Hypothetical Research on Graduation Statistics of Low-Income Students Debbie Payne PSY325: Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences Dr. Scott Russell August 5, 2014 Hypothetical Research on Graduation Statistics of Low-Income Students Every student has the right to education that develops their personality, talents, and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential. They have a right to right to expand their knowledge, but does income hold them back? Some students don’t graduate from high school and if they make it to college never finish because they have financial hardships. Or going into the educational system does their income bracket set them up for failure? It is estimated that over three million students drop outs in the U.S. and a large portion of these are African-American.
Should Schools Have Dress Code? In 21st century as schools grow and education starts to take on the race to go back in its “Golden Age”, yet the students in public high schools face many problems that are caused only by not having dress code in school. Such as bulling (conflict), computation, and distraction from school. Which makes the students fall behind from the education standers required by some of the most complicated colleges threw out the world. Also according from studies done by New York University of Education Department it shows that United States education system fails to stay up to standers compare to what the Easter world makes for their high Schools students.
This is so because of the fact that this is another stressful matter these young minds must also deal with. Home and school stability is another cause to for students dropping out of high school. More than half of dropouts have moved within their four years of being in high school. If a student does not have a stable home or a stable school life, then they are more likely to drop out of school. Stableness allows the student to feel comfortable enough to try to work at school.
However, the lifetime expectancy of affective disorder for women may be closer to one in five. Of 2,654 college and universities surveyed nation wide, sates that one out every four students will drop out of school by their second year. Age: The age group of depressed college students is 18 – 32 many students find the adjustment from high school to college difficult. Even the student that seems most at ease with their new lifestyle will often confess to moments of missing their familiar high school friends, family and other comforts of home. A study by UCLA reports that more then 30 percent of college freshmen say they feel overwhelmed most of the time in the beginning stages of college.
Students with poor academic performance and educational disengagement prove to be the main reason students drop out of high school. Students who have falling grades, low test scores, and who fall behind in course credits, and who are held back one or more times are more likely not to graduate from high school. Statistics show that when students fail
Gateway also provides a Career and Transfer Center with services available to all students; therefore, the transition into a four-year college is smooth and virtually stress-free. Transferrable credits are a leading factor on why I chose to attend Gateway. I am associated with a local elementary school librarian who was a former student here. She has recommended Gateway Community and Technical College and discussed my concerns about having been out of school for over ten years by the time I decided to attend college. Her suggestion was to attend Gateway to obtain a two-year degree.
The internal voice of warning gets louder and more insistent. Then, they get motivated to do it. Consequently, it will lead them to be the underachiever. The way to overcome procrastination is recognize what the reason causes you to procrastinate. Then, Self-defeating problems such as poor time management skills, indecisiveness, difficulty concentrating, and perfectionism can be major contributors to a lack of motivation.
When I first chose this debate, I thought that I knew what side I was going to take in the debate. I originally thought that retention was beneficial for students who fell below school standards but after doing research, I have changed my opinion and have to say that grade retention may be a short term fix for struggling students but I do not think retention is beneficial for students in the long run. Grade retention was a common procedure until the 1970’s, when schools started trying other methods to help students, who were struggling, move on to the next grade with their peers. Teachers usually recommend retention for one of three reasons: learning difficulties due to developmental immaturity; severe disruptive behavior due to emotional immaturity; or failure to pass standardized proficiency or achievement tests at the end of specific years. Poor attendance is another reason that students can be “held back”.
First, the high school students should have special treatment. Many athlete students have many absences because of too much practices and road trips. They do not have energy to study. They miss many exams. The school gives special treatment to the students so they could have better or higher grades and they could go to college.
(Tinto, 1982) Major factors that contribute to a student’s difficult first year transition may allow for insight into the new student’s experience during this period. Some of these factors include: (i) lack of social support, (ii) academic stress, (iii) financial burdens, (iv) life adjustments, (v) depression and (vi) the burden of having to build a new support system at college. (Misra,