Out of School Youth

“Let Teen-Agers Try Adulthood” was written on May 17,1999 and published in The New York Times by Leon Botstein. The main topic of the article revolves around the Botstein’s belief that high school should be abolished and the various underlying social reasons that drive his viewpoint. The text has a clear bias for his viewpoint however those who disagree with abolishing high school can also find certain parts of the text to be agreeable. The author persuades his audience by using examples that are relevant to readers. Botstein’s writing does have great word choice for example he uses words like “adolescence, pubescent, and innocence” to describe the teen agers. Throughout the article, Botstein introduces key supporting points such as the

When it comes to high school dropout rates, there are many factors that need to be considered before attempting to suggest a reason, and a solution to the issue. One of the first

Addiction, it is all around us, affecting people from all walks of life, it is not limited to certain social classes or lifestyles. It is found in every ethnic group, regardless of gender or age. It affects our neighbors, our friends, and our family either directly or indirectly. Although substances such as alcohol and illegal drugs are two of the most common addictions we hear about, there is a wide range of substances and even activities such as gambling and shopping. There is some debate whether addiction is a brain disease or a choice.

Peer pressure is very common within the school systems. It is something that almost all juveniles will deal with at some point in their life. The juveniles may have other factors involved such as weak family support that affect them in their decision-making process or deciding what is right or wrong. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, INC.

Table 1 provides the results from 6,631 respondents of how 12th graders describe themselves. Based on the results the majority of

Especially a lack of ability for the student's parents can’t have enough money to financially support. Mark Kantrowitz in his article “Why Do Students Drop Out of College?” says that, “Of the students who had no help from their parents, 62% chose their college based on proximity to home or work and compared with 45% and 37% among students who had parental support”, he explains that students lack of financial support from parents made a difficult task between college, work, and family commitments. Kantrowitz cites another evidence to prove this point. “71% of students who dropped out of college said that work contributed to the decision, with more than 54% identifying it as a major factor. About 35% said that balancing work and school was too stressful”, he says that students dropped out or stopped their education needs because they have to work and support themselves and their family while enrolled in college at the same time. In this way, parents' budget is not able for their children to continue education. Therefore, students forced to drop out from college to work because they believe that the standard of living is more considerable than

Some adolescent do not have the opportunity to further their education due to lack of financial resources or the cultural perspective concerning education, and these understanding may affect the adolescent preferences in education, either to have a high esteem for education or

Individual level risk factors for addiction may include low school involvement, existing mental disorders, history of abuse or neglect, and use during adolescence

In America’s daily consumption of media a strange trend has developed in the last couple years. It seems that whenever a real life tragedy occurs many news outlets and politicians tend to place the blame, not in the instigator of these violent acts, but instead in the media they consume which they believed made them this way. "I think there's a question as to whether he would have driven in his mother's car in the first place if he didn't have access to a weapon that he saw in video games that gave him a false sense of courage about what he could do that day." (Murphy) This quote taken from an 2013 debate on a bill to ban assault weapons gives us all the information we need. Violence in media and how it affects violence in real life is misrepresented

Disengaged Youth and Mainstream school In modern societies, the life experiences of young people have changed significantly over the past years. These changes have a major affect on relationships with family and friends, experiences in education, labor market, lifestyle and the ability to become independent young adults (Furlong & Cartmel, 1997). This research paper will focus on youth disengagement and its relation to mainstream school. Disengaged youth are individual’s aged between 14-24 years old, who are not actively engaged in school or the workforce (Hanley, Nabi, Bean, Radday & Stanzler, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to analyse youth disengagement and mainstream school and to reflect critically on the impact of the macro-system on the development of series and programs within a rage of communities, using current research, reports, and theory to be able to make recommendations for practice.

, we interviewed 165 students. 79% of the students were in ninth grade as Freshman, 8% were in tenth grade, 10% were in eleventh grade, and 4% were in twelfth grade as seniors. The participants were made up of 58% male

According to Christopher “Research stated educational support (both financial and emotional) from parents is key to a child being successful and staying in school. If parents do not hold high aspirations for their child’s educational attainment, their child will not see the purpose of staying in or doing well in school”. This means that if their parent doesn’t help them they not going to pass high school because they won’t care about school.

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

The intricate nature of youth means that while some argue it is a universal stage of life, it is seen by many as a formation of sociocultural elements. Social construction can be defined as something that has been shaped by the values, interests or practices of a culture or society and this is evident in the youth demographic through its revolution in recent years. The markings of youth are social in formulation; highlighting the way in which young people have been influenced by differing trends and movements. Youth is a transitional phase, its age bracket extending and blurring; transcending global divides and traditions. Thus, it is the social context that surrounds youth which suggests that it is not a universal stage of life. Ultimately, the idea of youth when viewed in a historical and cultural context as well as in relation to other socially influenced concepts such as adulthood, can be observed as a social construction.

Another personal related problem is jobs. Most students are working part-time in order to support themselves and their family which at times will lead to intrusion with school hours, home works, no time for studying especially to major exams and various school activities which otherwise leads to failing grade. Peer pressure is also another factor wherein these students are being led to bad influences such as drinking, drug which causes a major side effect to students (Schwartz, 1995). Schools do this in order to handle their problem. Students from broken homes are also likely to drop out of school due to the stressful situation that they have to go through and thus affect their concentration in school. Furthermore, most students who dropped out of school don't like school to begin with. These students will rebel and do anything against the school rules in order to be kicked out (Schwartz, 1995). They are likely to fail on their subjects, doesn't get along with other students, and have disciplinary problems. Oftentimes, disciplinary actions are taken before they are dropped out.