Forced to pick a major in high school

Ninth graders often have trouble selecting what clothes to wear to school each morning or what to have for lunch. But starting this fall, freshmen at Dwight Morrow High School in Bergen County, New Jersey, must declare a major that will determine what electives they take for four years and be noted on their diplomas. Some parents have welcomed the requirement, noting that a magnet school in the district already allowed some students to specialize. But other parents and some educators have criticized it as preprofessionalism run amok or a marketing gimmick. Read more about the program in this article from The New York Times.