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    This document discusses solutions to reducing the high school dropout rate. It begins by defining a high school dropout and examining statistics on dropout rates over time and common reasons for dropping out related to school, family, and employment issues. It then presents three potential solutions: GED programs which have shown success rates over 80% for students obtaining the certificate and pursuing further education, improving teacher training to increase student motivation and support, and implementing coaching/mentoring programs which have been shown to keep 79% of students engaged in extracurricular activities and academics with support from coaches also acting as mentors.

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    Withers1

    SamuelHakeemJavonWithers
    Smith
    EnglishIVHonors
    3November,2015
    GettingOvertheMountain
    I.

    Intro
    A. BruceIrvin
    1. Aneyeopeningmoment,
    a) WashingtonPost
    B. Thesis
    1. Withthepropersupportfrompeopleinteachingormentoringpositions,
    thenumberofhighschooldropoutswoulddecreasesufficiently.

    II.

    Background
    A. Definition
    1. ahighschooldropoutis
    astudentwhowithdrawsfromhighschoolafter
    havingreachedthelegalagetodoso
    a) Dictionary
    2. reasonshighschoolstudentsdropoutfallintothecategoriesof
    schoolrelatedissues,familyrelatedissues,andemploymentrelatedissues
    a) DropoutPrevention
    B. Evidence/ProofofProblem

    Withers2

    1. AccordingtoastudydonebyDropoutPrevention,themoreprevalent
    issuesarecenteredaroundschool.beingthat24.2%ofstudentsdropout
    duetoschoolissues,whileonly16.9%dropoutduetofamilyrelated
    issues,and9.7%dropoutduetoemploymentrelated.
    a) NCSE
    2. 1960s,thehighschooldropoutratewasatanalltimehighof27.2%
    a) NCSE
    3. highschooldropoutratehasdroppeddramaticallytoalmost8%,butstill
    closeto7,000highschoolstudents
    a) PewResearchCenter
    C. EffectsofProblem
    1. manyhighschooldropoutsenduponthestreetsmakingup30.8%ofthe
    povertyrate,committing75%ofthecrimesintheU.S.,ormakingabout
    $200,000lessinhis/herlifetime
    a) PBS
    III.

    Solution1
    A. GED
    1. GEDprogramsareusuallyofferedbycommunitycollegesandsome
    universities
    2. GEDtestchallengestheknowledgeofparticipantsinareasofmath,
    science,writing,readingandsocialstudies
    a) GEDTesting

    Withers3

    B. EvidenceofEffectiveness
    1. InNorthCarolina,82.6%ofdropoutspassedtheGEDtest
    a) GEDTesting
    2. 22.4%movedontoa4yearcollege,38.6%gotintoa2yearcollege,and
    20.3%acceptedintoatechnicalprogram
    a) GEDTesting
    IV.

    Solution2
    A. Teachertraining
    1. Thetopcomplaintsfromstudentsarethattheyarenotmotivatedandfeel
    theyhavelittletonosupportfromtheirteacher
    B. Evidence
    1. studyconductedbyLivingSciencefoundthat30%ofstudentswantmore
    interactionfromtheteacher,60%areboredwiththework,and25%felt
    thattheteacherhonestlydidnotcareabouttheclass
    a) LivingScience
    2. Withthesestatists,itclearthatproblemiswithintheschoolandlayswith
    theteacher

    V.

    Solution3
    A. Coaching/Mentoring
    1. Coaches/mentorsinchargeoftheseactivitiesoftenhaveapolicythat
    studentsmustattainatleastanCaverageinordertobeeligibleparticipate

    Withers4

    2. Sometimescoachingisntdonewheneveryoneisoffthefield,aplayer
    mayneedhelpwithsomethingoutsidethesportandyouhavetothentake
    ontheroleofamentor.
    a) JimmyTeague
    B. Evidence
    1. AccordingtoPublicAgenda,79%ofstudentsparticipateinthe
    afterschoolsportsorclubs
    a) PA

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