- Viewpoints: In this discussion, society and families both pressure youth. Students face internal and external conflicts daily to do their best in whichever subjects in life. Although students try their hardest, there can be barriers before they reach their goals.
- What roles do families and society play in the pressures facing youth? Describe.
- What can schools and teachers do about these external forces? Describe.
Why is it important to graduate from high school and go on to obtain a degree? Describe.
Graduation is important because it teaches young people to set a goal and achieve success in this goal. In the American Society obtaining employment is nearly impossible for people who do not have a high school diploma. Young people have to be able to get a job to take care of them after graduation. Personally, walking across the stage at my high school graduation was awesome. As my family and friends began to yell and cheered my name, I was so proud to receiving my high school diploma. Explaining how I survived it very awkward. The steps of my life are enlightening, and surreal. Everything that leads to the moment of graduation will always be in my memories. Personally, I wish each student could have this special moment of graduation for themselves. Graduation from college may mean even more because it will help to prepare them to live and take care of the financial responsibility. Students who graduate are able to go into the work place and this allows them the opportunity to develop their skills as young adults. The benefits will help boost revenue throughout the state and to each of its citizens that support themselves with or without others dependent upon them. Yet only those having the right credentials from going to a post-secondary school are able to obtain this higher ranking and paid positions.
- What are some barriers to educational success in high school? Describe a few.
- Describe what you, as a teacher, can do to help reduce or eliminate these barriers?
Summary
Reading the Economics of Education was alarming. As a recent graduate of a Georgia high school, it is disheartening to see how low Georgia’s students’ scored in comparison with the rest of the nation. When the scores were reviewed by the “National Assessment of Educational Progress,” the results had shown the progress of students having “6 percentage points” behind the nation. The success rate for failing was higher in Georgia than in remainder of the nation. For example, in the area of basic math for fourth graders, 20% failed (18% in the nation) and for eighth 32% failed (28% in the nation). It seems the standard change in 2010 did not help boost students’ scores as predicted.
Research Question
How important is family, school, and community involvement in creating positive outcome and limiting barriers to graduation?
Research Results
As a young person, having someone who supports and believes in me helped me to be a student that has continued on a positive path for my life. Students seem to have ways to increase their performance in sports, academics and life, just by hearing encouraging words. Families, schools, and the communities as a whole can be involved in many ways for students to reach their education and goals and go on into post-secondary colleges. Statistics have shown that those who have taken a step to encourage a student see drastic improvements in their success rate as compared to those whom do not have any encouragement.
Parental involvement is important beginning preschool and continuing through their college years. Parents who are active in their child’s educational performances provide them with the stability they need to have positive outcomes. Parents that make an effort to visit their children at school have fewer problems with a child’s behavior and increases academic outcomes. Students see that there are benefits of having someone to review and help them with homework or any other school activity by example. If parents continue to monitor their children through high school, there is a greater chance of graduation with additional higher marks. There is also another aid with teacher-to-parent contact, having the teacher more adept to helping the child more in the classroom.
Schools with caring and attentive staff will always be a benefit to students who are beginning school or graduating seniors. Students may need clarification for anything from paperwork to finalizing grades; they rely on school teachers to have the correct information to provide them as needed. Since most of the students time is spent in schools, the system must be able to breakdown any misunderstandings between themselves and disruption with students while offering an insightful educational experience. In my opinion, having teachers that talk to their students about how college is and what to look forward to sets students’ minds at ease. Teachers tend to encourage their students to do their best at whatever they put their minds to. Even now people can remember what their teachers have told them and still benefit from them to this day.
As a student, it seems that the community is always involved from the Friday night lights shining on a football game to watching the winning pitch of an all-star teams’ victory. In my home town the local communities s come together to congratulate high school seniors on their completion of school. As a whole, representing families, friends, coworkers, and many others, this union of people are strong together even in small counties. During this time of happiness, communities donate to less fortunate graduates of that year and give them more assurance to continue on their path of education. Some communities offer summer jobs, internships, and or scholarships to other deserving students of the area. Many hope that these students will come back in the near future to increase revenue and jobs locally.
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