Growing Trends in High School Drop-outs One of the major concerns of education is the rate of students who are dropping out of school. Statistically‚ the dropout rate has decreased from a national average of 15 percent in 1972 to 10 percent in 2003‚ according to the National Center for Education Statistics‚ which rated 16-24 year olds (Child Trend‚ 2003). Though‚ there has been signs of a decrease‚ drop out rates continue to be a concern to the public because of the potential consequences
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And now as a college student‚ I am becoming even more aware of this sad fact. Looking around me in such a diverse city as Chicago‚ I find myself being more and more grateful. When I read Jonathan Kozol’s Fremont High School‚ this these feelings were even more reassured. Here in his writing‚ Kozol shares his experiences with students and teachers while visiting Fremont High School in Los Angeles‚ California. From the beginning‚ Kozol set the mood for the piece by describing the lackluster conditions
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More Black Children Die in Chicago from Gun Violence than Soldiers from Chicago Die in Iraq By Phillip Jackson Recently in Chicago‚ teen gunman boarded a crowded public bus near a high school and opened fire with a handgun. I imagined this scene must have been similar to the bus bombings that are so common in war-torn Iraq. As I researched this analogy‚ I found striking similarities between what is happening in Black communities across the United States and what is happening in a full-fledged
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Chicago is known as the heart of America; the place people gather from coast to coast. Famous for its architecture‚ history‚ sports teams and delicious food‚ Chicago has a lot to offer. However‚ this city is currently in a lot of trouble. What was once known as a thriving‚ luxurious city is now being taken over by violence. News programs across the nation haven’t been broadcasting the positive things about Chicago‚ instead they have been primarily focusing on the uprising problem in this city-the
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and go to my dream school‚ The University of Chicago". my guidance counselor simpered in response to my ambitious goals; however‚ four years later I find myself here reflecting on my high school career with no regrets. My determined nature lead me to fulfill my dreams.I diligently worked day after day‚ and year after year‚ even after our school declared they would no longer have a valedictorian‚ I still worked for the spot‚ no
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70s hanging out high in High School Okay my freshman to senior years in school‚ hell I barely remember High School. I was not a dumb kid just board with school. I never could wait until the end of the day when school let out maybe because I enjoyed smoking weed more. A lot of times I would cut class‚ depending on what class it was. I knew I could pass the class even if I wasn’t there 100 % of the time so towards the latter part of the school day I would slip right on out of school to hang out.
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Chicago Skyline I don’t know if the Chicago Skyline is one of Illinois official seven wonders. I do know that is one of mine. At some point in everyone’s life they should make the journey to experience the magnificent view of the Chicago Skyline. Young or old‚ whether it is day or night‚ winter or summer‚ by land or by sea and without a doubt by air the Chicago Skyline will never fail you expectations. I remember the first time seeing the Skyline. I was a young child driving with my family
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20th‚ 1999 America’s deadliest school shooting had just ended with the suicide of its two gunmen. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had just murdered twelve students‚ one teacher‚ and injured twenty-one since they began their shooting spree forty minutes earlier in the city of Littleton‚ Colorado. The media coverage of the Columbine High School massacre made this event have a tremendous impact on the people of the United States‚ inducing fear of all outcasts in schools‚ and creating an insatiable thirst
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A. Background of the Study Tardiness has already become a habit of the high school students of Manresa school. Most of them come to school‚ attend their classes and scheduled appointments not on time. They all have their own reasons; traffic‚ working slow‚ waking up late‚ etc. Most of the students in Manresa School‚ are even residents of BF Homes. Some are even residing in the Manresa Village‚ and still‚ they are arriving late. They are residents who have been probably living in the village
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