropping out"?
Not in this situation. You completed what was required to "prove" you possessed the knowledge. Statistically, you did leave school--but for anyone to say you are equivalent to a dropout would be stretching the definition.
Are you asking this question to find the technically 'correct' answer or are you asking this question because of how you feel?
Either way, it does not mean that you will not be successful. There are plenty of people who have gone on to become mega-rich and mega-famous and have not passed the exams society would have you pass to be one of the sheeple. Sometimes these exams actually hinder us by making us think in a certain way and the solution to tricky problems can sometimes be found by thinking 'out-of-the-box' which confine the rest of us.
What these mega-successful people seem to do is to do something which they love doing, and learn as much about it as possible and to become expert in that through wanting to do it.
I passed the CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam) when I was 16, and only completed two years of high school. I know that people who pass this test aren't "officially" recorded as dropouts, but in your average social setting, would you consider this as "dropping out"?
Are you under 18? I know the social setting of your town. Since you passed the CHSPE if you are holding down a job or are going to college you are not a drop out. If you are doing a whole lot of nothing all day you are a drop out. Socially speaking.
You are definitely NOT a drop out. CC at 16? Good for you.
Not to discount the OP's class work but a very LARGE portion of high school kids are taking college level classes, either at a community college or a 4 year school through various state dual enrollment programs. Here at least 1/2 of our high school kids take at least one college level class, many kids here graduate with enough credits to bypass their freshman year in college, and many even enough to enter college with a junior standing. It is not uncommon these days.
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