Some high schools have a 40% and even 50% drop out rate. Find out what students give as the reasons for quitting school.
If you ask someone who has dropped out of high school why they did so, they will tell you.
The Statistics
Alison Kepner of The News Journal reports that dropouts are a problem in many states but Delaware has had a consistent graduation percentage below the national average. Only six out of 10 Delaware high schoolers will graduate by 2010. Dropouts are more likely to be
When 500 dropouts, ages 16-25, were interviewed, they gave many reasons for leaving school:
Two-thirds said they would have tried harder if more was expected from them.
According to new U.S. Census data,
Many students do not realize the seriousness of their decision to drop out of high school. It is only later in life they realize the poor choice they have made. What do students suggest to improve the current situation?
The schools that seem to be more successful are trying the following:
The traditional high school format does not meet the needs of many students living in today's society. They need to see a relevance between what they are learning and the need in the world for the information.
Thomas Frey's view of education in the future could just eliminate dropouts, Future Look of Education. How tutoring affects IQ.
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Copyright article 2006 Barbara Pytel. All Rights Reserved.
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