Do You Really Want For Fail?

In today’s society it has become even more crucial to obtain knowledge and graduate from high school. In the article “The True Cost of High School Dropouts” Henry M. Levin and Cecilia E. Rouse explain that the dropout rate imposes a heavy cost on the economy. Henry M. Levin is a professor of economics and education at Columbia University. Cecilia E. Rouse is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. She also was a member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011. This article was found on “The New York Times” and was published Jan. 25th, 2012. They begin with stating the facts and giving sources to build credibility. They then go into what is being done wrong and what needs to be done in order to improve.

“In Praise of the ‘F’ word” is a short story written by Mary Shelly which demonstrates the deficiencies within the educational system. No student should be allowed to move onto the following grade just because a teacher cannot tolerate him or her in the classroom. Shelly illustrates this within the story as she tells the reader that she is in agreeance with the teacher’s policy of failing her students. Because of this the reader will realize that students should put in their maximum effort in the classroom instead of diminishing their studies. Once students grow up and move onto their responsibilities in the future, the ones who took school seriously will have an easier time handling those things rather than the ones who slacked off in school. Students should not be afraid to flunk classes because it matures them and prepares them for their future, and gives them a sense of accomplishment when they pass the class.

The rates of dropouts were really high since 1996 to 2012 because there are students that work instead of going to school. It’s not all true because actress Jordana Brewster went to Yale and got her B.A. in English. Also, a 9th grader,who wants to be anonymous, said that nobody would have guessed a hispanics getting straight A’s just because of her race. Secondly, There are many people that I personally know that left school or their parents left school to be in a gang or

Earning a diploma, a degree or even a trade can significantly affect one's future financial status. An education-or lack thereof- can mean the difference between being poverty stricken or financially stable. College graduates earn an average of 66 percent more than non graduates and often enjoy additional benefits, including greater job opportunities and promotions.(Source: study.org) However,  according to spotlightonpoverty.org, 69 percent of students graduate from college on time, yet many graduate without the skills needed for college or work. Without an education chances of obtaining a decent paying job is slim, which can result in a life of impoverishment. "Policymakers and education leaders must implement strategies to reduce the high school dropout rate and adequately prepare high school students for college, while providing low income students with the support they need to attain a degree or credential."

A highschool diploma doesn’t get you what it used too, you will be lucky to get a job at McDonald’s with only a highschool diploma. People now want a degree, a furthered education that can be put to use. However at the same time people are so lazy in our country that they don’t want to or think they have to do anything more than the bare minimum to get a job. Then there are people who cheat the system and pay people under the table or illegal immigrants to do work that others won’t do. We can’t complain nearly enough how illegal immigrants come and take our jobs but we expect to get paid twice as someone who will do it for a reasonable or below actual price. Then they will do the job better than someone who wants twice as

There is no excuse to dropout of college. It is so easy to do, and

The article provides many examples of the teacher's cruel nature including, "I'd head off to class, where the teacher would hold my corrected paperwork high above her head, shouting, 'Here's proof that David is an ignorant and uninspired ensigiejsokhjx'"(Sedaris 86). It would have been easier to give up and try again with a different instructor or even switch instructors. The author shows just how cruel this teacher could be and how she insulted her students from day one. This shows how determined the narrator and the other students in the class to keep dealing with this cruel teacher. Only the students determination to succeed in the class made them return each day. It's easy to return to a class where the teacher is supportive and nice. It is not easy to deal with a cruel teacher. Many other people would have given

Throughout the years failing has been seen as a way to defeat or put down a child or a student's moral. In the article “In praise of the ‘F’ word” by Mary Sherry, the author exhibits the fact that failing students should be seen as a positive idea in order to push kids to expel. Although some readers may argue that failing has a negative effect on a child's psychological development, many can argue that in order to develop a competent workforce, a more literate America, and push kids to excel in school failing should be seen as an affirmative idea.

America has the feeling of sophistication and success, however that's not what the people living in the alleyway, or people living off of welfare. Every year there are 1.2 million dropouts, and every twenty-seven seconds there is another dropout, that’s 7,000 a day (dosomething.org). Just because a student drops out of high school does not mean they have to become a leech off of society. High school dropouts either need to get a diploma or equivalent.

