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Facts
• 27% of Detroit High School Students GRADUATE
• 85% of prison inmates dropped-out of school
• Average Cost to taxpayers per inmate is $41,000/yr
• Largest Group w/in a demographic who Quit School – African American
Did you know that???California credits the number of prison cells they will need in advance by determining the number of 3rd graders who cannot read.
CAUSES of Drop-Outs also places a student “At-risk”
• Low SES• Non English-Speaking Homes• Ineffective Parenting• Low Parental Expectation• Dysfunctional Home life• Lack of Parental Involvement• High Mobility• Low Educational Level of Parents
Most prominent contributing factors:
• Low Expectations for poor and minority students. Not all children learn in the same way and at the same pace.
• A passive learning process – kids today are active, not passive.
• A lack of involvement by parents, outside groups and agencies.
“Ineffective” School Discipline Systemsalso places students At-
Risk.If dropouts and suspensions are
up in 9th grades then better teachers should be at this level.
Check out Schargel’s Best In-School Suspension Programs
Additional At-Risk Factors
• Lack of Adequate Counseling 1 counselor to 450 students preferred
Columbine had 3 counselors for 1800 now they have 18
• Negative School Climate• Retentions/Suspensions
What can we do?
• Engage Students • “The best teacher is the
one who teaches the least.”
• Don’t change the lesson, just improve it by changing the way we teach.
• Students who do the teaching are motivated.
• Most dropouts by number are Caucasian because most students are Caucasian.
• Many come from stable families• Have passing grades• Never been pregnant or a parent• 17% drop-out in their senior year • with fewer than 9 months left of school• 65% of this group say they were “bored”
Causes are diverse….so strategies need to be diverse ….
• Yet, “most of the funding for “Drop-Out” Prevention is under Title 1, which funds programs for low-income students – as if there aren’t any middle – or high-income students at risk!”
F.Schargel on “No Child Left Behind”
We MUST….
Connect the “World of Work” to the High School
Technical Schools identify strengths of At-Risk learners