My personal views on this topic are grounded upon my belief that all humans are biased and those who claim they are not, tend to be even more so. I believe the article's weakness results from the reporter's apparent unrecognized biases that the main route to success is college and persons from "top" universities need not be questioned. My biases against such reasoning result from being a community college career technology education (CTE) instructor who TAed and taught UC courses for years while earning a PhD from University of California, Irvine (UCI). I have seen first hand how many UCI students who met high standards for admission often failed when they lacked clear goals. I believe community colleges benefit students who need to discover their goals to effectively compete with students who have clear direction. My own daughters attended community colleges and have graduated from four year colleges. This article may mislead parents into believing forcing their students to take AP courses and directly enter four year universities because this article indicates that this route will help them graduate from a four year college. The author does not recognize that students who find purpose in education are more likely to graduate from a four year college. The author also ignores the obvious, students who have goals are also highly motivated are more likely to take AP classes and enter four year colleges upon graduation from high school. This fact fails to acknowledge that students who lack motivation or goals are unlikely to do well in any college. I am tired of ivory tower recommendations based upon bad statistics that use data from students who are academically inclined because their misguided "truths" impact students who would benefit from CTE and community colleges. Four year universities are not the only route to success any more than taking AP classes will ensure success.