SCHOOL AND WORK TARDINESS IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RURAL WISCONSIN by Barbara Lee Weade A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Training and Development Approved: 4 Semester Credits ________________________________________________ Dr. Joseph A. Benkowski‚ Research Advisor The Graduate College University of Wisconsin - Stout May‚ 2004 ii The Graduate College University of Wisconsin Stout Menomonie‚ WI 54751 ABSTRACT
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decided to drop out of High School. I reassure myself that working was more important at the time than sitting in a classroom for eight hours. As years went by I needed to find myself a better paying job but I had one problem and that was not having an education. After working under the table for so long I knew I needed to move up in life. I wanted a better paying job. I put applications in everywhere but nobody wanted to hire someone without having either a GED or High school diploma. I knew I had
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Future Plans After High School And The Type of Education And Career‚ I Would Like to Pursue and why. After high school I plan on going straight to college. Although I am unsure of what field of study I want to major in‚ I am leaning toward studying law. Obtaining an undergraduate degree in this field is very important to me‚ because getting a college diploma from an academically sound University will come in handy as I continue to further my education. I am excited about my future plans
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valuable information that has helped me to understand more about post high school. The information helped me to find out what the biggest lesson that my mom learned after high school‚ which was to not try to grow up too fast. She told this to me because when she was my age all she wanted to do was to grow up and live on her own‚ only to then found out that the real world isn’t as spectacular as she presumed. Also she regrets leaving college for different reasons‚ one being that she could’ve made more more
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Assuming I just completed my high school education and had to find funding for my education without scholarships or help from parents‚ I would likely panic. In this case where I have done research‚ it would be easier for me to be successful. The first thing I would do would be to research the school that I want to go. I would check the credibility of the school‚ the graduation rate of the school‚ and how much the education costs. I would also check on the living situation to find a place that accommodates
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No matter how much I inquired about high school and told of the life of high school by older friends and some family members‚ I could never have been completely prepared. No book of advice or voice of wisdom can prepare another for the situations and feelings encountered in high school. I can hardly narrow down the three most important lessons that I learned in possibly the four most difficult‚ unbelievable‚ and thrilling years of my life; but‚ I’ll try. Being the oldest sibling‚ and having parents
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I know what was going through their head‚ “it’s just high school”. Getting that failing grade made me realize that I needed to strive for success in everything I do. Even if it was only high school‚ I was not going to fail ever again. If I had an uncaring attitude about failure in high school I was most likely going to have a careless attitude about college and in other things in my life. Failure is the easiest route to
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Children are often exposed to sports at an early age. As they get older and start school they often participate in sports as a way to both make now friends and be active. As the children grow older‚ progressing into their teenage years‚ they become more specialized in their sports. The sports that the young people continue with grow in their favor. When the child reaches the high school level‚ sports take center stage. The pressure for them to perform in sports and perform well is immense. There
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decade the concussion rate in high school football have skyrocketed. High school football has become a very dangerous game to play and concussions has been the main reason. Preventing concussions means trying to stop concussions as a whole but reducing concussions means finding ways to help high school players chances of getting a concussion lower but parents‚ scientist‚ and coaches work on both at the same time. How can we help prevent and reduce concussions in high school football though? Players‚
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more effort into my school work I would have achieved the grades I am capable of getting. By hanging out with friends and putting off work my grades gradually began to drop. Your senior year is not the year to slack off in; it would have better prepared me for college and set the tone for how I should work if I had just put in the effort necessary to achieve outstanding grades. When in college I cannot make this same mistake; all of my dreams of obtaining a decent job after college could be ruined.
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