Mary Sherry has many good points in her essay ‘’In praise of the F word’’ that shows schools should fail students because student learn at different paces and troubled youth need more support not failure. However, his or her students learn by working along in their own paced by getting the assignment done and they have good quality skills, they learn quick then others. Obviously the youth don’t have their parents involved which it make it hard for them which they can’t afford the materials for school, and don’t have the support that they need for school which can put them behind of not learning and cause them to fail . Mary Sherry thoughts about why students should fail classes because she know that his or her student are not giving their full effort in school which the teacher would just let them passed to the next grade. And they have students who didn’t applied themselves by basic off not learning anything when the teacher going over the assignment or not fully understand it.

In 2014, 47 million individuals lived in Destitution USA. That implies the destitution rate for 2014 was 15%. The 2014 neediness rate was 2.3 rate focuses higher than in 2007, the year prior to the 2008 subsidence. This is the fourth back to back Fourth years the quantity of individuals in destitution will be unaltered from the earlier years neediness surmise. Kids living in neediness have a higher number of non-attendances or leave school all together on the grounds that they will probably need to work or look after relatives. Dropout rates of 16 to 24-years of age understudies who originate from low-wage families are seven times more inclined to drop out than those from families with higher wages. Youngsters that live beneath the neediness line are 1.3 times more inclined to have formative defers or learning inabilities than the individuals who don't live in destitution. In 2013, the dropout rate for understudies in the country was at 8% for African American youth, 7% for Hispanic youth, and 4% for Asian youth, which are all higher than the dropout rate for Caucasian youth (4%). Fewer than 30% of understudies in the base quarter of wages enlist in a 4-year school. Among that gathering – under half graduate. Before the end of the fourth grade, African-American, Hispanic and low-pay understudies are as of now 2 years behind grade level. When they achieve the

Students are often told that the path to success tends to be a lonely one because only they can get themselves there. For the most part that is true, they must be self-motivated and passionate about their future, but along the way they get to meet special people that want to see them to accomplish their goals. From an early age the relationship built between students and teachers has molded and impacted the student’s life. The relationship they have with a teacher can define the attitude that student has with the subject being taught. A lot of emphasis is put on students when they fail a course and they question their effort. Although, the root of the problem is not always the student, but the method the instructor is using to teach the student.

The dropout problem is not only an individual problem, but it is costly to society as a whole. Warren & Halpen-Manners (2007) explained, “high school dropouts is of fundamental social, economic, and political importance and has major implications for educational policy and practice, patterns of economic and racial/ethnic inequality, and the quality of America’s workforce” (p. 335). Coupled with that, Neild et al (2008) further argued going through the portal into adult life without high school credentials carries severe economic and employment penalties. Also, Kennelly (2007) explained “When students drop out…. the toll of the quality of life and the prosperity and competitiveness of the communities where they live and collectively across

The occasion that caused the author to write this article was the death of a former tough teacher she had had. The article was written in September of 2013. Ms. Lipman recalled the rigorous teachings of her former teacher, Mr. Kupchynsky, and felt the need to communicate the importance of strict teachers. The formers students that had showed up for a concert for him had all seemed to excel in their fields of experience, including “law, academia, and medicine”.Inquisitively, Lipman thought of the effects of experiencing less stressful and more loose teachers in early life. Connecting the low testing compared to the rest of the world, Lipman expresses that “praise kills kids’ self-esteem” and that “American students struggle with complex

Which has made it hard for these young drop out to find a stable job without a high school diploma. Some people don't really take this much in notice but it should be on of the many problems we should be really focused on. For example, I read this article by, David Levine which explains how a young girl named Beth decided to drop out of high school due to not wanting to wake up early anymore and thinking life would be better if she would just get a job. There are many things one doesn't notice when they make rad decision going back to Beth she didn't really think that finding a job would be hard but it was really hard for her to find a well paying job with such low education she had. Students need to realize that dropping is not an easy way out it's actually the hardest way out with such a young mindset all you think about is