http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/10/16/school-dropouts-your-feedback/ Keeping you informed on Oklahoma's education system Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/10/16/school-dropouts-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Barbara Davis Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:07:35 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/10/16/school-dropouts-your-feedback/#comment-1148 Recent research has documented that students at risk of dropping our of school can be predicted at 5th grade. What does that mean? Drop out risky behaviors begins early in a child’s life and must stem from the home situation.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/10/16/school-dropouts-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Marilyn Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:18:14 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/10/16/school-dropouts-your-feedback/#comment-1142 To avoid school drop outs – students should be given a choice between finishing an academic program to go on to college – or a work program to receive training for a career (through area vo-techs). Many countries do this already and it is based on ability, scores, and willingness. Students unwilling , or unable, to do the work for a higher degree are given the opp to learn how to do something for which they can be paid. I would see the chief problem of the teen years is it is a wasteland without meaning or significance. We as a society keep them “kids” far too long…

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