The Face of Tomorrow One of many problems facing society today is the rate of youth dropping out of high school. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “Dropping out of high school is related to a number of negative outcomes” (Patrick et al. 1). Unfortunately, this a reality for many people in our society. This is why the issue must be addressed and it must be addressed complexly because it is not a cut and dry problem. It may seem like there are too many factors in play, but this should be seen as an opportunity for many solutions. There may not be one course of action that will necessarily remedy all of the factors at play, but each causing factor may create a remedy from itself. There are certainly several ways to look …show more content…
A lack of high school education creates disadvantages. Sometimes, it turns out, the reason for dropping out initially was because of similar disadvantages. These disadvantages could be anything from a lack of income at home to abuse in the household. It can be a seemingly endless loop. Other times, students simply become disengaged and feel no need to complete their education. On the other hand, students may often feel that skipping ahead and going directly into the workforce is the right choice for them. Regardless of the reason, dropping out of high school is a problem that can be solved with time and effort. Often times students end up leaving high school before graduating because of problems at home. One way to prevent the students in this situation from dropping out would be to dedicate more focus to students in need at home. Some students have household responsibilities that hinder them from completing their education. If the school system as a whole could create a program to assist these families in need, then these students would have a chance to complete their high school education. In turn, they may be able to go even further in their education and not end up in the same situation as their parents before …show more content…
In an article about a high school dropout the author explains, “After that Davis returned home but stopped going to school altogether. ‘I was so behind,’ he says. ‘School just felt like a waste of time.’” (Amber). These students plan to go directly into the workforce and see no reason to not just jump ahead, or rather drop out and go straight to work. However, if their high school career could be job focused, perhaps they would feel a desire to stay. High schools could implement programs for students to graduate with real-world work skills. Skills which could get them a job directly out of high school. Another reason for students dropping out of high school is that they have simply become disengaged. Many high schools do not have the luxury of sufficient counseling staff. If students could feel more engaged and supported they would likely continue and complete their high school education. It becomes an issue of finances to hire and maintain a counseling staff, but this is an issue that should not be neglected because it will cost more money. The youth of tomorrow should be encouraged and become a priority of
“They don’t attend regularly and are so far behind that they have to drop out,” Joe Silsby, guidance counselor, said. “Sometimes, it’s lack of support and following through with things at school. No one forces them to be here.”
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Even though there are financial reasons that men and women drop out from school, there are other reason as well to why they do it. Sometimes, they hang out with the wrong crowd of friends and make poor choices. They decide to join gangs and leave school because they decide that being in a gang is more important. They begin to act, dress, and do different things. They start stealing because they find it a lot easier to d and they get things
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High school can be tough for many teenagers. Some students may feel as if the classes they are taking are boring or the material being taught will not help them later on in life. These students begin to not show up for class and then their grades start lowering drastically. Next, these students come up with the idea that dropping out is the easiest and fastest way to escape all the stress that is caused by academics. However, they need to start looking at the bigger picture and asking themselves if quitting school is going to help them reach their personal goals. Most people want to live a life filled with laughter and have the least amount of trouble as possible. Dropping out of high school will not bring joy to anyone, it will only affect the dropout and also our society in a negative way.
Expectations of today’s educational qualifications for high school students are different than it was in the past. It is not uncommon to hear about a student who did not graduate from school. As shown in table 1, 97 students from Stanly County dropped out of school in the 2011- 2012 school year (“Grade 7-13 Dropout Counts and Rates (pdf.62kb)”). Last school year 3.01 percent of North Carolina’s high school students dropped out of school according to the 2011-12 Consolidated Data Report, as a result the total number of students who dropped out of high school in the 2012 year is 13,488. It is also noted that the top five reasons NC students drop out of school are: 1. Attendance, 2. Enrollment in a Community College, 3. Unknown, 4. Moved, School status unknown, 5. Lack of Engagement. (“Dropout prevention and Intervention”) This number is very high considering that there are only five major high schools in the Stanly county district. This is why I think it is important that something should be done to reduce the high school dropout rate in Stanly County.
