"My teachers only teach
me what I think I need to know"
"I'm here because I have to be."
"They don't give me
a reason to care."
WHY??
Research
Support!
Notes
It's Time to Believe in Students.
The Success
Plan: High School
Edition
48% of students think school is boring.
FUN!
47% said classes were not interesting
69% said they were not
motivated to work hard
What The Kids Need
44 out of 45 high schools
in Philadelphia have
metal detectors.
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+ guidence
= success!
Teachers +
"Most days I just wonder if
I'm really here to learn."
WHY?
What Students Think
Citations:
CEC, . "Why Do Students Drop Out of School?."cec.sped.org. Council for Exceptional Children, 2011. Web. 1 Mar 2012.
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. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar 2012. <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=high school students sleeping in class&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&biw
. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar 2012. <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=philadelphia map&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&biw=
WHY??
HMMMM....
"It's like, they expect
us to do bad from the
beginning."
oppertunities.
that they have
Show them
outlook
"I don't even want
to learn anymore."
Focus
Hard Work