Thursday, June 18, 2009
Preventing School Dropouts
What can we do to prevent students from dropping out, or even thinking about dropping out? Some effective strategies would be tutoring/mentoring, service learning, alternative schooling, such as private or home school, and after school activities to get the student more involved. Other ways to prevent this from happening would be parental assistance, early childhood education, individual instruction, summer programs, or flexible schedules.
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Although I do think that school is obviously the best route to a better future, I think that for some it may not be the right way to go. Some people are not as intellectually inclined and should not be forced to go through nearly thirteen years of schooling that they may not need. Some people probably are more fit to do more physical jobs. That's why some people go through all of their required schooling and still choose to do manual labor jobs as opposed to mentally straining jobs. Not only that, but a lot of families really need their teenage children to work and get an income for the family more than the child may need an education. I think that children should be able to make the choice between going to school and dropping out at age fifteen or sixteen, which is the age that most places will allow people to work.
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