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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Activity: Considering the Purpose of High School</h2>
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<li>Think back to when you were in high school. Do you remember what you thought the purpose of high school was? What did adults tell you? What is your current opinion on the purpose of high school?</li>
<li><strong style="font-size: 1em;">Choose someone</strong><span style="font-size: 1em;"> (could be a current high school student, could be a colleague, friend, or family member who has been out of school for a while) and</span><strong style="font-size: 1em;"> ask them what they think the purpose of high school is. Ask for an example of 1 major skill, capability, or area of content knowledge they gained while attending.</strong></li>
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<p>In your journal or with your peers, we invite you to <strong>share your thoughts on the purpose of high school and the responses of the person you chose. </strong>Don’t include the name of the person you talked with if sharing with others; instead use something like the following: “Female, 10th grade student” or “Male, English teacher.” </p>
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