There are so many factors here and the article does a great job covering many anecdotes. But it ignores 2 uncomfortable factors: Their parents allow them to not go to school. Obviously there's...
There are so many factors here and the article does a great job covering many anecdotes. But it ignores 2 uncomfortable factors:
Their parents allow them to not go to school. Obviously there's cases where the kid legitimately shouldn't be in school, but surely that's not 28% of all students?
School administration pressures teachers to pass them anyways so there's no downside to missing school (graduation rates are at an all time high).
So, honestly, if I was a kid and I could stay home and get the same diploma as everybody else who is going to school then I would too.
There are so many factors here and the article does a great job covering many anecdotes. But it ignores 2 uncomfortable factors:
So, honestly, if I was a kid and I could stay home and get the same diploma as everybody else who is going to school then I would too.