Comments on: Two Links You Have to See http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2007/11/20/two-links-you-have-to-see-2/ A School Library Journal Blog Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marc Aronson http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2007/11/20/two-links-you-have-to-see-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Marc Aronson Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:12:26 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2007/11/20/two-links-you-have-to-see-2/#comment-1306 I am in a state of "total systemic shock." I really feel that nothing, I mean nothing, matters to us as a nation as much as changing these graduation rates. I am in a state of “total systemic shock.” I really feel that nothing, I mean nothing, matters to us as a nation as much as changing these graduation rates.

]]> By: anonymously yours http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2007/11/20/two-links-you-have-to-see-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 anonymously yours Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:55:42 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2007/11/20/two-links-you-have-to-see-2/#comment-1307 The sad reality, Marc, is that these numbers look about where they were when I was teaching 15 years ago. The district I was in beamed with pride when they got their 33% down to 26% over a five year period. What no one knew was that they only counted those kids who dropped out after completing ninth grade. The junior high population had a 24% dropout rate and the rough estimate was that there was plus/minus 8% who just fell through the cracks in their official counting. I'm no math whiz, but I think these numbers are always manipulated to to prevent total systemic shock. The sad reality, Marc, is that these numbers look about where they were when I was teaching 15 years ago. The district I was in beamed with pride when they got their 33% down to 26% over a five year period. What no one knew was that they only counted those kids who dropped out after completing ninth grade. The junior high population had a 24% dropout rate and the rough estimate was that there was plus/minus 8% who just fell through the cracks in their official counting. I’m no math whiz, but I think these numbers are always manipulated to to prevent total systemic shock.

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