Dropouts+and+prevention+strategies (H. Baldwin)

Dropouts+and+prevention+strategies (H. Baldwin)

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  Dropouts and Prevention Strategies HollyBaldwin EDU 355
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  The Problem • Everyyear almost one half of all public high school students do not graduate with their class. • Almost one half of all Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans do not graduate with their class.
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  The Reason • The number one reason why students drop our of classes is because they are not interesting. • Nearly 69% of previous dropouts say that they were not challenged enough. • Some students had personal reasons like becoming a parent or having to work for the family. • Many others could not catch up because they missed so much school.
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  The Warning Signs •For most students, dropping • Not going to school out is not a spur of the • Skipping class moment decision. • Taking very long lunch breaks • Most students have been • Low grades planning it for a long time. • Behavioral problems • There are signs that can be • Lack of involvement in school visible as early as elementary activities school indicating that a • Those who have been held particular student is more back a year likely to drop out. • Transfer students or those who have trouble transitioning in 9th grade
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  Why We Care •High school dropouts lessen our productive workers in the community and decrease potential revenues that could have been generated. • Every student that drops out and falls into a life of crime can cause a lifetime cost for a nation of up to 2.3 million dollars. • Dropouts are more likely to live in poverty, be unhealthy, receive public assistance, have children that drop out, fall into a life of crime, or become unemployed.
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  Bet you didn’tknow that… • 70% of dropouts believe they could have graduated if they had tried. • 88% of them had passing grades, with 62% having “C’s” and above. • 58% dropped out with less than two years of school left. • 81% recognized that graduating from high school was vital to their success.
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  What Can WeDo in the Schools and Communities? • Include more real-world instruction to make class more relevant. • Have smaller schools with individual instruction. • Offer different schools for different people. • Increase parent engagement with the students and the school. • Develop early warning systems to catch “at risk” students and get them on the right path by providing mentors or increasing motivation.
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  What Can WeDo in the States? • Increase compulsory school age requirements to 18 so that students under that age cannot drop out without special permission. • Develop a method to get accurate data for the states. • Find a way to track students after graduation to obtain more statistics.
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  What Can WeDo in the Nation? • Obtain accurate data at the federal level. • Create better incentives for increased graduation rates. • Increase research.
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  Conclusions • The highschool drop out problem is becoming urgent and needs to be addressed for many reasons. • The students are very capable of graduating and many of the reasons for leaving school can be easily fixed. • With changes at the community level, the state level, and the federal level, we can increase the number of high school graduates each year.
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  Bibliography • Bridgeland, JohnM., John J. DiIulio, and Karen B. Morison. "The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts." Ignitelearning. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mar. 2006. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.ignitelearning.com/pdf/TheSilent Epidemic3-06FINAL.pdf>.