Education is a big problem in the community that we live in today, especially in the city of Newark. The problem with education in our current society is that students are dropping out of school. Some students feel that they do not need to go to school because education does not help their situation. The reason why some of these high schools students want to drop out of school is for issues such as home life problems, peer influence, and lack of teacher innovation.
One of the reasons why students drop out is poverty at homes. According to, “American Graduate,” it reported last fall that 22 percent of the children in the U.S. live at or below the poverty level. The American graduate defined poverty has a family with an annual income level of “23,050” (American Graduate). Students living at or below poverty level tend to have the highest dropout rates. Studies show that students who do not get enough food or sleep are less likely to perform at their full academic potential. When …show more content…
In this generation, high school students do not take school serious, which drops the rate of performance is test drop. When teachers see that the students are uninterested in what he or she is trying to teach, the teachers gives up on the student. Even though the government took over the school system of Newark to make it better, it has declined more and more.The reason behind this is a cycle because when the students see that the teacher is unmotivated, they give up in their school work, and when the teachers see that the student are unwilling to learn they tend not to waste their time trying to teach them. Also, some teachers do not have the real training to teach some of these students. Some of the students need a certain way to learn and see what going to school will benefit one in the future, but without the proper training, it leads to lack of communication between teachers and
One of the reasons why students drop out is poverty at homes. According to, “American Graduate,” it reported last fall that 22 percent of the children in the U.S. live at or below the poverty level. The American graduate defined poverty has a family with an annual income level of “23,050” (American Graduate). Students living at or below poverty level tend to have the highest dropout rates. Studies show that students who do not get enough food or sleep are less likely to perform at their full academic potential. When …show more content…
In this generation, high school students do not take school serious, which drops the rate of performance is test drop. When teachers see that the students are uninterested in what he or she is trying to teach, the teachers gives up on the student. Even though the government took over the school system of Newark to make it better, it has declined more and more.The reason behind this is a cycle because when the students see that the teacher is unmotivated, they give up in their school work, and when the teachers see that the student are unwilling to learn they tend not to waste their time trying to teach them. Also, some teachers do not have the real training to teach some of these students. Some of the students need a certain way to learn and see what going to school will benefit one in the future, but without the proper training, it leads to lack of communication between teachers and