According to a study conducted by CNN, in the US nearly 6.2 million students dropped out of high school. How many millions of students who drop-out each year are unemployed, on welfare, or go to prison? With the current worldwide economic crisis can we really choose to ignore the impacts of our failing education systems?
This past Wednesday on the #PTCHAT educators, parents, principals, and other stakeholders gathered to discuss how we can collaborate to help students graduate.
Parentella: It’s no surprise that the national drop-out rate hovers at around 10%, the question is what more can we do to prevent it?
IMTJen: @Parentella – parent involvement is HUGE in prevention!
dancallahan: The End of the Best Friend – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/dtYP9w
POWERORGmath: 
They need hope and more people like you @Parentella 50% of all drop outs come from cities like Philly, Detroit & LA
GaryBrannigan: We begin to lose kids in the elementary years. Poor readers in third grade struggle throughout schooling
readtoday: Keeping communication open with teens is very difficult even under the best circumstances
iwantwealth: RT @readtoday: This story about a homeless girl’s struggle to finish HS is very moving http://bit.ly/czCmyo
heoj: many struggling kids feel un welcome in school – always in trouble – school is a negative environment for them – this must change
drtimony: I you haven’t read this article by Larry Steinberg, you should: http://ow.ly/1ZygD the backstory is compelling, too.
chrisemdin: Dropout can be prevented by showing students that others have the same struggles. They often struggle in isolation.
cybraryman1: We can prevent dropouts if we redesign how we educate these children and prepare them for careers etc.
martalaura: teach parents how to support education at school and continue at home
TeacherReality: @readtoday Yes, they do. Our country needs to go back to offering more vocational programs in the high school.
You may also want to join Parentella on Facebook to keep updated. We invite you to propose questions for the next topic on June 23rd. View the entire transcript here.
