Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 2, 2007 - 07:47.
My suggestion for dropout prevention is this. To offer free daycare services run by a few payed adults, and volunteering highschoolers. Also the teen mothers and fathers would not have to pay for the daycare if they worked in the daycare for one class period. That's a fair trade. It allows those who have had a baby to finish high school. I have talked to a lot of teen parents and they want to finish, but they can't afford daycare, and there's no one to watch their kids during the school day.
I also suggest that instead of having 1 counselor in charge of 500 teens, have 1 teacher advisor in charge of 20 teens. This advisor would be someone the teen could really talk to, the advisor would more easily check up on if their failing classes, or if their skipping classes, or having home troubles.
Those are my suggestions. And I'm in high school, so I know.
My suggestion for dropout
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 2, 2007 - 07:47.
My suggestion for dropout prevention is this. To offer free daycare services run by a few payed adults, and volunteering highschoolers. Also the teen mothers and fathers would not have to pay for the daycare if they worked in the daycare for one class period. That's a fair trade. It allows those who have had a baby to finish high school. I have talked to a lot of teen parents and they want to finish, but they can't afford daycare, and there's no one to watch their kids during the school day.
I also suggest that instead of having 1 counselor in charge of 500 teens, have 1 teacher advisor in charge of 20 teens. This advisor would be someone the teen could really talk to, the advisor would more easily check up on if their failing classes, or if their skipping classes, or having home troubles.
Those are my suggestions. And I'm in high school, so I know.