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    Alternative Education Alternative education was once considered a solution only necessary for children with special needs. As society changes, so does the prominence of issues within it. In our current society, education is mandatory in order for an individual to be successful in the future. Although this may seem like a simple task to accomplish, the generalized form of education is not sufficient for students who have different needs from the typical student. These needs can include disabled needs

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    When I walk across the stage at my high school commencement, I am going to be feeling successful and accomplished. Although I will be feeling these emotions, I know that there will be others walking across that same stage collecting the same diploma, and they will be students who didn’t push themselves or put in the same amount of time and effort towards earning it as I did. The students I am referring to attend alternative school, although some will deserve it just as much as I do and will be getting

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    Alternative Education for High School Dropouts Allison V. Alvizuri University of La VerneAbstract This study examined high school dropouts and what the long term consequences, major factors, and characteristics of a student who drops out are.The findings suggest that a school counselor plays an integral role in keeping students in school or finding an alternative choice to finish their education. Effective school program such as Opportunities for Learning Public Charter Schools has been identified

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    to define students attending an alternative school. These students are “at risk” of a having a broad range of educational, behaviour and social issues along with dropping out of school completely (Carole G. Fuller and David A. Sabatino, 1996). The steady growth of youth attending alternative school has been supported by authors, researchers, organizations and even school boards for giving students who are/were “at-risk” in a mainstream school setting an alternative experience. (Carole G. Fuller and

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    Alternative Education: Magnet schools Schooling went through many stages from its first appearance going through Greek education, “watching and imitating” system, French, American schooling systems, etc… Each generation, since the beginning of human existence, seek to pass the cultural and social traditions, religion and ethics and skills for the next generation using all these different methods and models. However, since the nineteenth century, the way that educators and government look to education

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    Culture is an important part of an alternative education high school. The student population is primarily made up of those students that were not being successful at the traditional high school. The staff at the alternative site needs to be nurturing and create a family like atmosphere. The size of the school is 125 students and activities take place such as breakfast for students making their six week goal, perfect attendance, there is also a homemade Thanksgiving dinner prepared by a few of

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    Alternative schooling is an educational establishment that has a curriculum or ways of teaching that are non traditional such as a wide range of teaching styles. An alternative school can be either private or even public (i.e. charter, online and magnet schools). Some of these schools aren't offered in some school districts, while some like magnet, charter and online schools are usually completely online. This usually happens if the school district or state that a student is currently living in doesn’t

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    and alternative high schools are just two of the many ways a student can earn a high school diploma. Both options are public and usually consist of the same requirements for graduation. An alternative high school is defined by dictionary.com as “A school with an educational setting designed to accommodate educational, behavioral, and/or medical needs of children and adolescents that cannot be adequately addressed in a traditional school environment.” When a student is choosing a high school there

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    School can become tedious. Everyone can agree with that, yet students know they must endure the long days and heavy workloads to further their education and stay out of trouble. Those who refuse to behave have no concept of the consequences of their disorderly actions. These students continually disrupt classrooms and prohibit others from receiving a full education. In addition to being a distraction, they can also pose a threat to the safety of their classmates. Alternative schools are a logical

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    teaching art. This movement, the alternative art school movement, offers students mentorship from current artists, freedom in creation, and low to no cost programs. It is exigent liberal arts colleges make the transition to the style of teaching offered by alternative art schools offer now to remain competitive and retain students in their art programs. Dissatisfaction in the teaching of art in universities is not a new or common thought. Alternative art schools are just one sign of the flawed

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