From having been in both school systems, Europe/North America, I can say that the American school system is a little slower. You typically start everything earlier in European school systems, and therefore are ahead of the American system. For a quick example, Irish secondary school finishes at 17 ...
As long as your actions have proper consequences and an affect on the story it would work as I always prefer games that see proper progression through somebodies life in story focused games.
I did this stuff 2 years ago (at 14) but I guess that its just learning different things at different stages of education but that was really easy tbh. Although you have more than likely been taught things I am yet to do like some of the stuff you mentioned in the shoutbox.
They could make an objective style gameplay on battlefront but I doubt it would have the same variation of classes and tactics etc as a more jk styled game but I like Battlefront anyway so I'd definately get the game.
Yeah I doubt siege would be in from the start although I believe it was singled out for praise on JKAs release, even if they did try to revive the JK series I think the engine might not really accomodate siege as we know it.
Is this a serious bit of news or jusst guesswork? I've never seen any part of the animated star wars series so if this follows that story line it wouldnt be as serious for me.