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High School Dropouts Outline

Thesis Statement: More and more students drop out each year. Those who dropped out have various reasons. The alarming rates of drop outs have led them to a bleak future wherein such incident requires the attention and immediate action of various school authorities.

a. Major factors for leaving school
• Was not motivated or inspired
• Classes were not interesting
• Missed too many days and could not catch up
• Spent time with people who were not interested in school
• Had too much freedom and not enough rules in life
• Was Failing in School

b. Characteristics of students who dropped out
• Socio-economic background
• Disabilities
• Race-ethnicities
• Academic factors
• Absenteeism
• Occupational aspirations
• Predictive factors
o Grade retention
o Poor academic performance
o Moves during high school
o High absenteeism
o Misbehavior
o Feeling of students that no adults care his or her welfare

b. Consequences of......

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