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SANDY — The first week of school wrapped up for kindergarteners in the Canyons School District with students talking about what they want to study in college.
Wearing her graduation robes, Sprucewood Elementary School teacher Cathy Graham said getting kids thinking about college now will help them understand why it is important to go to class and learn.
The unusual teaching garb and discussion is part of the district's new emphasis on having students career and college ready by the time they graduate from high school.
Graham says now is the time to get kids excited about college and careers, because it helps them understand the importance of their schoolwork.
"Kindergarteners are so full of excitement and dreams, that they love talking about what they want to be when they grow up," Graham said. "Some of them have very distinct career paths already, and some are still very much in the imaginative state of being a ninja or a princess. I'm very surprised with this class, yesterday, as we talked, how many of them knew exactly what college was and had a desire for what they want to do and know that the first step is coming to school every day."
