Stopping Drop outs

I think it would certainly benefit students to have individual attention. I doubt it will ever happen though, as you would need a lot more teachers, and a lot more money for education. In the UK, most private schools have smaller classes than state schools, and overall performance tends to be higher. They also cost much, much more because, after all, state schools are "free" (rather, they don't require you to spend more money than what is taken from you in taxes).

I know that we should not feel the need to cater to those who think that their education can deteriorate but I feel that some students may not be excited when it comes to class. I know there are some out there who enjoy learning and others who dread coming to school. I feel that teachers should make more of an attempt to get students to be more hands-on. Sitting at a desk having a teacher ramble on and on about a subject will not get the students attention. Also, there is no guarantee that the child is absorbing this. I feel like a more hands-on approach will get the children involved. There is no guarantee for the decrease or increase of drop-outs. I think that we should also incorporate certain interests into lesson plans that the students are interested in. If we find ways for children to relate to the subject matter, they are more likely to remember it and gain an appreciation and understanding for the topic.

Somehow it helps. I've students who are "almost" drop-outs but were saved after being recognized in things they were never recognized.

Unless there's serious need and a student drops out to help support the family, if we had smaller classes in safer schools, the whole drop-out thing would just go away. Somewhere along the way, those enthusiastic little preschool kids get turned away from school. They don't want to be there. They seldom even try to do the work, so they feel more and more alienated and overwhelmed by what they lack that the other kids have - knowledge. The lack of self esteem combines with many hurs of boredom each day, and what we get are disruptive, rude, andgry kids who keep the othes from learning as they should. It seems so simple, I don't think I'll ever understand why anyone can't see this, so they waste most of their time making committees to figure out how to cope!