High School : A Community Center, Job Training, And Mentoring

Students who dropout of high school before the age of 18 put their well-being at risk later on in life. According to BMC Public Health’s study focusing on over 3146 dropout students ranging in age from 20-29, “Poor mental health was present in 24% of the participants.” This emphasizes the fact that if teenagers drop out of high school they hurt their health because they go into a depressive state easier than their classmates who graduate. As a result of the depression, they go unemployed. This continues into a lack of anything to do and stress of unpayable bills. Finally, the data suggests that students should not be allowed to dropout without a diploma because when these students go into an unhealthy mental state, they can lose connection with their family or lead to worse situations making it even worse. Also in the radio interview, Missy Remiss, an education

Across the United States, high school students can encounter a variety of issues that hinder their ability to successfully complete course work to earn the required credits towards graduation. High schools across the United States have an obligation to ensure that students are achieving and receiving a diploma. It is also in the school’s best interest to ensure students are gradating both funding wise and for the overall school rating. When a student does not receive a high school diploma the action affects the student, community and the school. High school dropouts may find it harder to obtain a job that would provide a stable and productive income verses a high school graduate thus, the financial disadvantage in turn can cause

This past year, Mountain Home Junior High reinvented their after-school program. Throughout the year, several students in the program dropped out, and by the end of the school year, only ten students were being served. The ineffectiveness of the program, in my opinion, was due to a weak initiation phase before the program was implemented. A small committee was formed to write a grant from the program, set the program goals. There were no teachers, teacher leaders, or counselors on the committee and no input from community members or parents were considered. The curriculum for the program centered only on addressing benchmark scores of basic and below basic students and did not meet any other needs or the students. As a counselor, I heard complaints from parents throughout the year that their children would benefit more from having homework help and extended instruction. Teachers felt as if they were already using instruction time during the regular school day to prepare students for the last year’s PARCC and now the ACT Aspire exams.

In recent times, there has been significant rise in high school dropout rates in United States of America. This issue has significant attention of academics and researchers and is known as "silent epidemic" as more and more American teenagers are dropping out from schools before graduation (Bridgeland, DeIulio& Morison, 200). Reports suggest that the high school dropout rates before graduation in minorities has reached 50 percent since last decade(Bridgeland, DeIulio& Morison, 202, Ferris & West, 69). The issue of dropout rates had been ignored for years and thus, in recent times, the graduation rate has decreased significantly at such an level that is has threaten the wellbeing and welfare of American society. The goal of this paper is to analyze the causes of high rates of high school dropouts in the lights of broad and diverse academic resources.

Most of the teenagers who drop out from high school tend to fall into the jail system chain. In the website “Alternative Schools Network” which is dedicated to stopping students from dropping out of school mentions that “Youth dropouts are more likely to be involved in destructive interactions and illicit activities, making them prone to incarceration”. There's a direct relationship between highschool dropouts and the likelihood of them going to jail. High school dropouts are most likely to end up being in a facility center, due to the fact that instead of being involved in their education they are getting involved in crimes or gangs. Not being able to find a good paying job in the first place, high school dropouts tend to recur to illicit activities to make their everyday living which leads them in a life going in and out of prison. Research has shown that “High school dropouts are less likely to receive skills and experience needed for employment”. Once an individual stops attending school they give up the necessary skills and knowledge required for a good job. Most of the times they end up getting a job which pays them barely enough to survive which leads them to illegal activities as a way out of their current

To understand more about school dropout I continue to search for more articles in academic search premier, and then I ran into article written by Azzam, Amy M. The author states that, a “Divers youth, ages 16-25, who had failed to complete high school.” The author discovered that approximately “About one-third of all high school students in the United Sates fail to graduate” (91). Based on this article, the dropout rates vary among the races. The dropout rate among Black and Hispanic are fifty percent. She describes that the reasons for students dropping out from high school are including, “Students were bored, missed too many days, spent time with people who weren’t interested in school, had too much freedom, and not supervision.”

