Dropout

adults by age 24. ("Prevalence," n.d.). This number is steadily increasing and it is impacting our youth immensely. Over one-third (37%) of students with a mental health condition age 14­–21 and older who are served by special education dropout—the highest dropout rate of any disability group. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., the 3rd leading cause of death for people aged 10–24 and the 2nd leading cause of death for people aged 15–24. More than 90% of children who die by…

College has been a defining part of American society since the early 1600s. During this time, however, participation was limited and selective to rich white males. Today, the average person has an endless number of opportunities for this extended education with over 5,300 colleges in the United States alone. Despite what appears to be an overarching theme of positivity regarding the benefits of college, a reoccuring debate has come into focus within the last decade: is college worth attending?…

The effects of poverty on young children Many children in the United States grow up in homes with one parent or both parents with low incomes or no income. These families are considered to be living in Poverty. Poverty is the condition of not having enough income to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. (Brooks-Gunn and Duncan 2-1) Children from all races and ethincities are affected by poverty. From negitive academic outcomes, behaviorial and emotional problems, and physical…

Just as any great structure requires a strong foundation to stand erect hence a person requires a proper foundational education in order to sustain growth within a thriving environment. People of color such as Hispanics are seen in high numbers migrating to states where the farming industry is in need of hard working families to work the fields. This industrious economy attracts Hispanics throughout different seasons which displaces children throughout the school year. The Migrant Head Start…

network but they don’t help them with jobs but help with house sitting and babysitting. They are behind form the beginning and you can’t dig yourself out of a hole like that and then you are unemployed and under employed. This can lead to a high dropout rate and high teen pregnancy. Generation poverty can directly impact the…

who co-founded Microsoft. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important” (Gates). Mr. Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. He is a college dropout at Harvard College. When he was in college, he chose to major in pre-law. However, he took mathematics and graduate level computer science courses. Microsoft is the world’s largest Personal Computer (PC) software company. Bill Gates is known…

Divorce. It is the legal dissolution of a marriage through court. It does not only affects the two people who were involved in the marriage but also the children that were a part of the household whether they were the only child involved or in a family with seven other siblings, step siblings and or foster children. Even though all kids may react differently to divorce, it could or could not affect many aspects of the child’s life anywhere from their social skills to their learning capabilities.…

Benefits High School Sports Participants Did you participate in a school sport back when you were in high school? Well, you should’ve because it would’ve helped you gain more individual achievements and goals. An example that I can prove this is, one of my friends who came to this school a while ago, his name was Shalom, he participated in soccer for all 4 years. From pursuing this sport, he got a full ride scholarship to a university. All this started from him choosing to participate in a…

In the Rights of Man, pamphleteer Thomas Paine extols America for being a melting pot of various diverse nationalities and religions, who promote freedom and liberty. Thomas Paine agreed that constructing an effective government would be on the premise that liberty, freedom, and diversity would be accepted and also would be supported by the common principles of society and the rights of man to achieve a cordial union. Unfortunately, Thomas Paine’s views on a utopian America were not only fiction…

Race should not be a criterion for college admission because students are with higher grade point averages and SAT scores are being denied because of their white race. Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American applicants receive a more privileged status. Critics argue that the admissions system is biased and hypocritical because students like Grutter, Hamacher, and Gratz, feel that they are discriminated against in a country that is supposed to oppose discrimination. Applicants who are children of…