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It has been known for many years that young people who don't complete high school face many more problems in later life than do people who graduate. But, while national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families make a major effort to retain students, the dropout rate remains high.
People believe that dropping out of school is a high school problem. In fact, there's no such thing as a high school dropout! Dropping out of school is not an event; it's a process. Teachers have to start in elementary school to identify students who are having difficulty achieving success. Teachers then must build a stepping stool into the learning process for those students.
Students drop out for many reasons, some which may even seem like good reasons at the time--to help out their families or to start new ones, for example--and their decisions may be supported by the people closest to them in the belief that he or she has no other choice. The consequences of leaving can be great, and many numerous concrete examples or projects that schools and families can do to help students stay in school, or get an alternative education, and also meet their personal responsibilities. The increase of stress in school, at
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work, and at home has caused many students to drop out of school to escape their problems...