By Beth J. HarpazIt’s graduation time, but not for everyone.
One out of every four students fails to graduate from high school in four years, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Risk factors for dropping out include low academic achievement, mental health problems, truancy, poverty and teen pregnancy.
But here’s a shocker from Lynne Strathman, director of Lydia Urban Academy in Rockford, Ill., a small faith-based alternative program for dropouts.
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Wow - this article was a real eye opener. Glad I read it now instead of five years from now!
ReplyDeletei believe that the family unit has a lot to do with kids dropping out as well. when i was in school and kids dropped out or acted up 90% of the time they were from a disfunctional family.you may think your family is not disfunctioal but step back and have a real good look. this is the number one cause of drop outs
ReplyDeletereally tired of people blaming evrybody but themselves for their own actions.
Could one of the factors also be that kids can't fail now? Do the challenges of holding back kids who fail a grade outweigh the benefits of earned success a year later? I'm no educator and am willing to give over these answers to the professionals but I went to school with a handful of friends that were held back in early grades and they all finished high school and a few went on to post-secondary education. As far as I know - none of them are in jail either...
ReplyDeleteShane, i never thought of what you mentioned above, i think that is a great point and i agree with this being a problem too
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