You're very right about that fact, THCBongman! We do have a single-path system here. That's one of the things I'd change if I were Queen for a Day: the fact that we not only spend too much time focusing on standardized test scores and not enough on actual learning--and that we don't have enough alternatives for kids whose learning styles are different or who don't fit the college-bound mold and would be better suited by learning a trade.