Second Essay written by Kristina Mayrhofer
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- Created on Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:45
- Written by austria
20% of all grammar school students in Austria leave school between ninth and twelfth grade. That means that just 80% of all your class colleagues in ninth grade are graduating with you in twelfth grade.
The drop – out effect is going to be a huge problem, because, when so many teenagers refuse to get a high - education, our general standard of education will decrease enormously.
Another consequence of a high – drop out percentage is that occupational outlooks and opportunities in life get reduced. This leads to social distinction, a high unemployment rate and increasing health issues.
So dropping out of school not only gives the state a bad image, is also brings along real, serious issues.
As much as I know, almost every country is trying to minimize this drop – out effect. Each country has its own methods to minimize it. In Austria for example, the state implemented things like the “Zentralmatura”, which only means that every students in Austria has to take the same final exam to graduate.
One the one hand, a way of dealing with the drop – out effect is to give individual encouragement. On the other hand, a solution would be to promote student’s competences, which are needed for work- life. All in one, it is important to improve the quality of our school system.
An additional way of reducing the drop out effect is to coach teenagers and apprentices. And if Austria would take social work more seriously, the drop – out effect could also be reduced.
Minimizing the drop – out effect would also be good for our future job market. I don’t think that it is predictable how the job market looks like when I start to work. It is just a fact that is easier to get a profession with a good education. Without a high school diploma it is hard to get a job, in which you get enough salary to earn a living.
It is not absolutely sure to get a good work when you graduate at university, but it is at least more likely. Not only being well – educated is a premise to get a good job, but also to already have work experience in that work area, in which you want to work.
Theoretical knowledge is good, but it is not enough to get a job. You need actual work experience in addition to the theoretical knowledge. And almost every employer expects from its employees to have work experience when they start to work at his/her company.
In my opinion, a gymnasium, in which I go, only gives you the theoretical part, which you need to work. It is your responsibility to make practical experience. In other schools, like schools for higher technical experience give you a better perspective, how working in this sector is like. They give you practical experience.
No matter what, you can’t be prepared well enough for work – life. It is always a huge conversion to change from going to school to work. Our schools can help us to be prepared better, but it is also our responsibility try to prepare ourselves to this change.