Facing the Dropout Crisis
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- Created on Tuesday, 31 May 2016 15:03
- Written by austria
“Why should I go to school?” Surely, most students know the situation: Questioning whether you should keep visiting boring classes, seeing annoying teachers and classmates, or rather simply drop out of school. Hopefully the majority of pupils reconsider these speculations, because leaving school might restrict your further carrier or even your entire life. I, myself, have got some certain reasons for going to school.
Firstly, there are a lot of social benefits considering school life, such as getting to know social graces or meeting new friends and as a result also being introduced to various types of cultures. In my opinion, making friends in grammar school is fairly important and can motivate you a lot to go to school. If you talk to adults, the majority will say that their school-time was one of the most adventurous and funniest times of their lives.
My main intention of going to school is, that later in my life I will not be restricted in my opportunities. I want to be able to study and to achieve anything that may come to my mind. Imagining, that my educational background could harm my chances of a fulfilling life is just unacceptable. It needs to be mentioned, that formal education will never guarantee you a fortune, but that is perfectly okay because it was not intended to do so. Nevertheless, good education can provide you a successful future and must not be underrated.
Still, a lot of students decide to drop out of school. “Each year, more than a million pupils leave school without earning a high school diploma. That is approximately 7,000 students every day of the academic year. “, says a recent study concerning the Dropout Crisis. For a lot of students, dropping out means avoiding years of studying and academic hurdles, for others it is a way to support their family financially. One of the most widespread reasons is also, that teenagers see no connection between school-life and the “real” life. Although a lot of schools provide help for pupils who cannot deal with the stress and the workload, most schools do not have the resources to meet the emotional and academic needs of their students. A solution to this dilemma cannot be found easily. It is all about relations: If the relationship between parents and students improves and the parents would get more involved with the academic life of their children, they might be able to change the opinion of their kids early enough. Likewise, the relationship between teachers and students should not be underrated. Teachers could see warning signs way before parents do, since they notice first, if a pupil starts to get worse grades or to be less ambitious. In addition, we need to make sure that our schools support creative thinking and that different ways of learning can be invented. For 47 percent of Dropouts the major reason for leaving school was that they felt like their classes were simply too boring. It should be a goal for teachers to motivate their students and to make them show interest in their suspect.
Even if leaving school sometimes seems to be an easy solution, it could lower the standards of your future life. A majority of Dropouts regrets their decision later in life. I would suggest unmotivated students to do some research and overthink whether or not school is worth visiting. Remember: Mark Zuckerberg was a Dropout, but he dropped out of Harvard.
Hanna Stockner