How do you get kids to invest in their education when they don't seem to be fully motivated in doing so? This becomes a bigger issue especially when kids get older going through high school as they have much more activities and freedom.
shareLiked the documentary but agree with you on your point. I was one of those kids around 11th grade that just did not care. Informing the parent/'s is a must but understand that doesn't work that well these days. It was a family issue to me; instead of summer school I retook the year. I understand things totally out your control blamed on teachers. THEY TEACH, THEY ARE NOT PARENTS
I did graduate at 18!
@Notscumbagsteve
When I read your post it just made me think, you know not all kids are going to be the next president. the world needs ditch diggers also.
I know a 12 year old in 4th grade who got left back twice. It might just be time to get him a job because obvious the school, learning thing ain't working out.
As far as highscool goes. If you don't like school you just goof around until that time that you can get your GED.
You don't know me.
You only think you do.
My uncle dropped out of high school at 16; his mom kicked him out and told him to get an apartment and a job. He did and found a career in the food industry and manages and does events for successful restaurants. He lives in a high-rise downtown and does very well. Not every kid is going to be a lawyer or doctor or go to college; some kids have to find their own way.
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@suriname86,
I understand what you are trying to say, but we are not on the same page.
Honeslty, I don't even know why high-school is 4 years, maybe for young adults to devvelop social skills.
Kids that drop out at 16 are still pretty successful adult because they got some schooling in.
My post is more about not people turning out like your uncle, but thos who will end up working for your uncle.
You don't know me.
You only think you do.
There's nothing you can do. Personally, if I had a kid like that, I'd put them in a vocational program. If they're still unmotivated, I'd expect them to get a job and move out. Sometimes they have to find their own way.
shareLack of motivation for a student is not mainly due to the student. Lot of factors which include the school itself not performing up to their alleged standards. Those people who drop out and become very successful are in the minority, and there's always some kind of story for those people as well.
"We have guided missiles and misguided men."
There are communities where resistance to the education process is the norm. It isn't that the school doesn't perform to their standards - the students and families have no standards to perform to. The school responds by lowering its standards - focusing more on crowd control than anything else. It becomes a vicious cycle, one the schools alone can not break.
It's up to the parents to sit the kid down and explain to him that if he doesn't graduate high school, he can't join the army and get sent to Afghanistan and.....ok, wait, that might not work so well. But, seriously, it's up to the parents and other family members to encourage kids to work hard in school. By the time the kid is 16 the parents should have some idea what his interests are so that they can nudge him in the proper direction. If the parents don't have a clue, maybe they shouldn't be parents in the first place.
"My girlfriend sucked 37 d*cks!"
"In a row?"
the question is not what to do with unmotivated kids. its what to do about incompetent parents.
"in this world there's two kinds of people ... those with loaded guns, and those who dig."
Not every child wants to go to college to pursue higher thinking. They might be into doing something with their hands, learning a trade, entering the workforce immediately, ect. It's so customary now that most teens will go to college and that's why there is so much competition not only within the schools, but in the workforce as well and it will continue to get more and more competitive. Where will our mechanics and hair dressers be if everyone is out getting a bachelors degree?
I think that we should mimic other countries' ways of dealing with those students who just aren't cut out for school. Have them enter the workforce or have them attend a trade/vocational school. The U.S. is ranking low among other countries due to the fact that it is mandatory for every student to go to school and have them tested. We just need to get back to the basics even if it means reverting back to when the system was select and simple.
Your question is too broad for an answer to make any sense. The reason for the lack of motivation provides the answer. For example, If a student isn't motivated because they don't see any practical benefit of the material and are bored, your response will be very different to that of a child that has a strong tactile, practical learning style that isn't conducive to book learning.
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