Presentation about high school dropouts

Next week, you will present your findings on your essential question. Most likely, the presentations will take place Tuesday or Wednesday. You will use the readings I've given you or the readings you find to answer your essential question.

Your presentation will be:
1) Your essential question.
2) Why you chose this essential question.
3) A summary of your findings.
4) Visuals (posters, multimedia) to explain your points.
5) Your final opinions/thoughts on the question.

You must turn in a dialectic journal with your findings.

You must turn in a bibliography of at least five sources. You must read and use at least five sources. They can be readings Mr. Ko has given you, or readings you've found yourself.

The goal is to come away from this more informed about the high school dropout crisis.

So what are the solutions to the dropout problem?

These articles might help you find some answers, and BE MORE INFORMED!

Preventing future high school dropouts (This is a big document. Focus on Chapters 6 and 7)

10 Strategies to keep students in schools

Should we pay kids for doing well at school?

What are schools doing specifically about Latino students? Here is one answer from Houston.

Latina girls have a higher drop out rate than any other group of girls. What is it about the Hispanic culture that conflicts with education?

Is "Cyber-education" a possible answer?

The state of Washington is working on a plan to help African-American students achieve in school (Focus on Chapter 5)

What about Big Picture Learning schools? They have this thing called Learning Through Internship/Interest. And we have one in the Highline School District.

Is Middle School the Key to the Dropout Crisis?