School drop outs
B.ED 2nd Semester Weekend
EDU-510
Ma’am Hina Z’’
Youth and Community Development
B.ED 2nd Semester Weekend
EDU-510
Ma’am Hina Z’’
Definitions of school drop outs
• A student who fails to complete a school
or college course.
• A dropout is anyone who leaves school, college
or university without either completing their
course of study.
• dropping out most commonly refers to a student
quitting school before he or she graduates or
avoiding entering a university or college.
• An act or instance of dropping out.
• A student who withdraws before completing a
course of instruction.
• A student who withdraws from high school
after having reached the legal age to do so.
• A person who withdraws from established
society, especially to pursue an alternate
lifestyle.
Reasons of school drop outs
• Academic Failure. Struggling in school on a
daily basis is the biggest reason most students
choose to drop out of high school. ...
• Attendance/Preparation. Students must
attend school consistently. ...
• Disengagement
Conti..
• Financial Difficulties. ...
• Mental Illness. ...
• Drug Use/Addiction. ...
• Disabilities
Bad Influence:
• Bad influence on children is the most common
reason for kids dropping out of school. Early
or unlimited exposure to alcohol, drugs,
internet, and television can distract children
from pursuing academics and initiate them into
antisocial activities instead.
Academic Difficulty:
• Inability to cope with the academic pressure is
another reason for kids to opt out of school.
Studies prove that kids who do not read
proficiently by fourth grade are four times
more likely to drop out of school. Studies also
reinstate the fact that students who fail in math
and English in the eighth grade are 75% more
likely to drop out of high school.
Family And Socio-Economic Needs:
• A research reveals that students belonging to
low-income groups are more likely to drop out
of school. They may have to work to support
their family. Some children may need to stay
back at home to take care of their siblings
while the parents go out to work. Divorce or
separation of parents also affects the education
of children adversely.
Poor Health:
• The health of a child greatly affects his
learning ability and performance at school.
Illnesses that occur during childhood and
continue life long may curb a child’s ability to
complete school.
Disengagement:
• Many kids find school boring. According to a study,
almost 71% students become disinterested in high
school while they are in the 9th and 10th grades.
They prefer to go late to school, skip classes and take
long lunch breaks. The lack of interest often leads to
dropping out of school. Some students find it
difficult to connect with the teacher. A majority of
students did not feel their teachers motivated them
enough to work hard.
Retention:
• Retention has a negative impact on the self-
esteem of children. They feel bad being older
than their classmates and tend to drop out of
school.
Boredom
Students often drop out of high school and college due
to apathy or boredom. High school dropouts and
college students may have other alternatives that seem
more appealing, such as getting a job or starting a
career. High school students who aren't interested in
going to college may not see the value of a high school
education. Boredom is a problem that must be
addressed by students, parents, school faculty and
education boards to see if better course offerings and
more student-teacher interactions would help.
Lack of Parental Support
• The lack of parental involvement is a problem that often
leads to higher dropout rates, especially with high school
students. Parents play an important role when it comes to
high school attendance. High school dropouts often have
parents who weren't engaged or concerned with their
academic success. If a parent doesn't encourage her child
to stay in school, show interest in classes and teachers,
communicate with administration, or pay attention to
homework assignments, the child might not see any
reason to follow through with the coursework.
Money
• Some high school students and college students drop out
because they want to work to earn money. They may need
money to finance a car, pay for auto insurance, buy clothes
or electronics, pay for housing or support unhealthy
addictions. Most high school and college students don't
have the time and energy to go to school all day, complete
homework assignments and still work enough hours to
support lofty expenses. Dropouts who are concerned about
their immediate, short-term financial situation may see a
full-time job as the best way to maintain the lifestyle they
desire.
Working in family shops
• Children sometimes don’t see the point of continuing
with their studies while they have the option of
working in their family business. They find working
in shops run by family members as more useful and
benefitting in comparison to six to seven hours of
schooling. It becomes their perfect reason to let go of
schooling. A part of their decision is often also
fuelled by their family members. This can be avoided
by not allowing kids at all to go for such options
Constant failure
• Some students fail repeatedly, be it in class tests or semester
examinations. The constant failure causes the lack of self
confidence in them. As and when the failure persists, the lack of
self-confidence vanishes. In its space emerges a feeling of being
least bothered which is more fatal as compared to the former.
Once the person starts to feel disinterested in the consequences
any more, then she or he goes for what they feel is the best.
They no longer find any logic behind succumbing to the rules
and regulations, thereby following what is desired of them. In
the face of repeated failures, they give up school education.
Severe bullying
• Kids are not able to communicate their feelings well. And same
goes for the adolescents as well. They might be facing extreme
humiliation at school and would still not discuss about it. The
fear of being judged and laughed at holds them back from
coming in the light. They start making excuses from going to
school. It is here that parents need to step in and take full action.
It is necessary that such cases are investigated thoroughly. The
disheartening part is that in some cases the child who is the
victim is bullied to such an extent that he prefers dropping out of
the school. The parents often end up being baffled in such
situations not being able to get to the core of the entire situation.