Because of adolescence, they may think that school is “nothing”, it is just a waste of time. Also, facts have been saying that more and more students are being independent related to the school. A good reason that they are independent is that they want to have their own money. However, when we don’t know how to say no and face whatever problems may cause, we often use to drop out of college to avoid difficulties.
Family issues, poverty, and homelessness cause students to drop out of high school as it impacts education by placing stressful obstacles in children’s learning path. A National study found, “Overall, 22 percent of children who have lived in poverty do not graduate from high school, compared to 6 percent of those who have never been poor” (National Study). Lack of educational success can also contribute to throwing in the towel on school. Some students may not be receiving the additional supports to give them success in school. Imagine coming home on the bus after a ten hour day and having your ninth grader ask for help on their algebra. If you possessed the skills, which you likely do not, you may be too exhausted to help. In addition there is still dinner to cook and other household chores to complete. It is a daunting request that you may not be able to comply with. “Family poverty is associated with a number of adverse conditions — high mobility and homelessness; hunger and food insecurity; parents who are in jail or absent; domestic violence; drug abuse and other problem…” (Shonkoff & Garner, 2012 as quoted by Rumberger). Poverty is an obstacle to learning even for the brightest children. As a result few can overcome these stumbling
Besides suffering relationships, there are many consequences to dropping out of high school (Bloom). A dropout's relationship with family, friends, and significant others can fail dramatically (Kokemuller). Dropouts are going to have poor outcomes in life, suc...
Every 26 seconds one of our kids drops out of high school, that's 1.3 million students each year. The main reason for dropping out, the failure to succeed. Society puts an insurmountable amount of pressure on these kids to succeed, however this can actually be extremely detrimental to the students and children.
First important reason why students drop out school is tuition expenses. In high schools and lower education, most of schools are funded by government, so parents does not much their budget for their children. In higher education, however, parents have to pay tuition. That is a painful problem for poor family. In poor families, they have low salary. Every single dollar is worth for them to survive such as homeless. They better have money for food than go to university because fo...
The causes are almost certainly many and consistent. What seems inescapable is the conclusion that dropping out of school is one of the important factors related to the difficulties of people. The causes of dropping out reveal families in trouble. All too often, families with areas of high pressure are characterized by single parents, lack of parenting skills, and substance abuse. The most common causes of dropping out are money, family, and time management.
Family issues contribute to student dropout rate. First, school can be overwhelming and students need support at home. If a parent doesn’t check and make sure school work is completed, then the child doesn’t see any reason to do the works, ends up failing and most likely drop out of school. Second, parents may cause children to have low self esteem which can push the child to drop out. For example, if a child is told continuously that he or she is dumb or not intelligent enough; they actually start to believe it and do not perform well in school. The student starts to doubt his or her abilities and just give up. Third, another reason stu...
Another major reason that students responded is that they had too much freedom and not enough rules. In other words, they feel that they were able to do whatever they wanted. Therefore, they missed class whenever they pleased because they taught it was not important and that nobody would care. Teachers and school administrators need to be strict regarding to attendance. Students need to see that it is really important to attend school everyday so that they attend in a regular basis. The last major reason that students drop out school is that they fail in school and they give up. According to the report, students said that no one would help them when they were having trouble with something. They did not get any support from most of their teachers so they give up and drop out of school. I think that students who are failing a class are the ones that need more support since they tend to frustrate when they do not understand something. Tutoring sessions and help from the teacher it is very important to help students who are struggling with the material. In this way, students will find the material a little bit
Education is the key to success and there are multiple ways to boost a student’s confidence while attending high school to enhance a better future for his/herself. It is our job as parents and faculty to keep the students engaged and aware of the repercussions of dropping out and to do everything in our power to keep the students productive and interactive to ensure a bright