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Jewelry making and metalsmithing classes are just a few of the new ideas for the kids in Pelman New York. In this article a public high school in New York City has incorporated new classes for their students. Westchester School district has decided to develop more electives that interest the students. The elective surpass the normal art, music, and drama classes we see in the traditional high school. The kids need electives that will help them establish careers in the future. This new program will allow the students to pursue specialized trades in specific career fields. Some of the neighboring districts considered making this program available to their kids. However this new development has caught a lot of the tax payer’s attention in the area. The cost of these programs has really taken a lot of money from the district’s budget. Some now think that the price of their child’s learning experience program has to high of a price. Although the cost of the programs are steep the have decided to extended the high schools budget by 125,000 dollars to insure the class have safe and proper equipment.

I think that this new program is great for high school students. Giving them more of a variety in school is a very important part of development. No one wants to be limited to the amount of education they can receive. Giving the students more interesting electives is a great way to keep them involved. There are so many students who really don’t know what they want to do after high school. I think that exposing the kids to more opportunities and opening the door for them to explore them, will direct them to go and create more creative but constructive careers.