Abstract: Given a choice between awarding high school diplomas to students when they are prepared for the rigors of college or work force training or when they have completed their fourth year of high school attendance (whether or not they are prepared), which would you choose?Considering the probable consequences may make the decision more difficult. Choose the former option and many students will graduate late, that is, sometime after the end of their fourth year in high school. Some will never graduate.Choose the latter option and more students will graduate on time, but they likely will not be prepared for the rigors of college or work force training; thus, their dropout date may only be postponed. Moreover, many will still drop out of high school because most drop out for non-academic reasons anyway: e.g., disliking school, becoming pregnant or a parent, caring for an ailing family member.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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