USA Today
April 2, 2008
This article written by an anonymous USA Today reader mentioning the disappointment of extremely low graduation rates of high schools. The author explains very logical solutions to avoid dropout rates, like pushing up the mandatory attendance age, or making high school more relevant. I was very interested to hear the positive solutions to educate students while at the same time preventing dropout rates. In two dozen states, it's legal to drop out of high school at 16. That age should be pushed up to 17 or 18 according to this author. This article presented many very good points in a non-bias fashion. It was very informative, but perhaps should have included more personal ideas or experience with the disappointing and unattractive high school standards.
4 comments:
ashley07
I agree. I think its really sad when students a semester or a year from graduation drop out of school. I know that in our school AP classes helped out a lot because students were given the opportunity to earn college credit. This sounds like a really good article.
I like how the author suggests ways to fix the problem. The drop out rate is high; however, there are many changes that can be made to help children stay in school. I really like the idea of making school more applicable to the real world.
I sgree with the author in thinking that the age to drop out of school should be higher. I actually think that no one should be allowed to drop out of school period. In todays world it is hard to find a job even with a diploma. People do not finish high school have less of a chance of having a good life.
I think they should be allowed to dropout, but only if they have a job to follow it. Some people are not capable of keeping their grades up and they know this. I know a lot of people who went straight to working in the oil field. I think these students should stay and finish their education, but sometimes life experience means more than education.
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