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Compulsory Attendance Laws Need Revision

Compulsory Attendance Laws Need Revision. By Knowl Edge English 3 5/16/08. Students should be allowed to quit school at the age of 16. Students who are in school and don’t want to be there, take time and resources away from students who do want to get an education.

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Compulsory Attendance Laws Need Revision

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  1. Compulsory Attendance Laws Need Revision By Knowl Edge English 3 5/16/08

  2. Students should be allowed to quit school at the age of 16. • Students who are in school and don’t want to be there, take time and resources away from students who do want to get an education. • Revision of compulsory education laws would reduce the dropout rate. • Students in other countries only attend school until they are 16 and are successful.

  3. Students who are in school and don’t want to be there, take time and resources away from students who do want to get an education. • We spend $7284 per student nationally and $6558 in Hawaii according to the 2000 Census bureau. This money could be spent on resources and programs to prepare students for the real world. • Students cause disruptions to other class members and take up teacher and administrator time that could be focused on the needs of students who want to learn. • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires schools to give standardized tests which result in funding for the school. (NCLB) Students who don’t want to be in school don’t take the tests seriously which causes test scores to go down and loss of funding for schools.

  4. Revision of compulsory education laws would reduce the dropout rate. • These laws have not deterred dropout rates in the past 20 years that they’ve been in effect. If students could get a General Ed diploma at 16, there would be fewer students dropping out. They often drop out because of jobs or other obligations that they can’t handle on top of school. • Susan Swinehart was successful in school, but labeled an outcast in school. She felt she’d be better off getting a job, saving money and pursuing her future rather than sitting in a stifling classroom. (Liss) She is an example of a student ready to face the real world, but stuck in the confines of a classroom. • Schools prepare students for the general belief that they should attend college, (Liss) while not all students’ agenda includes attending college.

  5. Students in other countries only attend school until they are 16 and are successful • In France students take tests based on their interests. (Comparative Analysis) that direct them toward their interests so they can pursue things that interest them. • In Great Britain, teens take the GCSE test when they are 16 (Comparative Analysis) that they must pass to continue their education or join the workforce. • In Japan, like Great Britain, students take a test at 16 to get into high school (Kim).

  6. Many arguments can be made for keeping students in school until the age of 18. But these young adults should have an option of attending public school after they reach the age of 16. Giving them this option provides all students with a better chance at success, rather than dealing with and then overcoming failures as has been shown in other countries and it would reduce the dropout rate.

  7. Bibliography Comparative analysis: French and British system. 2002. Égide. 28 Apr. 2006. <http://www.egide.asso.fr/uk/guide/comprendre/comparaison/paralleleusa.jhtml>. Failing School - Underachieving Adolescents - Academics. Aspen Education Group. 2005. Aspen Education Group. 28 Apr. 2006. <http://www.aspeneducation.com/factsheetfailingschool.html>. Kaseman, Larry and Kaseman, Susan. "Don’t let Compulsory Attendance Turn into Compulsory Education." Home Education Magazine July-August 2005. 28 Apr. 2006 <http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/224/jatch.html>. - Kim, Hunjung. Personal Interview. 28 Apr. 2006 Liss, Steve. "Dropout Nation." TIME 17 Apr. 2006: 30-40.Megahan, Jennifer. Personal interview. 28 Apr. 2006. No Child Left Behind Act. Pub. L 107-110. 8 Jan. 2002. Stat. 115.1425. Seligman, Dan. “The Big Lie.” Forbes Apr. 17, 2000. 28 Apr. 2006. <http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2000/0417/6509085a.html>. Skip it: Skipping Her Way to Trouble. Ripple Effects: Skip It. 2003. 28 Apr. 2006. <http://www.rippleeffects.com/skipit/skipping_school/scenario.html>. United States. Census Bureau of 2001. Public Education Finances 2001. Washington: GPO, 2003. 28 Apr. 2006. <http://www.census.gov/govs/school/01fullreport/pdf>

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