Did you know that 1.2 million high school students drop out of school every year just in the United States alone (11 Facts)? The decrease of high school graduation rates is a fairly important issue, and there are plenty of reasons to propose a change. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the current standard dropout rate of high school students is 7.4%. High school dropouts encounter way more difficulties and challenges than a high school graduate would. An average high school drop out lacks the basic education that one needs in order to be successful in life. They are more likely to face problems dealing with financial insecurity, communication skills, and of course, educational matters. With a high school diploma, one is more likely to get hired for a job, earn a higher income, and educate oneself even further. Some possible causes of high school students dropping out include stress, boredom, family problems, pregnancies, and drugs. With that said, with every issue, there is always a solution. By taking the problem at hand and looking at it from a broad perspective, we can thoroughly identify the source of the high dropout rates of U.S. high school students. There are countless factors that may be the cause of this epidemic, but a few ideas including making learning more relevant, limiting the workload given to students, and providing mandatory classes on drugs and safe sex may possibly be a solution to this

Every year, 15 million students enter high school. Of those students, more than 1.3 million will drop out before graduation. This can be due to a number of factors: struggles in their home or personal life, disinterest in or misunderstanding the subject matter, an inability to complete the assignments, or a combination of these. On top of these students dropping out, 25% of students staying in school fail to graduate on time, if at all. Altogether, our education system is failing to educate and support 5 million high school students each year. Although completely preventing students from dropping out or failing may be unrealistic, we can reduce the number significantly. Three changes that we need to see in our school system are the removal of standardized tests, the addition of life skills courses, and the inclusion of mental health information and support. These modifications would

Approximately three million kids dropout of high school per year, and 8,300 kids drop out of high school each day. How many of these young adults could have gotten stopped from dropping out if the school? Special support groups for kids who have drug addictions and problems with alcohol and their home life, could definitely help. Adults who have overcome their past problems, would lead these group thus allowing there to be no condemnation towards the kids.

Generally, these programs can be school- or community-based.  These programs offer many different ways of assisting students.  After school tutoring at no cost, career/technical education, counseling, parent outreach, and some even offer internships and/or paid employment for students.  Giving students a chance to become a successful person may lead to a healthy law abiding citizen.  If given the proper tools and assistance these programs work.  “(2011) analyzed the effect sizes of 317 unique study samples from 152 studies and found that dropout prevention programs had a significant effect on school dropout (odds ratio=1.72), meaning that students in dropout prevention programs had lower school dropout rates and higher graduation rates compared with the control group students. Further, Tanner–Smith and Wilson (2013) analyzed 24 studies that used a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design and also found a significant effect on school dropout outcomes (odds ratio=1.34). This means that students who participated in dropout prevention programs showed significantly lower dropout rates compared with control group students” ("Dropout Prevention

High school dropout rates do have many leading factors, things like family problems, school, and friends can be dropout risk factors. (Freeman et al., 2015). Family problems consist of problems leading to the lack of motivation to continue going to school. Another common family problem is the financial status of the families could result in teens dropping out of school in order to help support the family. As it is hard to believe, school can be a risk factor too based on school policies, course offerings, class sizes, and teacher-student relationships. (as cited in Freeman et al., 2015). Lastly, friends can also be a leading risk factor because as a teenager or young adult, it is easy to be influenced by others especially in high school.

Each year 3 million students are dropping out of school (Joseph). Many presidents in the past have passed acts to help and encourage students to stay in school but it has not helped because so many students still drop out each year (Joseph). Lowering the dropout rates will improve the lives of many and will benefit the economy. This will require a lot of work because millions are dropping out each year but by improving the school programs and adding programs to schools this will help these individuals that could be at risk for dropping out of school (Joseph). Although it would require additional taxpayer funding, the US government should implement programs in the public school system that target drop out rates in urban communities and populations of impoverished students in order to improve the quality of life for these individuals and better prepare them for their future.

Too many kids are leaving school before graduation. High school dropouts rates are increasing everyday. 7,000 students drop out of school each day. One thing that they fail to realize is the cause and effect this will have on their lives. A study from the Alliance for Excellent Education predicts that 12 million kids will drop out in the next decade. Everyday there is a student that drops out of school because of the mentally challenges he/she faces. Stress can be a very hard thing on students mind. Everyday a student 's life can become very stressful. Also peer pressure from can be detrimental. Drugs also play a big role in today’s high school dropout. Another cause are grades. Some students drop out due to failing

Students who are disinterested in school are huge contributors to the low graduation rate. Boredom causes students to not complete homework which means they are not learning. If schoolwork does not draw the attention of students then they will eventually drop out. They will not have any short or long term goals for their education. Sometimes students prefer working because school is boring. If they see an adult that has some level of success at a job then

Will negatively affect a student's future. Bob Keeshan once said,”Children don't drop out of High School when they are 16 they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.” Throughout the years studies have shown that in a year 1.2 million students drop out. Which leads that only 25% of High School students during their freshman year fail to graduate. Dropouts in the United States have became a very trending thing we must get to the bottom of this problem. Young adults should not be making these decisions it's time to step in.