High School Drop Out Rates
Isaac Smith
November 9 2012
English 102
9 November 2012
High School Drop Out Rates in America
You were in high school once. I mean everyone was in high school. High School is a time in our lives where were learning how to mature and get prepared for the real world. And of course you have your occasional high school teenager drama that goes one every day. In high school we are faced with new struggles and challenges each and every day. Some challenges and struggles makes some of us not like high school at all. High school can push you to the limit. But did you high school ever pushed you to the point where you wanted to drop out. I mean we hear about it every day, we see it on the news. Does it ever make you wonder what can make some people not finish high school, drop out, and regret the consequences that come with it? For example not being able to get a decent job without a high school diploma or worse ending up on the streets homeless.
As I did, my research more studies shows that a good majority of students graduates on time but the high school dropout rate continues to soar nationwide. In America, we continue to have the highest high school dropout rates than any other country. As you look the graduating rate going up but the dropout rate increasing it makes us wonder what is going on? What is the problem? Why are dropouts rates continue to increase in America nationwide? In America, studies say that 1.3million kids continue to drop out of high school. 7,200 kids drop out of high school each day. In 2008-2009 79% students entering high school their freshman year end up not finishing at the beginning or halfway through their senior year. However, in 2011 we saw a decline of 17 % of the dropout rate declining. But the number still continues to rise each year what makes high school students get to the point of dropping out. Studies show that what can cause students to drop out can be a number of things. Home life can be a prime example. Pressure at
November 9 2012
English 102
9 November 2012
High School Drop Out Rates in America
You were in high school once. I mean everyone was in high school. High School is a time in our lives where were learning how to mature and get prepared for the real world. And of course you have your occasional high school teenager drama that goes one every day. In high school we are faced with new struggles and challenges each and every day. Some challenges and struggles makes some of us not like high school at all. High school can push you to the limit. But did you high school ever pushed you to the point where you wanted to drop out. I mean we hear about it every day, we see it on the news. Does it ever make you wonder what can make some people not finish high school, drop out, and regret the consequences that come with it? For example not being able to get a decent job without a high school diploma or worse ending up on the streets homeless.
As I did, my research more studies shows that a good majority of students graduates on time but the high school dropout rate continues to soar nationwide. In America, we continue to have the highest high school dropout rates than any other country. As you look the graduating rate going up but the dropout rate increasing it makes us wonder what is going on? What is the problem? Why are dropouts rates continue to increase in America nationwide? In America, studies say that 1.3million kids continue to drop out of high school. 7,200 kids drop out of high school each day. In 2008-2009 79% students entering high school their freshman year end up not finishing at the beginning or halfway through their senior year. However, in 2011 we saw a decline of 17 % of the dropout rate declining. But the number still continues to rise each year what makes high school students get to the point of dropping out. Studies show that what can cause students to drop out can be a number of things. Home life can be a prime example. Pressure at