Case ArgumentAlthough many schools are currently undergoing repeated failures and reforms, Beaufort County Early College doesn't need to change anything. If equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed after high school is a measure of success, Beaufort County Early College High School (BCECHS) is the epitome of success. BCECHS prepares students for college and career, has teachers who care for their students, enrich them and who encourage them by allowing them to grow. There are four primary practices that show Beaufort County Early is a great success when it comes to student achievement and preparation for the future. First, BCECHS designs each student's educational plan with the end (a career) in mind. At one point, schools were strictly vocational or career-oriented, but BCECHS has a new interpretation of an old tried but authentic educational philosophy and has a handle on how public school education should be provided. Although uniform subjects are required to earn a high school diploma (English, science, mathematics, social studies), the remainder of your coursework offers you the opportunity to explore and pursue your career. From criminal justice to cosmetology, accounting to college transfer, this program provides students with the skills and qualifications needed to get started in life. This school abandons the one-size-fits-all or most approach for a “new” model. The school offers diverse technological and teaching delivery modes and provides vast new opportunities to meet most student needs. During the instructional day you will find BCECHS students in small high school classes, the school prides itself on not exhibiting a... middle of paper... gives students what they need to thrive in the real world – thus creating a public school of success. While many points made by Chris Mercogliano are valid for the traditional school setting, the early college model (and my high school experience) may be the traditional experience of the future. With this new approach, the United States can lead the way into the future and remain a global intellectual power.*Abbreviation for "Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."Works Cited"Beaufort Co Early College High Education First NC School Report Cards 2010-2011." NCSchoolReportCard.org. North Carolina state government. Network. January 18, 2012.Mercogliano, Chris. “Preparing Students for Twenty-First Century Adulthood: Even the Boat and the Port Are Missing.” Meeting 2005: 18-23. Premier of academic research. Network. January 18. 2012.