Stereotypes Concerning Alternative Schools

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In the world today there are many stereotypes concerning alternative schools. Many people believe the work done at alternative schools is not the same curriculum and is all around easier for the students. However, research shows this is not the case. In the U.S., 7,000 students drop out each day. Every year that adds up to 1.2 million students without degrees (Alliance 10). In some cases, the students who “drop out” from public schools are acutally transfering to alternative schools. The reason kids leave public schools is because of the structure and the environment which is backed on page 49 of the book titled Preserving the ‘Public’ in Public Schools written by Phil Boyle and Del Burns which states, “Adolescents drop our of the school for …show more content…

When Kitterman was interviewed she was asked about the process of entering the alternative school as well as what the curriculum entailed. To start, Kitterman explained that the kids must first have made the decision to transfer. When that happens they go to the school and fill out some paper work and they start them the next day so the kids don’t have to be out of school. Even though that is the basic order there are some stipulations, as Kitterman put it, “They must be 16 years old, approved by the high school principal, counselor, superentendant, or someone on the administration.” At that point she continues to tell us the school will communicate with her to see if the population is okay. In response to the population Kitterman says, “ I pretty much accept anybody becasue I don’t like kids to be out of school so I’ll make as many accomodations as I can.” One factor Kitterman briefly touched on was the effect of the environment the kids make and how that effects how many kids she allows. For instance if there are a lot of kids that need extra attention or desire more attention she may not be able to fully devoter her attention to very many kids. To date, in Boone there is a wating list. The length of time on the waiting list is determined by the students attending futures and when they

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